The Informatics network

Quick guides

• Wireless network (Wi-Fi, WLAN).
• How to connect to the wired network in the Forum.
• How to find the MAC address of a computer.
• Network access for Informatics events.

In more detail

The School of Informatics manages its own network. It's linked to the University of Edinburgh network and beyond. How you connect depends on where you are:

The Informatics Forum:

• Using the wired network in the Informatics Forum.
• Subnets and VLANs in the Forum.
• Network ports in the Forum.
• How to connect Self-managed machines in the Forum.

Appleton Tower:

• Using the wired network in Appleton Tower.
• Subnets and VLANs in these buildings.
• Network ports in AT.
• How to connect Self-managed machines in Appleton Tower.
• Commercialisation and spin-off activities have different network arrangements.

Elsewhere:

• Using the network from outwith the School - we have a firewall.
• The Informatics OpenVPN connects you securely to the Informatics network from anywhere.
• Internal and external connectivity - how we connect to the University and to the world.

Miscellaneous

• Authentication - what is Kerberos?
• DNS - what our DNS service offers.
• NTP - we run a time synchronisation service. Your computer should use it.
• Power outages - emergency power arrangements, and what to do if the power fails.
• The Self-managed server rooms can house your rack-mounted servers.
• Apple network issues - please turn off Apple Internet Sharing.
• Technical documentation.
• Traffic analyses for the Informatics Forum.
• Traffic analyses for Appleton Tower.
• Traffic analyses for the Bayes Centre.