faculty access to networked resources such as e-mail, online learning, campus-networking storage, and numerous other Internet resources. Campus Computing & Networking (CC&N) staff maintains the network and user support for all RioNet services. Personal device repairs are not the responsibility of CC&N. RioNet Accounts: Following registration, students are assigned RioNet usernames and passwords. RioNet logins are required for campus computer use. CC&N highly recommends the regular change of RioNet passwords and that passwords remain private. Use of another username and password without express consent is a violation of University and Community College Policy and will be treated as a serious violation of the Community Code. A self-service password changing utility is available at pasword.rio.edu. Detailed information regarding RioNet accounts and policies are available at departments.rio.edu/email. E-mail: Each RioNET account has an e-mail account which is accessible from rio.edu/email using an Internet web browser. Microsoft Office 365® hosts all RioNet email, which provides each student e-mail, calendar, and contacts, as well as many other applications and features. Office 365® uses the RioNET e-mail address as the login username in the format – sxxxxxx@students.rio.edu. Authentication redirected to RioNET for a higher level of security and simplicity. Online Learning: Blackboard® is used in support of online learning and Distance Learning. Several courses are available completely online. Blackboard® is available at rio.blackboard.com. Other online course materials are available on faculty Webpages and other Internet locations. More information is available at rio.edu/onlinelearning. ResNET: Residential Halls provide high-speed connections to RioNet via Ethernet and Wi-Fi networking. Residents are responsible for their own devices and necessary cables (available at the Bookstore). Wireless routers and other server devices are strictly prohibited. CC&N recommends against the use of wireless printers in ResNet. Further ResNet information is available at rio.edu/camptech. Wireless: RioNET wireless services are available throughout campus. A global Wi-Fi network for roaming connections on other academic networks is available via “eduroam”. eduroam requires your full RioNet email address and password, then “trust or join” the eduroam network if prompted. Connection information for game consoles and wireless media players is available from the CC&N office. Labs: Several computing labs and classrooms are located in campus buildings. Public-use labs are available in the Davis Library and the Jenkins Center for Student Success in the James A. Rhodes Student Center. Many labs are configured for specific instructional needs. Office Location: Campus Computing & Networking is located on the ground level of Moulton Hall Hours: 8:00 AM. to 5:00 PM. Monday through Friday. Staff/Contact Information: Director, Scott Hughes Networking Support, Mike Snider Networking Support, Allen Hudson Desktop & Lab Support, Caleb Bevan
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PEER TO PEER (P2P) FILE SHARING & COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT Many P2P services are used overwhelmingly to infringe copyright. P2P services are unlike most websites in that they enable files to be downloaded directly from any computer (“peer”) on the network, rather than from a single, centralized computer “server” or website. With many of these P2P services, when you download a file from another user, your computer automatically becomes a distributor of that file to others. When you use such services to download infringing files, you are not anonymous and you subject yourself to serious potential legal penalties and other sanctions. In addition, malicious users utilize some P2P networks to spread viruses, worms and Trojan horses (programs enabling hackers to gain control of your computer). Illegal file transfers can also expose your private computer files to strangers, increasing the risk of identity theft.”
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