SIUENET

What is SIUENET?

SIUENET is the name given to the computer network to services at SIUE. SIUENET is connected to the internet. Employees and students may access SIUENET on campus directly via ethernet connection from their offices, the residence halls, Cougar Village Apartments, Lovejoy Library, and/or the Academic Computing Labs. In addition, SIUENET account holders may access SIUENET from off campus, via modem, cable modem, or DSL.

Why is a SIUENET account needed?

An SIUENET account is needed in order for students and employees to gain access to certain types of information delivered via SIUENET which require authentication via and e-ID (electronic identification) and password.

Students will want SIUENET access for:

E-mail
Access to Blackboard for online courses and/or web enhanced courses
Dial-up access to the World Wide Web from home
Building and maintaining personal web sites
FTP (file transfer protocol) access to one's personal directory

Employees will want SIUENET access for:

E-mail
Access to Blackboard for online courses and/or web enhanced courses
Dial-up access to the World Wide Web from home
Building and maintaining personal web sites
FTP (file transfer protocol) access to one's personal directory
Access to the Student Information System (SIS)*
Access to the Human Resources System (HRS)*
Access to Document Imaging*
Access to Administrative Information System (AIS)*
Access to IPlanet Calendar*
Access to Novell*

*Note that access to these services is given on an as needed basis.

If you need additional information after consulting this source, you are encouraged to contact the Customer Support Center at (618) 650-5500.

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