HOW TO…
CONNECT YOUR OFFICE SUITE TO THE PSBA INTERNET CONNECTION
Overview:
The PSBA provides each company with one internet feed. It is the company's responsibility to split up that internet feed to serve the people working in your office (additional internet feeds are available for purchase). Your company can do this by setting up a router in the server room. The internet feed goes into the router, from the router individual connection are plugged in the patch panel in the server room, these feed into the data jacks in your office.
Equipment:
Obtain a router or a switch that has enough ports to provide a hard-line connection to each workstation that needs an Internet connection. Also obtain enough short data cables to connect the router to each data jack feed. For small offices a residential wireless router or router / switch works for some tenants. For larger offices, a commercial rackable switch or router is preferred. There is little difference between a router and a switch.
NOTE: A wireless router can serve dual purposes. A wireless router is a switch to divide the PSU Internet connection into hard wire connections for each workstation in your suite. A wireless router also will allow your employees to use a wireless connection.
More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router#Routers_for_Internet_connectivity_and_internal_use
Network Security:
For the protection of all companies on the PSBA subnet, the PSBA requires that companies password protect their wireless network. This can be done in the network administration pages that are accessed by typing 192.168.1.1 into your web browsers on a computer that is plugged into the router.
Setting up your router:
1. Position the router in the rack space that has been allocated to your company in the server room by the PSBA Management Office. There are some shelves that smaller companies can share. Find a space near where you data feeds need to be plugged into.
2. Connect the PSU Internet feed into the jack marked “Internet” or “line-in” of the router.
3. Connect data cables from a jack in the router to the patch in the computer room that correspond with the data jacks in your office. The PSBA office can provide you with a “Tech Spec” handout for your office suite that will be a helpful guide about what jack numbers serve what workspace.
4. In your office, connect a computer to the data jack you plugged the cable from the router to. On the data jacks orange jacks are data jacks and have a “D” on the IF tag, grey jacks are phone/fax jacks and have a “V” on the ID tag.
5. Open up your network setting and make sure your computer is set to obtain IP address automatically. On Windows machines your network settings can be found by clicking START>NETWORK CONNECTIONS>Change setting of this connection (left side of screen)> click internet protocol to select this list item, then click properties>select “obtain IP address automatically” if it is not already set. For an MAC System Preference>Networks Connection> select “obtain IP address automatically”.
6. Open a web browser. Type 192.168.1.1 into your browser (or follow the instructions that came with your router). Most routers will ask for a user login and password. On older LinkSys routers, the default username is blank and the default password is "admin." On newer Linksys routers, both the default username and the default password are set to "admin." The technical support line of the company that you bought the router from can help you with setup.
7. Once you access the router configuration pages. Find the screen to enter the Static IP address, Default Gateway, and DNS Servers that are listed on the Tech Specs handout for your office.
8. Now find the network security screen and setup a name and WEP password for your network.
9. Open a new browser window and test to see if you internet connection is working.
Limited TECHNICAL HELP is available from the PSBA staff.
For basic networking technical questions:
Chris Axtell, axtell@pdx.edu - 503-725-2312
** PSBA STAFF is not able to setup your office network for you or troubleshoot problems that are specifc to your office network.** PSBA staff does monitor the internet connectivity of the building and works with the PSU Network Team to solve building wide problems.
Outside IT support can be obtained from such firms as:
Geeks On Call
1-800-905-GEEK
http://www.geeksoncall.com/
John Pavlik
Resource One, Inc.
(503)640-5100
jpavlik@roinc.com
Ed Guzman
Cogent IT
(503)924-3621
Ed.Guzman@CogentIT.com
Matt Rigby
Right Systems, Inc.
(800)571-1717
matt.rigby@rightsys.com
Wayne Waldron
Future Networking
(503)684-9002
wayne@futurenetworking.com
