University of Michigan - Flint

Housing and Residential Life, in cooperation with the University of Michigan-Flint’s Information Technology Services (ITS), strives to provide high quality networking and technology services in the University's residence halls. ITS services are designed to promote and support the academic endeavors of students, provided they do not infringe on the rights or network services of others, either within or outside of the University community. By registering for or using the services provided, residents agree to the terms outlined in ITS Access and Compliance document. It is a violation of the Statement of Student Rights and Responsibilities to misuse University computer resources. Students must indicate agreement with these policies in order to complete the online registration of their computer for ITS service.

Prohibited Technologies
The ITS network is a complex and much used resource. To protect the network and ensure its availability to all residents, ITS reserves the right to limit or prohibit any technology or device at any time that may damage the network or extend it in an insecure manner. Such technologies and devices include, but are not limited to, the following:

• wireless networks and wireless network hardware
  
• wireless devices, operating in the IEEE 802.11a or 802.11b/g wireless spectrums, which interfere directly with the University wireless network in such a manner as to limit or disrupt service for wireless users in any location on campus. Specifically, this includes devices operating in the 802.11b and 802.11g, 2.4 GHz ISM band, and the 802.11a, 5 GHz U-NII band. Some examples of potentially interfering devices are microwave ovens, security cameras, Bluetooth devices, amateur radio, video-sending devices, and cordless phones.
  
• routers and switches
  
• hardware firewalls
  
• devices and services that use an inordinately greater share of network resources than a typical single network device
  
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) servers, Domain Name Service (DNS) servers, and any other privately controlled server that provides any service that interferes with, or duplicates, services provided by the University network.
  

Contact the ITS Helpdesk for more information.

Responsible Use of Network Resources
Each user of the ITS network is a member of a unique community. With that membership come responsibilities and expectations about online behavior. Failure to adhere to these expectations may result in the immediate loss of network access as well as referral to the Housing Student Conflict Resolution Process (see Responding to Violations of Community Living Standards). This policy applies to any violation of the Community Living Standards involving the use of a computer or other network device. For example, the following actions are prohibited and may subject the user to immediate loss of network access:

• harassing anyone via e-mail
  
• sending mass mailings, or “spamming” (for more information see the IT User Advocate Web site)
• “spoofing” or “snooping” software which has the effect of or is designed to seek out information such as passwords, credit card numbers or network vulnerabilities
  
• use of the ITS network for the operation of any part of a business
  
• assuming another person's name or identity, or using another person's accounts or access privileges
  
• allowing others to use your identity, network connection or workstation to gain access to University resources to which they would not otherwise have access
  

Intellectual Property and Copyright
The proper use of intellectual property in compliance with copyright law is a special class of responsible use of the network. Copyright law is becoming more restrictive, and public universities are under intense pressure to restrict student use of and access to copyrighted materials and to file-sharing technologies that allow easy violation of copyrights. Improperly using or distributing copyrighted material can result in severe financial penalties for the individual engaging in such action. For the protection of the University and its students, the use of University and ITS networks for the exchange or distribution of any copyrighted materials (e.g., digital files of music, commercial film or TV programs) without express written permission of the copyright holder is prohibited. See ITS for more information about intellectual property and copyrights.

ITS reserves the right to limit resident bandwidth usage on the ITS network to ensure that all community members have fair access. Individuals using excessive bandwidth will be identified, have their access restricted, and may lose the privilege of using the network.