Student Residence Hall Internet Connection

All Resident Students have high-speed Internet access in their room through Time Warner Cable and Road Runner (RR). This connection will provide you access to the Internet and many Belmont Abbey College services such as Email and I.Q. Web. If you are thinking about bringing a computer to campus, review the recommendations below. If your computer was purchased in the last two years, it will more than likely meet the recommendations.

Windows Macintosh
Processor Pentium 400 or faster PowerPC 180 MHz or faster (G3 recommended)
Ram 128 MB or more 128 MB or more
Hard Drive 150 MB available 150 MB available
Operating System Win 2k, Win XP SP2 (recommended), Win Vista MacOS 8.6 (10.X recommended)
Network Card 10/100 Ethernet card with RJ45 connector, or open (ISA, PCI or PCMCIA) slot with free compatible IRQ, or open USB port. For laptops, 802.11b or g wirless card (optional) 10/100 Ethernet card with RJ45 connector. For laptops, 802.11b or g wireless card (optional)
Other Network patch cord (CAT5) required. Internet Explorer 5.X (7.X recommended). CD-ROM Drive or DVD Drive required. Sound card and speakers recommended. SVGA or XGA graphics card recommended. Network patch cord (CAT5) required. Internet Explorer or Safari. CD-ROM Drive or DVD Drive required. Sound card and speakers recommended. 16-bit color required, 32bit recommended

See the Communication Troubleshooting guide for information on how to contact Time Warner Cable for support.

For Personal Computer support: Call 704-461-6247 or Email IT Support

Note: A network patch cable (CAT5) is NOT the same as a phone cable.

Last Update :   07/08/08 - M. Makl

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