Network Use Policy

The SUNY Cortland campus communications network is maintained solely for the support of the College mission and to further enhance our academic interests.

It is the responsibility of each student to use the campus communications network appropriately and in accordance with campus, local, state, and federal regulations. Access to network resources is a privilege. As such, access can be suspended at any time should a user violate the HallNet Terms of Service and/or the Acceptable Use Policy. (http://www.cortland.edu/hallnet/acceptable_use.asp).

Because the campus network is a shared resource, excessive non-academic use of network resources which inhibit usage by another person is not acceptable. Users operating network-intensive applications, or in possession of defective network-connected devices (i.e. viruses, spy-ware), can and will be disconnected from the network without prior notification.

SUNY Cortland Network Services maintains the following definition of Acceptable Use:

• Use of the campus network for illegal activities is prohibited.
• Strict compliance of the Federal Digital Millennium Copyright Act is enforced.
• The campus network cannot be used for any commercial interests or profit-making enterprises which are not officially sanctioned by SUNY Cortland
• Users are not permitted to operate servers of any type (ie. DHCP, Web server, Mail, News, FTP, Quake, etc).
• Use of the network to harass, abuse, intimidate others is prohibited.
• Use of the network to misrepresent or obfuscate one's identity for the pursuit of illegal or questionable gain is prohibited.
• Any attempt to circumvent network security schemes is prohibited.
• Users must never share or distribute their NetID and password to any other user

Wireless signal generators (access points, wireless routers, etc.) that are not authorized and installed by Network Services are considered rogue and prohibited on the campus network. Network Services has the authority to shut down any roque wireless device and remove it from the campus network.

Violations of Acceptable Use Policy and/or HallNet Terms of Service will be adjudicated by the SUNY Cortland Office of Judicial Affairs and may result in loss of network privileges or judicial sanction as outlined in the Code of Student Conduct.

Violations of local, state, and federal law will be referred to the appropriate authorities.

April 2007