Course Technology Alliance

   CONNECTING TO NMU FOR DISTANCE LEARNING

CONNECTION SPEEDS (listed slowest to fastest):

Dial-up modem - usually 38 - 45k

BROADBAND CONNECTIONS...
DSL or "digital subscriber line" - The download speed of DSL ranges from 128 kbit/s (kilobits per second) to 24,000 kbit/s depending on DSL technology and service level implemented.  Typically, DSL has a speed of 1,500 kbit/s. *

Subscriber wireless - check with your local wireless provider for connection speed.

Cable modem -  cable modem is a special type of modem that is designed to modulate a data signal over cable television infrastructure. Cable modems are primarily used to deliver broadband Internet access, taking advantage of unused bandwidth on a cable television network. - 1.5 – 3mb *

* a wireless router / access point attached to your cable modem sharply reduces the connection speed.

NMU SUPPORTED CONNECTIONS...
     off-campus wireless "NMUCLC" - 1100 kbit/s to 5400 kbit/s
     on-campus wireless "NMU" & "NMURES" - 1100 kbit/s to 5400 kbit/s
     on-campus LAN or "local area network" (orange ethernet jacks) - 10,000 kbit/s

Connection Methods
*  Some components of WebCT, such as E-packs, may require higher internet connection speeds.
Dial-up modem

DSL

Subscriber Wireless
(non NMU)

NMUCLC Off-Campus Wireless

NMU On-Campus Wireless

Cable Modem

NMU On-Campus LAN

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