Using the Main
Page
Selecting a
User or Group
Viewing
Machines
Viewing
Outlets
Signing
Off
Registering a
Machine
Selecting the Location
Selecting a Building Subnet
Entering Machine Info
Setting Protections
Submit the Registration
Registering an
Outlet
Selecting the Location
Selecting Outlets by Room
Outlet Information
Setting Protections
Submit the Registration
Editing a
Machine
Editing Basic Information
Setting Protections
Adding DNS Resources
Adding DHCP Options
Deleting a Machine
Editing an
Outlet
Viewing Information
Editing the Affiliation
Setting Protections
Deactivating an Outlet
Setting
Protections
Identifying Machine and
Outlet Users
Editing User/Group Rights
Adding a User
Adding a Group
Deleting a User or Group
Managing
Building
Information Activation
Queues
Viewing Information
Searching for Building
Editing Building
Information
Permitting a Subnet in a
Building
Selecting a Queue
Viewing Activations in a
Queue
Managing Queues
Editing/Deleting Queues
Registering a Machine
A machine must be registered properly before it can establish a connection with the network. The following takes you through this process step-by-step.
To register a machine, click on [Register New Machine] on the Main page of the Network Registration System.
Step 1. Selecting the Location
The first page displayed when registering a machine asks you where this machine will be used. You can specify the location in one of three ways:
By Network
This option is only used if you're registering a machine that
will be connected to Wireless Andrew or one of the DSL options at
Carnegie Mellon. Wireless and the DSL options are actually subnets
but, because they're popular options, we've separated them from the
others on this page.
To register a machine for Wireless Andrew or one of the DSL options, select the appropriate network from the drop-down menu and click on the Continue button to the right of it. The Machine Information page will be displayed.
By Building
If you will be connecting your machine to a data outlet in a
campus building, select the building from the drop-down menu and
click on the Continue button to the right of it. If only one subnet
is available for the building you selected, the Machine Information
page will be displayed. If more than one subnet is available, a
page listing the subnets available in your building will be
displayed.
For information on selecting a subnet within your building, see Selecting a Building Subnet.
By Subnet
If you know the name of the subnet to which you will be
connecting the machine, select the subnet from the drop-down menu
and click on the Continue button to the right of it. The Machine
Information page will be displayed.
Step 1a: Selecting a Building Subnet
Many buildings have only one subnet option. If you are registering a machine in one of those buildings, you will be taken directly to the Machine Information page and do not need to worry about this step.
However, if your building has more than one subnet, you will need to indicate to which subnet your machine should be connected. Simply select the subnet from the pull-down menu and click the Continue button.
Almost every building has a subnet that is named after the building. For example, in the drop-down menu for Cyert Hall, there is a Cyert Hall subnet listed. Unless you know that you should use one of the other subnets listed, you should select the subnet that is named after your building. If you are in doubt about which subnet you should select, contact your departmental administrator or call the Help Center at CMU-HELP (268-4357).
In the case of Hamburg Hall and Doherty Hall, there are two subnets named after the building. Select either one of these subnets.
Step 2: Entering Machine Information
Once you have identified the subnet location for your machine, the Machine Information page is displayed. You need to enter the information on this page so that your computer can be registered and enabled on the network.
Complete the following fields on this page (click on a field name for a description):
Step 3: Setting Protections
If you maintain machine registrations for other users, a Protections section will be displayed on the Machine Information page. Your user ID will be listed with Read and Write access checked by default. Any groups of which you are a member will also be listed with no access rights checked by default.
If you are registering this machine for another user, you might want to uncheck the Read and Write rights for yourself and, instead, give Read and Write access to the group of which you are a member. That way, your User ID will not be associated directly with the machine.
If you are registering the machine for another user, you might also want to edit the machine after you've registered it and add the user who will be using the machine to the protections list. See Setting Protections for more information.
Step 4: Submit the Registration
When you have completed all fields on the Machine Information page, click on the Continue button to submit the registration request. If there are no problems with the values you entered, your registration request will be submitted and you should be able to access the network with the registered machine within two hours.