Servicing Student-Owned Personal Computer and Peripherals Policy August 16 2005

St. Ambrose University (SAU) provides students with the option of connecting to the Internet and University network in two ways:  dial-up over a telephone line or a direct Ethernet connection.  Dial-up over a telephone line requires a modem (internal or external).  The direct Ethernet connection requires registering your computer. (found on the Information Technology web page, http://infotech.sau.edu/studentnet), and an Ethernet card.

While the SAU IT Department provides several levels of network connection service to students, the IT Department is not bonded or insured for damage or property loss resulting from assistance or service performed on property owned by a student.  The IT Department personnel are certified / trained exclusively in maintaining equipment, computers and peripherals owned by the University.  Due to liability issues, it is the policy of SAU that the personnel of the IT Department can not provide physical assistance on installing an Ethernet card in a student-owned personal computer.  The IT Department may provide instructions and configuration assistance on connecting to the University network and on installing the required modem for a dial-up connection.  All other services on student-owned personal computers and peripherals are to be handled by the student.

Students are free to make arrangements to form a contract with SAU personnel to support personal computers and peripherals at their own cost and on non-University time.  These services will be provided separate from University support and liability.  The University will not be held liable for any activities performed by its employees on non-University property.