Requesting a Static IP Address on the CS Network

CS is made up of two networks, the Grad/Research network and the Ugrad network.

Before continuing, please read Networking At CS - Overview to find out more about our network configurations before continuing. (We assume you've read that page before you continue to the next section here.)

Requesting an IP on the CS Grad/Research Net

Once you've determined whether you will connect to the public or private network, you need to decide if you want a static IP or a dynamically-assigned IP.

You must also decide *how* you will be setting the IP on your system. Will you be manually typing in the IP into your network configuration on your system? Or will you use DHCP to have your system automatically configure the assigned IP (uses your MAC address to do so)?

Requesting a CS Grad/Research Net Static IP

First, fill out the CS Network IP Address Application

Once approved...

If requesting a 'Static IP, and you plan to configure it manually on your system, please see: Connecting To The CS Grad Net Without DHCP

Otherwise...

If requesting a Static IP, and you set your system to use DHCP to automatically configure its IP, please see: Connecting To The CS Grad Net Using DHCP

Requesting a CS Grad/Research Net Dynamically-assigned IP using Dynamic DHCP

Plug your DHCP-configured computer into a CS Private Network port only and follow the instructions at: Connecting To The CS Grad Net Using DHCP under the section: Connecting using Dynamic DHCP (i.e., not a static IP)