St. Cloud State University offers a variety of ways you can connect your computer to the network and technology features from on and off campus.
The HuskyNet Secure wireless network covers every building on campus, including residence halls.
Campus buildings are in the process of being upgraded from 802.11n to 802.11ac wireless connectivity. This upgrade will offer the campus community:
To connect, you must:
Register Device
*Registration only available on device that is connected to a campus network.
For devices that do not support the HuskyNet Secure network, they may be able to connect using the scsugadgets network.
A Network Device Registration needs to be completed to connect to this network.
eduroam is a Wi-Fi network at St. Cloud State University and many other universities in the United States and abroad. St. Cloud State students, faculty and staff can use it on most other Minnesota State campuses and many campuses across the nation using their StarID and password.
Visitors from other eduroam-participating colleges and universities can access eduroam at St. Cloud State using the usernames and passwords from their home institutions.
Before traveling to another eduroam-participating institution, we recommend signing onto eduroam at your home campus with each device you will be using, to be sure everything works.
St. Cloud State faculty, staff and students should continue to use HuskyNet Secure while on campus. If you have recently visited another institution, used eduroam, and are now having trouble accessing resources on our campus make sure that you are connected to HuskyNet Secure and not eduroam.
The SCSU_Public network is available to all St. Cloud State visitors to access the Internet while on-campus, including St. Cloud State at Plymouth, Alnwick and the Minnesota Highway Safety Research Center. Visitors may use this network at no charge by entering their first and last name. This network is rate-limited and does not have access to campus resources.
Other devices can cause interference that can affect your wireless signal. Common devices include:
Simply moving these items around a room could help improve your signal. If you find that your signal is still unsatisfactory, use the report weak coverage form.
Register Device
*Registration only available while connected to campus wired network.
St. Cloud State has several hundred wired access plug-ins, also called open data jacks, which provide campus laptop users with the ability to plug in and use SCSU network resources and the Internet.
To connect, you must:
ResNet is an extension of the campus network, which provides residence halls with access to the Internet. Data jacks and wireless coverage are available in all individual rooms and common areas.
To connect, you must:
Read the ResNet and Open Data Jack Acceptable Use policy.
St. Cloud State offers faculty and staff secure access to campus files and resources while off-campus through VPN. You will be able to access internal St. Cloud State services however, you will not be able to access web sites that are outside the St. Cloud State domain.
To connect, you must:
By connecting your state computer to St. Cloud State’s network via VPN, you are responsible for reducing the risk of unauthorized access to St. Cloud State technology resources. The following security best practices must be followed:
The standard offering for phone service on campus is Microsoft Exchange Unified Messaging. This enables users to retrieve voice and email messages from their individual mailbox using their telephone, Outlook or online through Outlook 365.
Current phones available include analog, digital and VoIP.
To request phone moves, voice mail, or if you have any other telephone related questions, email phonesupport@modonexpress.net.