Computer naming convention
All computers that are owned by 鶹Ƶ use a special naming convention to quickly identify them.
The format depends on whether the computer is a personal machine for a specific faculty/staff member.
Contents
Faculty/staff computers
Faculty and Staff computers are named with their 鶹Ƶ username followed by a dash and a number. The number is the first available number based on the number of network devices the user has registered.
example: jsmith-3
Other computers
Other computers on campus have a special 9-character code which helps to quickly identify their location and purpose.
An fictitious example might be AA100MW00.
| AA | 100 | M | W | 00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building | Room number | Operating system | Computer purpose | Computer number |
Code breakdown
Building
| Building | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Carlson Administrative Building | CA |
| Christ Chapel | CC |
| Confer Hall | CH |
| CollegeView | CV |
| Environmental Studies/Interpretive Center | ES |
| Fine Arts – Art | FA |
| Fine Arts – Music | FM |
| Fine Arts – Theatre/Dance/Communication | FT |
| Guest House | GH |
| Heating Plant | HP |
| International Center | IC |
| Jackson Campus Center | JC |
| Johnson Student Union | JU |
| Lund Center | LC |
| Library | LI |
| Link (Gibbs Computer Lab) | LK |
| Lundgren House | LU |
| Mattson Hall | MH |
| Nobel Hall | NH |
| North | NR |
| Norelius | NS |
| Olin Hall | OH |
| Old Main | OM |
| Pittman Hall | PI |
| Physical Plant | PP |
| PrairieView | PV |
| Retreat Center | RC |
| Rundstrom Hall | RU |
| Sohre Hall | SO |
| Sorenson Hall | SR |
| SSC | SS |
| Swanson Tennis Center | TC |
| Uhler Hall | UH |
| Vickner Hall | VH |