Connecting To NMU For Distance Learning

1. Dial-up modem - usually 38 - 45k
2. Broadband Connections
   DSL or "digital subscriber line" - The download speed of DSL ranges from 128 kbit/s (kilobits per second) to 24,000 kbit/s depending on DSL technology and service level implemented.  Typically, DSL has a speed of 1,500 kbit/s.
   

   Subscriber wireless - check with your local wireless provider for connection speed.

   Cable modem -  cable modem is a special type of modem that is designed to modulate a data signal over cable television infrastructure. Cable modems are primarily used to deliver broadband Internet access, taking advantage of unused bandwidth on a cable television network. - 1.5 - 3mb (a wireless router / access point attached to your cable modem sharply reduces the connection speed)

3. NMU Supported Connections

• off-campus WiMAX
• on-campus wireless "NMU" & "NMURES" - 1100 kbit/s to 5400 kbit/s
• on-campus LAN or "local area network" (orange Ethernet jacks) - 10,000 kbit/s

Connection Methods
 

Dial-up modem	DSL	Subscriber Wireless (non NMU)	Cable Modem	NMU On-Campus Wireless	NMU On-Campus LAN	NMU WiMAX	Services
							E-mail
							E-mail with attachments
							Web browsing
							NMU EduCat™
							Streaming Audio
							Streaming Video
							Media Site Live
							Flash animation
							ITV (2-way interactive TV)
							Java applications