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Important Information

Move-In Checklist		Computer Recommendations
Wireless Internet

Move-In Checklist

What to bring:
Moving on to campus is an exciting time! To make your computer, telephone, and cable TV setup as easy as possible, you will want to bring the following items with you:

Residential Network

Desktop or Laptop
Cat5 or Cat6 Patch Cable (also called an Ethernet cable)
Surge Protector
Printer, if you want to print in your room

Cable TV

Cable-Ready Television set or VCR
Coaxial cable (also called a co-ax cable)
VCR or DVD player, if you'd like

Telephone

Telephone instrument (note that 2.4 GHz cordless phones are not allowed)
Answering machine, if you'd like

What NOT to bring:
We request that you please leave the following items at home, as they are not allowed in residence halls due to interference with our network:

Routers, both wired and wireless (including Apple Airports)
2.4 GHz cordless telephones

Computer Recommendations

If you are purchasing a new PC, we recommend the following specifications, which will allow your computer to fully utilize all the features of Windows Vista:

Desktop	Laptop
1.8 GHz dual core processor	1.8 GHz dual core processor
2 GB Ram	2 GB Ram
80 GB SATA hard drive	80 GB SATA hard drive
network (Ethernet) card	network (Ethernet) card
256 MB video card	256 MB video card
	802.11g wireless card

If you are bringing your existing computer, it needs to meet the minimum requirements:

Windows PC	Macintosh
Windows 98	Mac OS 8.6
600 MHz	Power PC processor
128 Mb Ram	128 Mb Ram
2 GB hard drive	2 GB hard drive
network (Ethernet) card	network (Ethernet) card

Wireless Internet

AirBear is Baylor University's on-campus wireless network. It is an 802.11b/g network that covers a majority of campus buildings and several outdoor areas of campus.

AirBear is available in residence hall common areas, such as lobbies and study rooms, but is not available in individual residence hall rooms. You will have to use the wired residential network while in your dorm room, which is also provided at no additional cost.

For more information about AirBear, including how to setup your computer for connection, click here.