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Internet Center
Objectives
In the year 1997, an
Internet Centre had been established at the Physics Department with the help of
State Government of Rajasthan. Internet Centre is responsible to provide
internet facilities through campus network and managing University network.
Internet centre also engaged in in house development of software required for
various departments and units of the University.
The objectives of the centre are:
(i) to provide access of
Internet to teachers and students for educational and research purpose.
(ii) to provide training on Internet & Intranet to students admitted to
different courses conducted by the University.
(iii) to promote use of Internet as a non-conventional educational media among
students and teachers in Udaipur region.
(iv) to establish Sukhadia University Network(SUNet) of computers to link all
constituent and affiliated colleges under the University.
Facilities
The following facilities were created
for Internet and Sukhadia University Network:
(i) A direct Internet connection to ERNET (Educational and Research Network of India) using a VSAT system.
(ii) A 64 kbps leased line Internet connection to BSNL NIB node.
(iv) Phynt : An Intranet Windows NT server
(v) Kumbh : A Windows NT Proxy server for providing Internet facilities through campus network
(vi) Trinetra : A DNS server for the campus network
(vii) Communication Server : A Windows NT based Remote Access Server for
dial-up connectivity to Sukhadia University Network.
(vii) Pentium based PC's: 15 Pentium based computers are available in the Centre for Internet access as well as laboratory facility for MCA course and training programme conducted at the centre.
Services offered at
the Internet Centre:
Internet
Internet centre provides Internet facilities to the bonafide students and teachers. Out of the six dedicated Internet nodes available, one node is reserved for faculty and another for MCA course. Students and teachers are required to first register their names and undergo Internet training for access to the facility. Internet access is only allowed for access of information which are of an academic nature.
Project work related to Internet have also been carried out on this facility. Students are encouraged to undertake web based projects Laboratory facilities at the Internet centre are used by students of MCA programme for the following laboratory courses:
(i) Computer hardware
(ii) Computer networking and communications
(iii) Internet and Intranet networking
Web Hosting
The Internet server installed in
the Internet centre is used for hosting of the University web site. The web
site of the University is hosted with the following objectives:
(i) to provide all relevant information related to the University.
(ii) to provide on-line access to student information, examinational results, library information etc.
(iii) to present achievements of the students and faculty members of this University to international academic community and prospective employers.
(iv) to promote international co-operation in academics by exchanging educational and research resources
(v) to provide test bed for web hosting for students for training on E-commerce, web advertisement, web based software development etc.
Intranet
An Intranet server has been installed to provide educational and research resources downloaded from the Internet, distribute lecture notes, tutorials, information bulletin, on line student data base, examination results etc. The Intranet web site is hosted in the communication server to which remote access can be made from the affiliated colleges.
Internet Training:
The Internet centre offers training programmes under the following categories:
(i) use of computer and Internet to the users not having prior knowledge of computer or Internet.
(ii) use of Internet tools for research students, faculty members,and students of professional courses.
(iii) training
to selected students of UG and PG classes.
iv) training to selected students from affiliated colleges for the
popularization of Internet in education and training.
Campus Network
A 10/100 Mbps campus net work is established in the University connecting servers installed in the Internet Centre, Computer Centre and servers in other computer Centres of Colleges in the old campus. Internet access to research labs and libraries are also provided to different departments through the network.
Both campuses of the
University is interconnected through 64 kbps leased line. A 64 kbps leased line
access to BSNL NIB node is connected to the Campus network
View campus network
(New
campus,
Old campus)
Contact:
Dr. K.
Venugopalan, Co-ordinator, Internet Centre, Mohanlal Sukhadia University,Udaipur
Tel: 0294-423639