Technology in the Residence Halls

The residence halls at Lesley University offer students the opportunity to connect to the school's network either wirelessly or via the high speed network port in their room. Students can also order Cable TV, order landline phones, or register their game systems/BluRay players from the convenience of their room.

• Wired High Speed Internet Access
• Wireless Internet Access
• Cable Television
• Game System/BluRay registration
• Phone Service

Wired High Speed Internet Access

Every student living on campus is provided with one high speed network port in their room, and may register up to three devices on the Lesley network for no additional fee. Please visit our Residence Hall Internet Access page for further information on connecting to the network.

Wireless Internet Access

Each residence hall on campus also has an 802.11b/g/n wireless network in place for the casual use of students. Because unlike the high speed network port in your room the wireless is a shared resource (meaning that if one student is using 80% of the bandwidth on an access point, that only leaves 20% for the other ten or more students attempting to use the same AP) high speed applications such as gaming, video streaming, heavy downloading etc may be restricted on the wireless. You will have a better experience with these kind of tasks on the hardwired network in your room.

Please see our Lesley Wireless information page for more details on the wireless network at Lesley.

Cable Television

Every bedroom or suite on campus has one active Comcast cable TV connection providing basic cable service ready to be connected to your cable ready digital TV. Students with questions about service should contact Comcast directily at 1-888-737-8361. When asked for an account number, please provide your residence hall address

Residential Phone Service

Getting Started

Every bedroom on campus is equipped so that at least one phone can be installed. When setting up your phone, look for a jack displaying either a green sticker that says "Phone" or a green icon of a phone (this will not always be near the network port in your room.) Phone service is provided by Verizon, and students should contact them directly when setting up service.

Maintenance Contracts

Often when setting up phone service, Verizon will offer students a maintenence contract for a certain ammount extra per month. In a true residential environment, this would be necessary if anything went wrong with the wiring in your house that Verizon did not own. Here on campus, University Technology is solely responsible for maintaining the wiring in your building, up to and including the phone jack in your room. Since Verizon cannot perform the maintenance they are selling you, such a contract is unnecessary.

Getting Help

In a case where Verizon says your phone is connected but there is no dial tone, please contact University Technology at 617.349.8770. We will work with you to determine if the problem is related to Verizon, the University, or your telephone equipment.