If you are having issues, it is most likely that you have not registered your device. If you are sure that you have registered your device and are still having issues, please contact us at (972) 825-4751.

A MAC address is a string of letters and numbers that uniquely identifies your device on the network. We use this to make sure that only Nelson students and employees are using our resources.

Nintendo DS:

• The MAC address of the Nintendo DS can be found by going to the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection Setup in the game’s menu.
• Select “Options,” then “System Information.” The MAC address is displayed on the top line.
• If you are playing a local wireless game with friends, you should not need to have your MAC address added to ResNet’s list of gaming consoles.

Playstation 3:

• Power up the PlayStation 3 without any disc in the drive.
• Once the PlayStation 3 operating system has loaded, select “Settings.”
• Once you are in “Settings” select “Network Settings.”
• When the “Network Settings” list appears, select the first option which is titled “Settings and Connection Status List.”
• The physical address will be listed under “MAC Address.”

Sony PSP:

• Navigate to “System Settings”
• Then navigate to “System Information,” which is where the MAC address is listed.

Xbox 360 (Old Dashboard):

• Go to the “System” area of the Xbox Dashboard;
• Select “Network Settings”;
• Select “Edit Settings.”;
• Select “Additional Settings”;
• Select “Advanced Settings”;
• At the bottom of this screen you’ll see a heading called “Wired MAC Address,” which is your MAC address.

Xbox 360 (New Dashboard):

• Go to “Settings”;
• Select “System”;
• Select “Network Settings”;
• Select the SAGU network;
• Select “Configure Network”;
• Select the “Additional Settings” tab;
• Select “Advanced Settings”;
• MAC address is located under wireless information;
• Select “Done”;

Wii:

• From the Wii Channel menu, select “Wii Settings” (the round button on the bottom-left of the screen with “Wii” on it).
• Select “Internet,” then “Console Settings.”
• The MAC address of the Wii console is displayed on the first line.

Windows Vista / Windows 7:

• Click on Start
• Click Control Panel
• Click on “View Network Status and Tasks” If this is not seen, click “Network and Sharing Center.”
• Click “Change adapter settings”
• Right click on the “Local Area Connection” and/or “Wireless Connection” and click Status
• Click Details
• The “Physical Address is the MAC Address, right this down without any dashes.

Mac OS X:

• Apple menu >> System Preferences >>Network

• MAC address for wired ethernet connections:
• Select Ethernet from the list on the left.
• Click the Advanced button.
• On the Ethernet tab, the Ethernet ID is your MAC address.

• MAC address for wireless connections:
• Select AirPort from the list on the left.
• Click the Advanced button.
• On the AirPort tab, the AirPort ID is your MAC address.

iPhone/iPad:

• Tap on Settings
• Tap on General
• Navigate to and tap on “About”
• Scroll down to “Wi-Fi Address”
• The characters next to Wi-Fi Address are your iPhone MAC address

Android:

• Click Home
• Click Settings
• Click About Phone
• Click Status – If not visible, Click Hardware Information
• The Wi-Fi MAC Address is on this list.

You can register your Xbox, PS3, Nook, or any other device that needs internet access right from your Student Portal. Just log in to myNelson and then click “Register a Network Device.”

Your email will be your username followed by @lionmail.nelson.edu. (Ex: John A. Smith—[email protected])

Go to the Nelson homepage (www.nelson.edu) and click on the link “eTools.” Choose the Lionmail option under the student column. The login information that you use for your myNelson will be the information you will use to log into Lionmail.

Lionmail is hosted via Gmail. If you already have a Gmail account, then selecting “lionmail” will bring up your personal Gmail account. To access your Lionmail you have two options:

1. Log out of your personal Gmail account and log into your student Lionmail account.
2. Select “Add Account” within your profile and login using your Lionmail username and myNelson password.

Make sure you are only using the username to login and not the full email address.

If your password has anything to do with your name, you will not be able to access your Lionmail. Please refer to the myNelson password change page.

If you are still having problems, please contact IT at [email protected] or (972) 825-4751.

When you are composing an email, as you type the name of the individual the “to” field should automatically resolve the name. Please note that all faculty and staff member emails are the following format: [email protected]. All student emails are followed by @lionmail.nelson.edu.

Please refer to this site for directions: http://www.google.com/support/mobile/

Please submit a work order listing your dorm and room number.

Google Documents is a service provided through your Lionmail account. When you log into your account, “Documents” is listed at the top left of the page. Google Documents provides 1GB storage limit. However, the files are only accessible when you have internet access.

Flash Drive/External Hard Drive is always a safe way to back up your files.

Under “My Computer” different drives are listed. The U drive is your private storage drive that is backed up on our servers. Access to this drive is limited to university networked computers only. DO NOT save to “My documents” on the local C drive. Anyone who logs onto that public machine will have access to your work and it will likely be misplaced or permanently deleted.

The phone in your dorm room is a Voice over IP phone (VOIP) which runs on our local campus network. Your phone should come with an Ethernet cable. Plug this cable into the back of the phone in the port that says “10/100 SW”. Optionally, you may plug a computer/laptop into the port on the back of the phone that says “10/100 PC.” Your phone will plug into one of the network jacks in your room. Only one of the jacks will make the phone work. If your phone is not already plugged in, try plugging it into the different jacks until you hear a small “pop” from the speaker on the phone, and the buttons on the bottom right of the phone will light up. It will take a few minutes for your phone to connect to the network and configure itself.

For an outside line, you must dial 8.

Phones in the dorms and the Regents Apartments cannot make long distance calls – only local calls within Waxahachie, and on campus calls.

You may dial 1-800 numbers and use calling cards.

To access voicemail, press the “messages” button, which has an envelope icon. The default voicemail password is 12345. You will be prompted to setup your voicemail box and change this password the first time you log into your voicemail. Your new password cannot contain any repetitive or sequential numbers (i.e. 3333 or 1234).

If you wish to access your voicemail from off campus, you may call 972-923-5432. When the system picks up, press *. Then enter your 4 digit extension, followed by pound (#). Then enter your voicemail password, followed by pound (#).

If you have forgotten your password or been locked out, please submit a work order to [email protected] with your phone extension. The closed work order with your default password will be sent to your email address.

To change your voicemail message, simply log into voicemail and press, 4,1,1.

If you press the “Directories” button, there are 5 options:

• Missed Calls: This is a log of your missed calls.
• Received Calls: This is a log of your received calls.
• Placed Calls: This is a log of your placed calls.
• Personal Directory: This option is not used.
• Corporate Directory: You may search this directory of on campus extensions by first name, last name, or reverse search by extension.