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Academic Computing and Networking Services

Colorado State University

What ACNS Does For You

Central Server Support

Academic Computing and Networking Services supports the University's central computing requirements, providing a number of services to Colorado State including:

Email Services

ACNS supports and maintains email servers that provide an email account to every faculty, staff, student, and associate of Colorado State University. ACNS creates First.Last@colostate.edu aliases, provides spam and email virus protection via Proofpoint Protection Server and a WebMail interface (a Web-based email client). ACNS also provides Microsoft Exchange email services via support contracts.

Web Hosting Services

ACNS provides a variety of Web hosting services both on the UNIX and Windows platforms. These services are are offered to colleges, departments, and organizations at no charge. Undergraduate students may create a personal web site via Google Apps for CSU. Faculty, staff, and associates may create a personal Web site using their central server account on lamar.

Calendar Services

Please see the Microsoft Exchange help website for information about campus cross-calendaring capabilities for faculty and staff.

Miscellaneous Server Systems

In addition to the services listed above, ACNS also maintains the central servers powering a number of other applications including RamCT, RamPoint, Domain Name Service (DNS) for the colostate.edu domain, Windows Active Directory Root Servers, and more.

Support of Campus Networks

ACNS maintains Colorado State University's networks, including the campus backbone data network and departmental local area networks. The network infrastructure provides gigabit connections to every building on campus as well as wireless, virtual private networking (VPN), and access to the commodity Internet and Internet2.

Electronic Identity (eID)

ACNS created, implemented, and continues to develop eID in support of Colorado State's effort to move towards common login and single sign-on. The eID system consists of a set of electronic credentials for every member of the University community as well as a number of central authentication systems. Currently, eID is used by a number of services including email, virtual private networking, RAMweb, RamPoint, and a number of other Web and non-Web-based applications. Web developers interested in using eID for authentication should visit the eID Tools and Documentation Web page.

End User Training

ACNS provides computer training covering a broad range of topics right here on campus to faculty and staff at no charge. For more information, visit the CTSS Training Web page.

Open-Access Computer Lab

The CTSS Computing Lab, located in Room 224 of the Weber Building, is one of only a few open-access computing labs available to Colorado State faculty, staff, and students.

Classroom Support Services

Classroom Support Services (CSS) exists to provide classroom technology help, support, training, repair and upgrade services to faculty, staff and departments across campus. Please call 491-5466 to report classroom equipment problems or to schedule individual training sessions on using classroom technology.

Computing Help Desk

The CTSS Computing Help Desk is provided to Colorado State faculty, staff, and students to answer questions quickly and accurately.

Windows Contract Support

ACNS provides a variety of Windows Support Services for both servers and workstations. Payment options include yearly contracts and hourly support.

Additional ACNS Services Include