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General Information

Technical Information

Traffic Limitations
The Hebrew University supports two Internet connection types: ADSL and Cables.
Traffic rate limitations are enforced in all connection types to a total of 1MB/sec for all users. Only H-TTP and FTP are not limited.

Excessive Traffic
HUJI's communication network is available for academic purposes and for administrative purposes directly related to the university's mission.

The Computation Authority conducts periodic checks to locate sources of excessive traffic (which increase network load and costs) . The main sources of such traffic are heavy downloads/uploads of data mostly through the use of software for retrieving or sharing movies, music, TV, etc.

Other reasons for heavy traffic are mostly related to security breaches.

  • Unauthorized people using your account (we recommend periodic changing of your network-access password).
  • Infection of the computer by some form of malware.
  • Unsecured wireless connection. An unsecured wireless router configuration at home might allow unauthorized people (neighbors) to access the Internet via your router. You can read more about safe connection with routers on our site.

Users who produce excessive traffic will receive an e-mail message with instructions and will be required to contact one of our support centers within 10 days. The referral to the support centers is for reducing and preventing recurrence of the excessive traffic. Users who will not contact a support center during the allocated time will have their remote access to HUJI disabled.

For more information about HUJI's policy see:
http://ca.huji.ac.il/policy.shtml


Accounts Regulations
Since remote access accounts are personal, it is allowed to use each account per one connection only. Users who were found using more than one line in parallel will be blocked.

 

Security Requirements

Before connecting to the Internet make sure you have an Anti-Virus program installed in your computer, and that all System security patches are up to date.

Computers that are performing suspicious activity - creating a lot of parallel connections - are blocked or restricted. This activity is typical to viruses or to file sharing applications (Kaaza, Emule, etc.), which are not allowed to be used on the University's network.

For more security information click here.

 

 

Connection Specifications

 Cables ADSL
PPTP USB PPPoE
Host name 132.64.10.2 10.0.0.138 8,48 OBezeq
Username* username%ra
[cs users: username%tcs]
 username%ra@huji
[cs users: username%tcs@huji]
DNS

Primary - 128.139.6.1
Secondary - 128.139.4.3
Proxy

Transparent proxy: no settings required
Manual proxies: proxy.huji.ac.il:8080

*You need to register in order to obtain a username for Internet connection.

 

 

 

Who can Connect?

  Students Administrative Staff Academic Staff
and
Guests*
BA MA & Phd
Connecting from Campus
Eligible
Eligible
Eligible
Connecting from other ISPs/Network
 Eligible
Eligible
Eligible
Direct Connection to HUJI *
 Not eligible Eligible
Not eligible* Eligible

 

* Direct Connection to HUJI


This service will be provided for free only to: Academic staff and MA & Phd students.
It will also be provided to external parties and administrative-staff members that receive authorization to use this service.
A document that describes the eligibility for various computing services is available at: http://ca.huji.ac.il/bf/rights.pdf.

 

 


Account registration - http://rap.huji.ac.il

Account registration for connection services is compulsory and you will not be able to to connect without it. At the end of the registration you will be provided with a username and password for connection services. You will need to register through our site: http://rap.huji.ac.il

NOTE: CS users don't need to register.

The registration site:
  • The site can be accessed from HUJI's network, wireless and from any other network.

  • When logging-in to our system, type your ID number and 4 digit personal code EXACTLY as they appear in your student's payment book or your pay slip.
    You will also need to type the security code exactly as it appears in the image.

  • You will need a valid active E-Mail address.

  • Registration form: You will be asked to fill in your telephone number as well as a verification answer. Both will be needed in case you forget your password, therefore remember your answers.

 

 

Password Issues

Password policy

  • The password should be changed every 3 months
  • Password should contain at least 6 characters
  • Password should not be based on a dictionary word or on a reversed word
  • Password should contain enough different characters
  • Password should not contain white spaces
  • Password should not be too simplistic or systematic
  • Password should not resemble the username or ID number
  • The password is case sensitive



Change password

  • Your password should be changed every 3 months. You will receive an alert by email to remind you to change your password in time.

  • You will be able to change your password through our site: http://rap.huji.ac.il.

  • The new password you set should differ from the history of your 5 last passwords.

  • CS users do not change their passwords through this system and should refer to their local support.

 


Forgot password

There are two ways to reset your password in case you've forgotten it:

  • Self reset - You can reset your password by yourself through any computer which is connected to HUJI. Go to our site: http://rap.huji.ac.il, click the button: Forgot password, and then login. In order to set a new password you will need to type your telephone number and the verification answer EXACTLY as you typed them upon your registration in the site.

  • Helpdesk reset - Call the helpdesk (02-6585555, 02-5883450) to reset your password. After stating your answers correctly (telephone number and verification answer), you will be able to connect temporarily and set a new password in our site: http://rap.huji.ac.il.

  • CS users do not reset their passwords through this system and should refer to their local support.

 

 

Last updated: 21/02/2012