Hall Network (HallNet)

All student residential halls are connected to the HKU Campus Network with a network point provided for each hall resident. For notebooks purchased through the University's Notebook Computer Program, they have already been configured for connecting to the Hall Network.

Instructions for Connecting to Hall Network

Campus Network Acceptable Use Policies - all the hall residents should read these policies carefully to ensure the proper use of the University's network resources in the halls.

The following table summarizes the speed of the network links connecting the respective halls and the Campus Network:

Hall	Speed of Data Line to Main Campus
Graduate House Lady Ho Tung Hall Lee Hysan Hall  Lee Shau Kee Hall Madam S. H. Ho Residence for Medical Students  Morrison Hall Patrick Manson Student Residence Pokfield Road Residences (Student Residences) R. C. Lee Hall  Ricci Hall Robert Black College Simon K. Y. Lee Hall St. John's College Starr Hall Suen Chi Sun Hall Swire Hall Weilun Hall	Directly connected to the Campus Network backbone via Gigabit Ethernet connection (1Gbps)
University Hall	54Mbps fixed-wireless link

Note:
Access to the following Internet services from the HKU campus does not require logging in the HKUVPN. For running other network applications, please first login HKUVPN.

• E-mail (POP3/IMAP)
• WWW (http/https)
• Streaming media (Microsoft Media Player & Real Player)
• FTP (file transfer program)
• ICQ connection (default TCP ports : 6667/5190)
• MSN Messenger Connection (default TCP port: 1863)
• Yahoo Messenger Connection (default TCP port: 5050)
• VPN connection (default TCP port: 1723/UDP port:500)
• Skype connection (default TCP port: 80/443)