Network Configuration Settings

The information below is provided by NUIT to assist IT staff with Northwestern University default configurations for computers, printers, and any other network-related equipment within their area.

  •     Client Backup Services
  •     Directory Services
  •     Domain Name Services
  •     Email Services
  •     Time Services
  •     Virtual Private Network
  •     Wireless Services

 

Client Backup Services

CrashPlan Pro Backup Server (subscription required)

Host Name: backup.northwestern.edu
Port: 4280 (client updates), 4282 (client backup), 4285 (web access) 

Directory Services

LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) Server
Host Name: directory.northwestern.edu
Port: 636
Scope: ou=People , dc=northwestern, dc=edu

ADS LDAP

Host Name: ads-ldap.ads.northwestern.edu

Port: 636

Scope: OU=people,DC=ads,DC=northwestern,DC=edu

 

Domain Name Services

DNS (Domain Name System) Server

Evanston Primary: 129.105.49.1
Evanston Secondary:165.124.49.21


Chicago Primary: 165.124.49.21
Chicago Secondary:129.105.49.1

Email Services

IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) for Email Clients

Host Name: imap.northwestern.edu
Port:993

SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) for Email Clients

Host Name: smtp.northwestern.edu
Port:587

Internal MAIL Relay (server based)

Host Name: smtprelay.northwestern.edu
Port: 25

Time Services

Time Server

Host Name: time.northwestern.edu
Port:123

Virtual Private Network

Traditional VPN (Virtual Private Network) Server

Host Name: nu-vpn.vpn.northwestern.edu
Port: Multiple 

Traditional VPN IP Addresses

IPv4 Address Netblock: 165.124.160.0/21 (165.124.160.0 - 165.124.167.255)

Global Protect VPN (Virtual Private Network) Server

Host Name: vpn-connect.northwestern.edu

Global Protect VPN IP Addresses

Private IPv4 Address Netblock: 10.120.0.0/16 (10.120.0.0 - 10.120.255.255)
Public IPv4 Address Range: 165.124.167.1 - 165.124.167.4

IPv6 Address Netblock: 2620:10d:2000:3000::/64 (2620:010d:2000:3000:0000:0000:0000:0000-
2620:010d:2000:3000:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff)

Wireless Services

Northwestern Wireless/eduroam
Wireless IP Addresses
Service Private IPv4 Netblock(s) Public IPv4 NAT Ranges
eduroam -
NU NetID authenticated		 10.101.0.0/16 (10.101.0.0 - 10.101.255.255)
10.102.0.0/16 (10.102.0.0 - 10.102.255.255)
10.105.0.0/16 (10.105.0.0 - 10.105.255.255)		 165.124.84.10 - 165.124.84.150
165.124.85.10 - 165.124.85.150
165.124.86.10 - 165.124.86.150
165.124.87.10 - 165.124.87.150
Device Wireless 10.106.0.0/16 (10.106.0.0 - 10.106.255.255)
eduroam -
External authorized
institution visitor		 10.103.0.0/16 (10.103.0.0 - 10.103.255.255) 8.28.178.5 - 8.28.178.150
8.28.179.5 - 8.28.179.150
Guest 10.104.0.0/16 (10.104.0.0 - 10.104.255.255)

 

 

 

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