SILS personnel in the computing laboratory do offer support for the use of a limited number of software applications in the laboratory. The SILS computing environment is diverse and sophisticated, offering both wireless and hard-wired ethernet access. While in Manning Hall or nearby, students can access the campus Internet using the ATN standards-compliant wireless technology. The computing laboratory, library and most classrooms offer a limited number of hard-wired Ethernet ports. External monitors, keyboards and network drops are located at various places in the computing laboratory, library and elsewhere.
Lockers are available for storing personal belongings.
UNC offers a common authentication infrastructure. SILS also offers authentication infrastructure to those entered in one of its programs. To conincide with the CCI initiative, SILS will offer as many services as possible for the CCI laptop computers but the main infrastructure will remain with desktop computers. Items such as scanners, digital video editing systems, digital cameras, and a wide variety of software are available. Finally, SILS maintains centralized servers for class and research use.