Dialup Setup
From The University of Akron Support Center Wiki
The future of UA provided Dial-in service
The University of Akron Does Not support this service, you must call visn-net for support.
The University of Akron has transferring support for the dial-up service to Vision Net as of March 1, 2008. If you are a current user of The University of Akron’s dial-up service , the University has paid to continue the service for you through the end of June 2008. At that time, you have the option of signing up with Vision Net to continue using their service. You will need to contact Vision Net to determine the cost of the service. Currently it is estimated that the service is $10 to $12 a month. You can make the switch to Vision Net anytime between now and June 30.
More information about Vision Net is available at www.visn.net.
Who to contact with questions
Vision Net can be reached at support@visn.net, or by calling 800-645-9351, or 216-619-8638, extension 3 for tech support.
If you have questions, contact the University’s Support Desk at 330-972-6888 or the University’s Network Services at 330-972-7958.
Visn-Net Dial-in Access Numbers
Dial-up Numbers: (you may need to check with your local phone company to ascertain which number(s) below are a local, non-toll call)
- 216-373-1150
- 440-678-9427
- 440-372-9427
- 440-378-9427
- 440-397-9427
- 330-253-5556
- 330-680-1044
- 330-893-5115
- 330-639-1174
- 330-764-4742
- 330-602-0322
- 330-270-8485
Your dialup username will always be appended with “@visn.net”. For instance, if you choose “billgates” for your username, your complete username is billgates@visn.net Your password is case sensitive, so be sure to enter it exactly as it was initially setup. .
