It's not quite that easy. First, you need to register your computer with Computer & Media Services. Registering requires agreeing to the Acceptable Use Policy and submitting your name and the hardware address of the ethernet card in your computer. A hardware, or MAC (Media Access Control), address is a unique twelve character hexadecimal (the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-F) identifier. All ethernet cards have hardware addresses. (Your hardware address will begin with 0.) If you have a wireless card and would like to use the wireless network, you will have to register the hardware address of that card.
Additionally, machines connected to the Simon's Rock network should be applying OS security fixes (such as Windows Updates) daily. If you are using a Windows operating system, your computer must be patched with the appropriate security fixes and have antivirus software installed, configured, and run by a computer assistant. You should also make sure that your computer is not set to be a master browser and that you are not sharing your hard drive without a password. (For more information, see the Virus and File Sharing sections.) After your registration has been processed, you will be able to obtain a static IP address automatically using DHCP.