POLICY Network MIDDLE GEORGIA STATE COLLEGE Page 1 of 2 OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES Effective Date: 4/19/2013 Title: DNS Naming Convention Policy 1 Overview DNS names, aka hostnames or computer names, are used to identify various devices on the network. In order to ensure names are compatible with DNS requirements, certain standards must be maintained. 2 Purpose To develop a standard DNS naming convention that complies with strict-ansi, provides uniqueness and provides an easy way to identify devices on the network. 3 Scope All network devices assigned a static or dynamic address on the Middle Georgia State College computer network. 4 Policy A computer name can be up to 15 alphanumeric characters with no blank spaces. The name must be unique on the network. The only characters that can be used in DNS hostnames are A to Z, a to z, 0 to 9, and the hyphen ( - ). The computer name cannot contain blank or space characters. No distinction is made between upper and lowercase. The first character must be alphabetical or numeric. The last character must not be a minus sign or a period. Minimum name length is 2 characters. Maximum name length is 15 characters. Computer names cannot be composed completely of numbers. Do not use character case to indicate the owner or the purpose of a computer. DNS is not case-sensitive. Do not assign the same computer name to computers in different DNS domains. 5 Standard Static Devices such as desktop computers and printers must have names constructed as follows: (CampusCode)-(BuildingCode)(RoomNumber)-(UsageCode)(DeviceCode)(OptionalSequence) **-***###-***## Campus Codes: Max 2 Characters MC Macon Campus WR Warner Robins Campus AF Air Force Base Library Building 905 CC Cochran Campus DC EC
Building Codes: Max 3 Characters Macon SLC WC ART HSS MAT AUD LIB JON CSS ADM PLA PSC EDU CS Student Life Center Building Wellness Center Building Arts Complex Building Humanities and Social Sciences Building Mathematics Building Auditorium Library Charles H. Jones Building Campus Support Services Building Administration Building Plant Operations Professional Sciences Center Education Building College Station Warner Robins THO ASB OAK NBL Thomas Hall Building Academic Services Building Oak Hall Nola Brantley Memorial Library Robins Resident Center RRC RAFB Building 905 ANX DUB LIB Dublin Center Annex Dublin Center Dublin Center Library TE AV MA Terminal Aviation Hall Main Cochran SAN MEM RL RUS DIL PEA WLK WIG JAC GRA WEL HYN PLA GYM Sanford Memorial Roberts Library Russell Dillard Peacock Walker Wiggs Jackson Grace Welch Haynes Plant Morris Gymnasium
ATF GA WPL WC REG HAR GWY AND WAR ALD CHL TAL BRW EBE Athletic Training Facility Georgia Hall Whipple Wellness Center Regents Harris Gateway Anderson Warrior Alderman (Campus Police) Chiller Plant Talmadge Browning Ebenezer Usage Code: Max 1 Characters E A K Employee Academic (Classroom or lab) Kiosk Device Codes: Max 2 Characters WK LT PR Workstation Laptop Printer Sequence Code (optional): Max 2 Characters 01-99 (More than 10 computers in one room, classrooms and labs) 1-9 (Less than 10 computers in one room) IN Instructor Station Examples: MC-PSC107-AWKIN MC-PSC107-AWK01 MC-PSC107-AWK02 MC-PSC107-ALT01 MC-PSC107-APR MC-PSC107-EWK MC-PSC107-EPR CC-MEM117-EWK CC-MEM117-EPR CC-DIL101-AWKIN CC-DIL101-AWK01 CC-DIL101-AWK02 CC-DIL101-APR WR-OAK1ST-KWK01 Macon Instructor Workstation Macon Classroom Workstation Macon Classroom Workstation Macon Classroom Laptop Macon Classroom Printer Macon Employee Workstation Macon Employee Printer Cochran Employee Workstation Cochran Employee Printer Cochran Instructor Workstation Cochran Classroom Workstation Cochran Classroom Workstation Cochran Classroom Printer Warner Robins Kiosk Workstation 1 st Floor Oak
Mobile Devices (laptops) must have names constructed as follows: (CampusCode)-(DepartmentCode)-(UsageCode)(DeviceCode)(FLInitials)(OptionalSequence) Campus Codes: Max 2 Characters MC Macon Campus WR Warner Robins Campus AF Air Force Base Library Building 905 CC Cochran Campus DC EC Department Codes: Max 6 characters AA AADIS AASOC AAIT AAAVI AAHS AANSM AAART AABUS AAEDU AALIB AAARC EM EMREC EMOPS EMREG EMFIN EMCOM EX EXCE EXEC FA FAPLT FAPOL FARM FACTR FAACC FAPUR FASA FABGT FAHR FAAUX IA IADAA IAFOU PR PRAUD Academic Affairs Distance Education Social Sciences Information Technology Aviation Health Sciences Sciences and Mathematics Liberal Arts Business Education Library Services Academic Resource Center Enrollment Management Recruiting & Orientation Enrollment Operations Registrar Financial Aid Advertising, Marketing, & Communications External Affairs Continuing Education Events Coordinator Fiscal Affairs Plant Operations (Facilities) Public Safety (Police) Risk Management Controller s Office Accounting Services Purchasing Student Accounts (SA) Budget Director Human Resources Auxiliary Services Institutional Advancement Development and Alumni Affairs Foundation President s Office Internal Auditor
SA SARL SARA SAGAM SACOU SACAR SATES SASHS SADIS TR TRESM TRITS TRNET TREIS Student Affairs Residence Life Student Recreation & Athletics GAMES Counseling Services Career Services Testing Services Student Health Services Disability Services Technology Resources Enterprise Systems Management IT Services Network Services Enterprise Information Systems Usage Code: Max 1 Characters E A Employee Academic (Classroom or lab) Device Codes: Max 2 Characters WK LT Mobile Workstation Laptop Initials: Max 3 Characters *** Sequence Code (optional): Max 2 Characters 01-99 (More than 10 computers in one room, classrooms and labs) 1-9 (Less than 10 computers in one room) IN Instructor Station Laptop Examples: CC-TRNET-ELTMT MC-TRNET-ELTJM MC-TRITS-ELTSB Michael Thompson s Laptop Cochran Network Services Joel Morgan s Laptop Macon Network Services Shawn Bohannon s Laptop Macon IT Services The CIO must approve any changes to this policy. References: How To Remotely Rename Computers http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh849792.aspx http://support.microsoft.com/kb/298593 Windows Name Limitations http://support.microsoft.com/kb/909264