TAINS
Tohoku University Academic/All-round/Advanced Information Network System
TAINS (Tohoku University Integrated Information Network System) is Tohoku University's campus-wide network. It provides various services, including wireless LAN and eduroam, VPN and remote access, email, security software, and web hosting.
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Connect departmental, laboratory, and project networks to the backbone network.
Apply for IP addresses for use on TAINS. Global and private IP addresses are available, as are dedicated, isolated Layer 2 (L2) or Layer 3 (L3) connections for research.
Apply to connect switches and routers to TAINS.
The firewall at the boundary between TAINS and external networks. An application is required for servers made accessible from outside the university.
Access university servers and systems from home or while traveling.
An off-campus connection service for faculty and staff.
A VPN for students to access electronic journals and university servers from off campus.
For email accounts and communication tools for departments and laboratories.
A service primarily for university members and others who are not eligible for existing university email services.
Email forwarding for departmental domains and mailing lists using the ml.tohoku.ac.jp domain.
Support for the secure operation of devices, email, and websites.
WithSecure (formerly F-Secure) security software is distributed to members of Tohoku University.
A service that uses information about spam senders to support spam filtering on departmental mail servers.
See the service page for information on obtaining digital certificates.
For laboratory and departmental websites and server environments. These services help reduce the work involved in procuring and maintaining server hardware.
DNS hosting: Authoritative DNS servers for department-owned domains.
Departmental email forwarding: Forward email sent to departmental domains.
Mailing lists: Support group communication with ml.tohoku.ac.jp addresses.
Web space: Publish websites under web.tohoku.ac.jp.
Web servers: Web publishing environments using departmental domains and other supported domains.
Virtual machines: Virtual machines operated by users.
Secure web service: Web publishing with separate CMS editing and public hosting environments.
06 Wireless LAN & eduroam
For Wi-Fi access on campus or at other universities and research institutions while traveling.
Information on the campus wireless LAN supporting eduroam, including access point locations and guest accounts.
An eduroam account service using your Tohoku University ID sub-ID. Eligible faculty, staff, and students can access Wi-Fi on campus and at participating eduroam institutions in Japan and overseas.