General Questions
What is CAEN?
CAEN, established in 1983 as the Computer Aided Engineering Network, provides an advanced computing and network environment for the University of Michigan's College of Engineering (CoE) community. CAEN's state-of-the-art workstations, distributed and wireless networking, and information technology continue to improve the quality of education and research throughout the CoE.
CAEN provides the basic network infrastructure for supporting the instructional, research and administrative needs of the CoE, and assists individuals and units which need their own specialized computing resources for support of both research and instruction. CAEN also provides special faculty support services including assisting engineering departments with acquiring discipline-oriented software and departmentally funded hardware for course-related instruction.
For more information, see our introduction, which offers information about all CAEN services.
How many computers are there on the CAEN network?
CAEN hosts over 10,000 workstations and provides direct support to over 2,000 computers in public labs and private offices. Among these computers are PCs running (dual-boot) Windows and Linux operating systems.
For more information, see our introduction, which offers information about all CAEN services.
