Connect your router to the LAN port for wireless internet at your college dorm.
Connect your router to the LAN port for wireless internet at your college dorm.
Contact the IT team at your university to confirm your eligibility.
This, 100%. I used to work in university IT, and the consequence for running your own router (and they will find you) is having all of your internet access shut off for the semester. They'll shut off your port and kill your WiFi access. Second offense involved a meeting with the Dean of Students, and other bad things. Don't mess around with this without asking - if somebody from IT says it's OK and it's really not, then keep the e-mail and it's on them for telling you the wrong thing and you won't get in trouble (at least for long).
If the IT team understands their role, locating issues becomes a standard part of managing most reliable WiFi systems and cloud environments. They can simply send an email with a CSV file at their convenience, making tracking straightforward. Monitoring every data packet linked to specific individuals at the university is now legally mandated since 2016, often tied to accreditation requirements. Violations result in significant penalties, so adherence is crucial.