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Nick-name: DOW Labs
Location: Dow Environmental Sciences and Engineering Building (#8), Room 708
Regular hours: 24-hour access with MTU ID card
Telephone: 487-2831
Web page: www.bio.mtu.edu
System administrator: Kevin Raber, Keith Troesch
E-mail: biomaint@mtu.edu
Telephone: 487-2025
Office: 738 DOW
Help:
Check the schedule on the door for times that classes reserve the main lab. Food and drink are not allowed.
• To report problems with computers or other equipment in the lab, messages should be sent to biomaint@mtu.edu.
• Any questions about computer use and operations should be directed to the same address.
• Printer paper is stored in the main Biological Sciences main office in Room 740, and also the Bio Learning Center, ask the secretary or student assistant for assistance.
Rules:
Information is posted in the lab and also can be found on the Bio Department web site. Default printer is called "bioprint1".
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Operating system(s): Windows XP SP2, Redhat Linux EL5
Computer type(s): PC
Hardware: scanners, laser mono printer, removable media, CPU clusters, CD/DVD Burners
E – m a i l I n f o [top]
It is strongly advised that you continue to use your MTU
e-mail account
(username@mtu.edu) throughout your education at Michigan Tech.
Important notices regarding billings, class schedules, and your major
are communicated to students via these accounts.
Huskymail is available from any Web Browser. Point browser to huskymail.mtu.edu.
Thunderbird email client is available on all PC's - configuration
instruction located http://email.mtu.edu/docs/public/settings.
You have a pre-assigned username, e-mail address, MTU ID # and ISO password that gives you access to computing services at MTU. These follow the
standard naming conventions explained below. There may be
exceptions—if you encounter problems, ask your lab consultant or
system administrator for assistance.
Your username is…
- “1st initial + 2nd initial + 1st six letters of last name”
- Example: Edward George Greenleaf
- Username = “eggreenl”
(Yours is listed on the critical card as your “UserID”)
Your MTU ID # is…
- Generally your "M number"
- MTU ID # = "M12345678"
Your e-mail address is…
- “username”@mtu.edu
- Example: Edward George Greenleaf
- E-mail address = “eggreenl@mtu.edu”
- For more info, go to login.mtu.edu
Your e-mail and machine log on password is…
For security reasons, you should change your password the first time you login and periodically in the future as well.
Logging-in to your computer
1–Press the “CTRL” + “ALT” + “DEL” keys simultaneously
2–Type your username at the “User name:” prompt
3–Type your password at the “Password:” prompt
4–Verify “BIO” is entered at the “Domain:” prompt
5–Click “OK”
Changing your computer password
You may change your password at any time. Once
logged in, hit Control-Alt-Delete, then choose “Change
Password”:
1–Type your current password at the prompt
2–Type a new password at the prompt
It is strongly recommended that you create a password with numbers, letters using different cases, and symbols.
3–Re-type your new password at the prompt to confirm it
4–Click “OK”
Accessing the World Wide Web
1-From the Start choose Firefox at the top of the left column
2-You may also use Mozilla or Internet Explorer
Logging-off from your computer
1–click Start, then Logoff, to logoff the system.
Memory and Web Pages
All students are provided 1 gigabyte of storage
capacity. All students also can develop their own web
pages. A separate document provides guidance on basic steps for
building a web page; also see departmental web page
MTU Computer Policy
All students are expected to understand and abide by the University computer policy, which can be found at http://www.cec.mtu.edu/cacsec/info/cup_approved.pdf
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