Location: Chemical Sciences Building (#19)

PC Labs: Rooms B006, B010, and 204

Regular hours:

Room B006 & B010: 24-hour access, dependent on building hours
Room 204: 24-hour access, dependent on building hours and class use

Telephone: 487-2901

Lab Coordinator : Robert Greenhoe (other computing support staff)

E-mail: rob@mtu.edu
Telephone: 487-2901
Office: ME-EM Room 118
Web Page: www.we.mtu.edu

Computing Support Procedure

1. Contact the Partner-on-Duty in MEEM, Room 119 (487-2197) or ChemSci, B010 (487-1913).
2. If there is not Partner-on-Duty, email wesupport@mtu.edu.
3. If you do not have access to email, please call 487-2901 or please stop by MEEM, Room 118, Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Operating system(s): Solaris, Linux

Computer type(s): Sun, Intel

Software: Wide range of software development tools and applications (

Hardware: Sun and Intel computers and file servers; HP Printers

Refer to their main page for useful information.

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 a Partner or WE support for assistance. (WECN FAQ)

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

our initial password (e-mail and computer) is…

• Your MTU ID#

For security reasons, it is strongly advised that you change your password the first time you login and periodically in the future as well.

For PC computers
1 - Type your username at the "console login" prompt
2 - Type your password at the "password:" prompt
3 - Choose a windowing environment

Ask the System Administrator or a computer lab consultant for instructions on how to change your password (WECN FAQ)

Accessing the World Wide Web

Click on "Mozilla" icon OR type "Mozilla on a console

Logging-off from your computer

1 - Click on menu in lower left corner
2 - Select log off

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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