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(current as of May 2007)

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For most up to date lab information: East Engineering Computing Network

Engineering Fundamentals PC Labs: Rooms 101, 208, and 209
Civil and Environmental Engineering PC Labs: Rooms 203, 211 and 213 (see pictures)

Location: Dillman Building (#14), Room 312

Access:

You have access to labs in areas that you are enrolled in classes, and your home department. You have access to your home building using your MTU ID card after normal hours, which are 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Web page: http://www.eecn.mtu.edu/eecnlab (lists thorough information about all EECN labs)

Telephone: 487-3203 (Consultant in Room 211)

System administrator: East Engineering Computing Network

E-mail: eecnlab@mtu.edu (for lab related issues), eecnsupport@mtu.edu (for non-lab related issues)
Telephone: 487-1400
Office: Dillman 207 and DOW 861

 
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Operating system(s): Windows XP, Windows 2003 Terminal Server

Computer type(s): PC

Software: Star Office, MS Office 2003, Mozilla Firefox, Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Pro, Autocad, MathType, and Course Specific Software

Hardware: scanner, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-RW, Smart cards, Compact Flash readers, Printers (color for coursework)

 

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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.

For support with other email clients, please go to email.mtu.edu and browse their help pages.

 

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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 will need to change your password the first time you login and periodically in the future as well.

 

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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

Go to login.mtu.edu. Use current login name/password, you will be prompted to choose a security question, then it will ask to change your password.

Accessing the World Wide Web

Select the "Firefox" icon from the start menu

Logging-off from your computer

1 – Select "Log Off" from the start menu that is located at the bottom left hand corner of the screen
2 - Select "Log Off 'username'"
3 - Click "OK"

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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