End-of-Year
Computing News For
All Students
This web page provides important
end-of-year computing information.
Please read it carefully
to avoid potential problems
and to learn about services
available now and throughout
the summer.
Note to seniors: While most of the information below is intended for all students, some is primarily for returning students. See Class of
2008 Computing and Email Information to learn how long you can keep your Haverford accounts and what you need to do in order to save important files, maintain
virus protection, and continue email
and other Internet services after
leaving Haverford.
Help Desk
The Computing Help Desk is
open regular hours through
Friday, May 16 -- Mondays
9:00 AM to 9:00 PM and Tuesdays to Fridays
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Any student computers left
for repairs must be picked
up by noon on Thursday, May
15. The student Help Desk closes
for the summer at 5:00 PM on Friday, May 16.
Computing
Lab Hours During Finals
During finals student computing
labs have the following hours:
Magill Library, the KINSC
Science Library, and the Roberts
computing labs all provide
both wireless and wired
network access for your laptop. HCA 30 has wireless access
only.
You need VPN software
and a valid Haverford email
address and password to gain
network access from your laptop.
After connecting, open a web
browser and follow the instructions
on-screen. For help accessing
or using the network from your
laptop, ask at the Circulation
Desk in the libraries or the Help Desk.
All public computing
labs will close promptly
at noon on Friday, May 16.
Computing
Lab Rules
In consideration
for others, please take extra
care to comply with lab rules
during these busy times. The
rules are as follows:
- No food or drink
- Only one printout at a
time
- Clean up after yourself
- Clear all your belongings
from your workstation when
you leave, even if you plan
to return later (you are
welcome to use the cubicles
in Roberts 9 for temporary
storage)
Computer
Security for the Summer
Please secure your computer
for the summer.
- Apply critical
updates as needed. See Protect Your Computer for details.
- Keep backups of all valuable
document files, emails, and
bookmarks.
- In addition to saving final
papers and other valuable
work on a CD-R or USB flash
drive, keep copies in your Storage
server space.
- NEVER open attachments
or click on web links in
messages unless you are expecting
them.
- NEVER click on links in
AOL instant messenger buddy
profiles.
For more details, see our security
web site.
Networking
for HCA Summer Residents
HCA summer residents may purchase
a network connection.
Fill out the form when you
pick up your apartment keys
in the HCA office.
Email
During the Summer
Please continue to manage
your email during the summer.
Follow the instructions on our web page, Clean Your Server Inbox.
Use any of the following email
management options:
Also, if you have not yet done so, enable your email client to use a secure connection when you collect your email.
Note to seniors: Transition now to your new email account. See our web page about account information for seniors.
MessageCenter
Quarantine Reminder
Regardless of how you check
email this summer, check
your MessageCenter quarantine
at least once every two weeks.
Your mail will continue to
be filtered though MessageCenter, our
email protection service,
even if you forward it to another
account. Quarantined
messages will be automatically
deleted after two weeks, unless
you deliver them to your inbox.
VPN Off-Campus
Access to HC Only Networked
Resources (i.e. Library Resources,
Software, etc.)
Many library databases and
other networked resources,
including some software programs,
are restricted to computers
physically on the Haverford
network and computers with
off-campus VPN accounts. VPN
allows your off-campus computer
to be recognized as a part
of the Haverford campus network.
If you will need access to
such resources this summer,
you can apply for a VPN
account now.
Starting this summer, you will also need a VPN account to edit your personal or student group web pages when off-campus. You will no longer be able to FTP to your web space on students.haverford.edu or www.haverford.edu unless you have VPN.
Note: If you
are living in HCA this summer,
you will not need a VPN account.
Summer
Access to the Storage Server
If you have any files on
the Storage server
that you wish to access over
the summer, copy them to another
location such as your hard
drive, USB flash drive, or
CD-R disc. Unless you will
be on-campus this summer, or have
off-campus VPN access, you
will not have access to personal
files on the Storage server.
Note to seniors: Download your files on the Storage server now, before you leave campus! You will not have access to these files later. See our account information for seniors.
Wireless
Network Access On Campus
Wireless networking is available
in many
locations across campus,
including Magill Library, KINSC
Science Library, KINSC Sharpless
Commons, and Founders Green.
You must install VPN software
and provide a valid Haverford
email address and password
to use Haverford's wireless
network.
Additional
wireless information, instructions,
and software are available
on our web site.
Recommended
Computers
The Academic Computing Center
has recommended computer configurations
for those who wish to purchase
a new system. ACC only supports
Macintosh and Dell computers.
Both companies offer special
discounts to Haverford students.
Information about discounts
on Dell computers, Macintosh
computers, and Microsoft Office
is on our web site in the Sales
section.
Academic Computing has an
arrangement with Journey Education
Marketing that allows you to
buy Microsoft Office Standard
2007 (for Windows) for about
$75 and Microsoft Office Mac
2008 (for Macintosh)
for about $80. However, as with Office 2007, those with older versions of Office may have difficulty reading files created via the new Office 2008 package. Watch for more information in the fall.
Computer
Disposal and Recycling
If you want to get rid of
an old computer, please see
our web page on ACC's
Computer Disposal Service.
We offer discounted disposal
rates through the end of the
semester. In addition, the
page links to information about
recycling options. |
