MAC Network Quick Reference

MAC Network Quick Reference

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Help: Who To Call
Log Into the COE Network
Network Drives
Network ID
Change Your Password
Printer & Server Names
Change printers
File Transfer
Shared Drives
Software Available from the College Network
Common Department Drives

HELP! Who do I call?

For assistance with a network or a computer hardware/system problem or question, you can call the

CEDCC Support Hot Line (simply leave a message on the Hot Line voice mail - and someone will get back with you in a short period of time)	863-3741
Check out the CEDCC Support Homepage	http://www.engr.psu.edu/www/spt/

To schedule training or for help with a software-related question or problem, you can call:

College of Engineering Training Lab	863-4666
Check out the CEDCC 'Training' Homepage	http://www.engr.psu.edu/www/trg/
Send email to:	Sue Pysher sbgecl@engr.psu.edu Danna Smith djscdc@engr.psu.edu

Your departmental representatives for technical and/or general software information can be found at the following Website:

Department Technical Contact page	http://www.engr.psu.edu/www/spt/tc/tclist.html
Department Operator Rep page	http://www.engr.psu.edu/www/trg/opcom-list.html
Send email to:	Sue Pysher sbgecl@engr.psu.edu Danna Smith djscdc@engr.psu.edu

How Do I Log Into the COE Network?

When you boot up or start your computer, you will be prompted to sign on with your network ID and password:

To login to the network:

NOTE: Your userid should be automatically entered - If not, simply click in the User ID area and fill in your userid

        Enter your network user ID (if it doesn't appear)
        [TAB] to the password area, and enter your network password
        Click [OK]    [or touch [RETURN] key on keyboard]

<You are now logged into the network and any servers you are connected to on startup will appear on your desktop, along with the Network Notice (if you are set-up to receive this on startup)>

*Note-If you would like to receive the Network Notice at startup, see your Technical Contact. If you do not know who the technical contact for your area is, you can find the information at the following URL:

http://www.engr.psu.edu/www/spt/tc/tclist.html

If you cannot locate any technical person, please contact the support staff at CEDCC - HELP Line 863-3741

Network Drives

Network Drives/Shares

Automatically Connect to a Network Drive/Share - Set Your MAC up to Connect to Network Drives/Shares on Startup

                    Go into CHOOSER [from Apple Menu]
                    Click APPLESHARE
                     <if you logged in, you won't need to log in again - it will give you a message that you're logged in>
                    <Be sure that you have Col of Engr selected>
                    Select your department server
                            (EX: ENGRCE - servers begin with ENGR and your dept abbrev.)
                    <a list of 'services' will appear - the bolded items on the list are what you can connect to with your ID>
                    <Check the boxes if you want to have the network drives/shares connect automatically on startup >
                            <or SHIFT/click each network drive/share for just that login session>
                    <the network drives/shares should appear on your desktop>

Manually Connect to a Network Drive/Share (that you aren't automatically connected to on startup - above)

                    Go into CHOOSER [from the Apple menu]
                    Click on the icon labeled Appleshare
                    <Col of Engr should be the Zone>
                    <Arrow down in the file server area on right side of window until you see drive/share that you want
                            (EX: ENGRCE)>
                    Click to select your department server
                    Click [OK]
                    SHIFT/click with your mouse to select the network drives/services that you can access (bolded items)

Disconnecting a Network Drive/Share

Drag network drive/share icon to trash
<this disconnects the drive>

Network Drives you have access to

Permanent Personal Drive (The name of this Drive would be your User ID - EX: JADESM)

This 'personal permanent' drive is a drive at the network level where you can store files
(just as you use your hard drive locally - files on this personal drive get backed up regularly)

Common "Department" Drive - (ex: ESMCOMM) - everyone in the dept. can get to this drive

Use this drive to copy files within department - all network users within your department can access this drive

General Info Drive (Software applications available, etc.) (Name: : CDC PROVIDED APPLICATIONS)

Transfer Drive (Name: TRANSFER)

        (use this drive to copy or transfer files across departments
        This drive is and OPEN and UNSECURE area
        Files may be purged periodically from this drive
        Do NOT keep sensitive files in this area (consider sending a file attachment via email instead)

Network ID's

NETWORK ACCOUNT USER ID

Most Network User ID's are made up of the:

                    User's Initials +   Dept Abbreviation
                                                                                    EX:     John R. Doe - Dean's Office
                                                                                    USERID = JRDDO
                    OR

You now have the option of selecting your own ID to use on login

EX: John R. Doe - Dean's Office
USERID = JDoe

MAIL ACCOUNT (Optional)

If you get a mail account to use the College's Mail Server (in addition to getting a network account), you'll use the same user ID assigned for your network account - your email address will be:

your-user-id@engr.psu.edu EX: JRDDO@engr.psu.edu

How Do I Change My Password?

To change your password on a Macintosh:

Select CHOOSER [from the Apple menu].
Click on the icon labeled Appleshare
Click once to select a College of Engineering network server from the list that appears.
<The College's servers have names which all begin with "ENGR">
Click [OK]
If asked, select "Apple standard UAMs" from the list presented and click [OK].
<Some systems will not present this list>
In the box that says "User Name", enter your Engineering network User ID
Click on the button that says "Set Password"
Enter your old password in the box that says "Old Password"
Enter the new password in the box labeled "New password" [at least 6 characters/alphanumeric chars]
Click [OK]
Enter password again when message appears saying "Please re- enter your new password for confirmation".
Click [OK]
Enter the same new password again and click [OK]

Note : Passwords will expire every 180 days; you may use alphanumeric characters, but cannot use dictionary words. Your password must be at least 6 characters but no longer than 8, you cannot use the same password twice-a password history file is kept.

You can find this information for all systems at the following URL:
http://www.engr.psu.edu/www/spt/
http://www.engr.psu.edu/www/spt/changing.htm

Printer & Server Names

The College of Engineering Network 'Domain' name is PSU_ENGINEERING

The domain is made up of many NT servers that are located in departments throughout the College.

Printer names are made up of the Dept. name, Area & #
Ex: DOADM01

Server names begin with ENGR and the Dept. abbreviation

                            Ex:           ENGRCE      [Civil Engineering's server]
                                             ENGRESM    [Engineering Science & Mechanics]
                                               etc.

Changing Printers

To Change or Connect to a Printer on the Network:

Select CHOOSER [under Apple menu]
(note Appletalk 'Zone' should be Col of Engr)
Click on LASERWRITER icon
(a list of network printer ID's will appear) (EX: ESMADM2)
Click on the printer you want to use
Close box
NOTE: Remember to set the printer back--simply repeat the process and select your original printer.

Remember: When you shut down your MAC and startup again, your last printer setting will return.

How to Use File Transfer

To Connect to FILE TRANSFER Drive

If the 'TRANSFER' drive icon is not on your desktop, do the following:

From the Apple Menu, select "CHOOSER"
Click on the icon labeled "Appleshare"
<Arrow down in the 'file server' area until ENGRCDC appears>
Click on 'ENGRCDC' to select
Click [OK]
Enter your password [if necessary], and click [OK]
<Arrow down until you see 'Transfer'>
Click on 'TRANSFER' to highlight/select
Note: you can check box and have Transfer drive/share connect automatically the next time you log in
Click [OK]
Close out Chooser <Transfer icon should appear on your desktop>

Doubleclick on Transfer

Create a folder on Transfer and copy files into the folder

This is to be used to copy files for access to other departments

Let the other person know where the file is located

Shared Drives

Shared drives can be set up upon request where only authorized users can be identified to access (EX: If you wanted to set up a drive/share so that a dept database could be stored and accessed on a network drive by more than one person--this is secure and no one else would be able to access) (Ex: ESMADMIN)

Software Available from College Network

MAC Software on CEDCC Provided Apps

1Anti-Virus Software

Disinfectant 3.6

MerryXmas Virus Vaccine

Word Concept Virus Fix

1Communications

Eudora Light 3.1

Fetch 3.0.1

MS Internet Explorer 3.0

NCSATelnet 2.6

Netscape3.01

Tn3270

1FIT

COE-RPTS

FIT 1.30

1Graphics

Imagery 1.9

JPEGView

1Utilities

Adobe Acrobat

Compression

DiskCopy

ResEdit

ShrinkWrap™ 2.1

Common Department Drives

ABECOMM DOCOMM

ARCCOMM ESMCOMM

CECOMM NUCCOMM

CEDCC Common Share PERCOMM

CHECOMM TRGCOMM

This page last updated 4/29/98 by Heather Rumble