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 Top 5 Items for Student Orientation

  1. Tulane Self Service Password Reset
    Establish two security questions and reset your password
  2. Beware of Phishing Scams Technology Services will never, under any circumstances, request your password via email or non-Tulane website.
  3. Tulane Wireless
    Register your notebook computer's wireless card for wireless access
  4. Anti-Virus for your notebook computer
    Tulane has a site license for McAfee
    Free AVG is another favorite choice
    Only one anti-virus program should be installed on your notebook
  5. Configure Freeman printing from notebook computer
    Map Freeman print server network drive and add Freeman network printers

Policies

Freeman Printing

  • 1000 pages of print credits per semester
  • Additional credits purchased at 10 cents a page in Room 411 Mon-Fri 8:30am-5pm
  • Free credits will not roll over
  • Purchased credits not refunded at end of semester
  • Do not use transparency film in printers
  • When printing choose a printer in close proximity to your location

Freeman Card Access

  • Hours of Operation
  • Swipe Tulane ID Card for access to Labs and Library after 5pm
  • In GWHI press door release button after 5pm

Freeman Account Using Freeman Computers

  • Logon to Freeman computers
    • Email stations
    • Computer Labs
      • GWHI Room 201
      • GWHI Room 120
    • Computer Classrooms
      • GWHI Room 111
      • GWHI Room 141
      • GWHII Room 1110
      • GWHII Room 1112 (Trading Room)
  • Network drives automatically mapped
    • Drive Letter H \\freemanfile2\username$
      • My Documents are redirected here
      • 250 MB storage limit
      • Store MP3's on USB flash drive not on network drive
    • Drive Letter R \\freemanfile2\apps
  • Network printers automatically mapped
    • GWHI
      • In Lab 201: MTC_front, MTC_three
      • In Lab 120: MTC_rear
    • GWHII
      • GWH2-BRK1 and GWHIIBRK2 (behind email stations)
      • NOTE: When printing choose a printer in close proximity to your location
  • Password Change for Freeman account
    • Press Ctr+Alt+Del on keyboard
    • Select Change Password button
  • Logoff before stepping away from computer
  • Freeman account is disabled two weeks after graduation

Freeman Account Using Your Notebook Computer

  • Configure printing from notebook computer
  • When network drives are disconnected after restarting notebook computer
    • Open My Computer window
    • View by details
    • All mapped network drives will be disconnected
    • Double click the drive
    • Enter Freeman password, if prompted
    • You will now be able to print to Freeman network printers and access Freeman network drives
    • Example of Authentication window for
      • Mapping network drives
      • Accessing the Freeman Directory

Tulane Account Services

  • Tulane Self Service Password Reset
  • Gibson Online
    • Access student information degree audits, myTulane and other systems seamlessly, without having to re-enter your password. Class registration, grades, bill payment and financial aid are among the services
  • Blackboard for course work
  • Off-campus library database access
  • Software Purchase
    • Microsoft Windows
    • Microsoft Office Professional (some courses may require Access)
  • Email for Life
    • Student WaveMail accounts are valid for life after the student completes 12 hours of coursework.
  • Tulane WaveMail
  • Email/Wavemail Documentation
  • Password reset within WaveMail does not synchronize with Gibson, Blackboard, etc.
  • Reset password at https://psync.tulane.edu to synchronize with all Tulane systems, except Freeman
  • Never share your personal information. Such as
    • Your Tulane Password
    • Your Tulane Student ID
    • Your Social Security Number
  • Beware of Phishing Scams Technology Services will never, under any circumstances, request your password via email or non-Tulane website.
  • Any messages you receive that ask you for this information or direct you to a non-Tulane website that request this information should be ignored and deleted.
  • Wireless
    • Register your notebook computer's wireless card
    • a 12-digit number separated by colons or hyphens, example 12-34-5A-6B-78-CD
  • Tulane Technology Services web page

Security For Your Notebook Computer

  • Microsoft Updates- 2nd Tuesday of every month
  • Anti-Virus Program
  • Tulane has a site license for McAfee
  • Free AVG is another favorite choice
  • Only one anti-virus program should be installed on your notebook
  • Current Virus Definition Files should be configured to update daily
  • Anti-Spyware Programs
  • Spybot Search and Destroy - Freeware
  • Malwarebytes - Freeware
  • Perform weekly
  • Tulane Computer Security

Computer Assistance

Last Updated 12/6/12
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