Computing

Information Technology
Student Orientation

 Policies

• Business School Computing Policy
• T.I.S. Computing Policy
• Student Guide to Computing

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

  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

Tulane Account

• Several Tulane services will not be available until this is complete.  Go to http://psync.tulane.edu 
• Answer security questions before changing password
• Change password for Tulane account every 200 days
• Blackboard for course work
• Greenspace for file sharing
• Off-campus library database access
• Software Purchase
• MS Office 2010 Professional Plus approximately $80
• Email

• Email for Life
• Tulane WaveMail
• Email/Wavemail Documentation
• Password reset in WaveMail does not synchronize with Blackboard, etc.
• Reset password in http://psync.tulane.edu to synchronize with all Tulane systems, except Freeman

• 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

Freeman Account Using Freeman Computers

• Logon to Freeman computers
  • Email stations
  • Computer Labs
    • GWHI Room 201
    • GWHI Room 120
  • Computer Classrooms
    • GWHI Room 111
    • GWHII Room 1110
    • GWHII Room 1112 (Trading Room)
• Logon script maps network drives
  • 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
• Logon script maps network printers
  • GWHI
    • In Lab 201: MTC_rear (default), MTC_front, MTC_three
    • In Lab 120: Rm120A and Rm 120B
  • GWHII
    • GWH2-BRK1 and GWHIIBRK2 (behind email stations)
    • Rm 1110_ptr
    • 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 

• Manually map network drives
  • Drive Letter H \\freemanfile2\username$
    • 250 MB storage limit
  • Drive Letter R \\freemanfile2\apps
  • Drive Letter P \\freemanprint64\ptr$64
    • When printing choose a printer in close proximity to your location
• Disconnected network drives 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 network printers and access network drives
• Authentication window

• Mapping network drives
• Accessing the Freeman Directory
• User name: freeman\yourusername
• Password: yourFreemanpassword

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: Configure to update daily
• Anti-Spyware Programs
  • Spybot Search and Destroy - Freeware
  • Malwarebytes  - Freeware
  • Perform weekly
• Tulane Computer Security

Computer Assistance 

• Freeman computing tech notes
• Freeman Management Technology Center Staff
• Tulane Help Desk 862-8888 or 1-866-276-1428 or Tulane HelpU 24.7 Web Site
• Tulane Technology Services web site