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AHS Computing

Introduction to Computing. AHS Computing. AHS Computing Personnel. Userid. You have been given a unique userid so that you can logon to Quest (course selection) This is the only userid you will use for official business while you are at UW !. WATIAM. Logon to WATIAM

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AHS Computing

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  1. Introduction to Computing AHS Computing

  2. AHS Computing Personnel

  3. Userid... • You have been given a unique userid so that you can logon to Quest (course selection) • This is the only userid you will use for official business while you are at UW!

  4. WATIAM • Logon to WATIAM • http://watiam.uwaterloo.ca • verify your personal information • Answer your security questions to activate your account

  5. To Setup Your Account • Use your WATIAM userid and password • If you are having issues, please visit BMH 1037

  6. Your Password • You will have 1 password for all resources at UW • Use a complicated password • Guard your password • Change your password often

  7. Your Responsibility! • You have an email account at UW! • userid@uwaterloo.ca • It is your responsibility to ‘activate’ and to regularly ‘check’ your account!!! • This can be done by either by using http://mywaterloo.ca or by forwarding your email to another account • Your email server is mailservices

  8. Email • Your email account is, • username@mailservices.uwaterloo.ca • The most common way to check your email is to use mywaterloo.ca • You can setup an email client like Outlook to read your email • http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/cs/mailservices/emailclient.html

  9. Checking WATIAM • To forward your email to another account fill in the Email Forward field in WATIAM • You can also setup a Friendly Email address

  10. mywaterloo.ca • mywaterloo.ca is a multi-faceted web portal • One of it’s main purposes is read and respond to email • Works essentially like hotmail or gmail • More secure • More professional

  11. About Nexus • Nexus is a domain, it is not software! • A group of computers and devices on a network that are administered as a unit with common rules and procedures. • You can logon to your account from any of the computing labs on campus

  12. Nexus Software • Office 2010 • Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher & Access • Internet Explorer 9 • Stats Software • SPSS 20 • SAS 9.2 • R 2.11 • Other course specific software on selected workstations

  13. Student Computing Labs • RLS Grad Lab • BMH 1034 • 6 workstations • recprt2 • 7 days a week • Access by Department Key after hours • SPHHS Grad Lab • BMH 2324 • 6 workstations • hsgprt2 • 7 days a week • Access by Department Key after hours

  14. The N:\ Drive • Your 10GB file space is located on the N:\ drive • Make sure to save your files to either the N:\ drive or to a USB Key • Use your N:\ drive to store your files • It is a safe, secure and reliable network resource • It is backed up every 4 hours • There is an archive of nightly backups for the previous 5 days and 2 weekly backups from the previous Sunday night

  15. VPN • To connect to your N: drive from off campus you will need to connect to the VPN • Instructions • http://cn-vpn.uwaterloo.ca

  16. Printing • If you have problems with printing, please contact: • AHS Helpdesk, BMH 1037 or ahshelp@uwaterloo.ca

  17. Wireless • BMH and LHI has wireless coverage • 2 networks will appear • uw-unsecured • username@uwaterloo.ca

  18. Shopping on Campus • (SLC) • Located in the SLC • PCs & Macs • laptops • printers • software • http://ist.uwaterloo.ca/msdn • 173 software titles including Windows 8 • CHIP • MC 1052

  19. Questions • http://www.ahs.uwaterloo.ca/ahsco/firstyearstudents/ • Lowell Williamson, IT Specialist • BMH 2111, x32326, llwillia@uwaterloo.ca

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