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Laptop Orientation

Laptop Orientation. August 21 st , 2007 Kevin Prechtl and Owen Opena. Agenda. Email Setup Laptop Support Open Source Software Downloads Tips and Housekeeping Items Business Career Connections Q&A. Username and Password. firstname.lastname@business.uconn.edu

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Laptop Orientation

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  1. Laptop Orientation August 21st, 2007 Kevin Prechtl and Owen Opena

  2. Agenda • Email Setup • Laptop Support • Open Source Software Downloads • Tips and Housekeeping Items • Business Career Connections • Q&A

  3. Username and Password • firstname.lastname@business.uconn.edu • Alias – kprechtl@business.uconn.edu • Username and password: • Username: first initial followed by your last name, all lowercase – kprechtl • Password: first and last initials capitalized, followed by two “$” characters, followed by the last four digits of your peoplesoft number • For Kevin: KP$$5624

  4. Outlook Web Access • Everyone can access email via the web from any computer • Outlook Web Access – OWA • http://www.business.uconn.edu/email • Works best with Internet Explorer • Username: kprechtl • Password: KP$$5624

  5. Email Setup – Outlook 2003 and 2007 • For systems that have never used Outlook before • Configuration for Microsoft Office: • Depending on your current configuration your instructions could be slightly different. • Please bear with Owen and I as we walk through these instructions • If you get lost, please raise your hand and we will come help

  6. Email Setup – Create New Profile • Open up the ‘Mail’ control panel. (If you do not see the Mail Icon, you will need to click on ‘Switch to Classic View’ on the left side of the Control Panel.) • Click on ‘Show Profiles’ • You will first need to add a new Profile. Click on Add and then Type in your name to identify your account. • Click OK

  7. Outlook 2007 only • In Outlook 2007 this window should now pop up. Check “Manually configure server settings or additional server types” • Click next

  8. Email Setup – Add New Email Account • A window will appear titled ‘Email Accounts’ • Check ‘Add a new e-mail account’ • At the Add a New E-mail Account Window, choose Microsoft Exchange and click on Next.

  9. Email Setup – Exchange Server • Type in the following information: • Microsoft Exchange server: sbmailroom.business.uconn.edu • Uncheck ‘Use Cached Exchange Mode’ • Username: <your first and last name> • Click on ‘More Settings’.

  10. Email Setup - Login • If you are prompted for a username. Ignore the login and click on Cancel. • This may or may not happen • Afterwards you will get the following error message, hit OK. • This may or may not happen

  11. Email Setup – General Account Settings • Verify the server (sbmailroom.business.uconn.edu) and your full name. Then click on OK. • This may or may not happen • You will now be in the General Email Account Settings. • On ‘General’ tab make sure ‘Manually control connection state’ is checked

  12. Email Setup – Proxy Settings • Select the “Connection” tab • Check the box next to “Connect to my Exchange mailbox using HTTP” then select “Exchange Proxy Settings”

  13. Email Setup – Proxy Settings • On the “Exchange Proxy Settings” page, set the following settings: • For “Use this URL to connect to my proxy server for Exchange” enter: sbpostman.business.uconn.edu 1 • Ensure that the box is checked next to “Connect using SSL only” 2 • Ensure that the box is checked next to “On slow networks, connect using HTTP first, then connect using TCP/IP” 3 • Change the “Proxy authentication settings” to “Basic Authentication” 4

  14. Email Setup – Proxy Settings 1 2 3 4

  15. Email Setup – Finish • Select OK on the “Exchange Proxy Settings” page • Select OK on the “Microsoft Exchange Server” page • Select “Next” on the “Change Email Account” page • Select “Finish” on the next “Change E-mail Accounts” page • Select “Close” on the Mail Setup – page

  16. Email Setup – Finish • Now start Microsoft Outlook • When you begin, you will get a login box. Enter the following information: • User name: • username@business (XP Pro) • business/username (Vista) • Password: <your password> • Then click OK

  17. Laptop Support • ITS on the 2nd floor does not provide support for your laptop • They will only help you with your user ID or password • help@business.uconn.edu for email issues • 2nd Year Support Group: • We can help you with most of your issues unless you have hardware problems • Kevin Prechtl – spyware and virus removal, software issues, wireless and wired network troubleshooting, general questions • Skype chat is best way to communicate with me or email • Skype username: kevin.prechtl • Owen Opena – general

  18. Open source downloads • 7-Zip (file compression software) • http://www.7-zip.org/ • Mozilla Firefox (web browser) • http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/ • PDFCreator (PDF document printer) • http://www.pdfforge.org/products/pdfcreator • Windows XP PowerToys Calculator • http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspx

  19. Open source downloads • Spybot – Search & Destroy (anti-spyware) • http://www.spybot.info/en/mirrors/index.html • Ad-Aware (anti-spyware) • http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-2007-Free/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?part=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5 • WinAmp (media player) • http://www.winamp.com/player • Adobe Acrobat Reader 8 (PDF reader) • http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

  20. Open source downloads • Skype • http://www.skype.com/ • AOL Instant Messenger • http://www.aim.com/ • Yahoo Messenger • http://messenger.yahoo.com/

  21. UConn Software Licensing Group • Symantec Anti-virus (university license) • http://antivirus.uconn.edu/downloads.html • Link to other software • http://software.uconn.edu/software/software.php

  22. Tips and Housekeeping Items • http://vpn.uconn.edu UConn VPN for connecting to university resources from home • Also makes Outlook faster when not on SBA network • Lockers – see Sue McQuiggan in the MBA office for a locker • Microwave and refrigerator – • Clean up after yourself if you spill something. • No fish in the microwave • All food and beverage will be emptied on Thursday afternoons. If you leave plastic containers or bottles from home, they can be thrown out. Take your stuff home on Thursday’s when you leave • MBA Computer in the Reading Room • 10 minute max if people are waiting • Printing for emergencies only • Do not print your 50 page paper on that printer. MBA office provides toner, but will stop if it is abused • Bring your own paper • Breakout rooms – do not take any breakout just because it is unlocked. MBA’s have specific rooms allocated. See Sue or Pam Costa to schedule a breakout • MBA reading rooms – don’t use these for large group meetings, get a breakout room

  23. Tips and Housekeeping Items • MBA Calendar • http://plus.calendars.net/uconnmba • Calendar was created to keep YOU informed, it is the most up to date schedule of events • All GBA, Concentration Club, and MBA Program events are posted

  24. Business Career Connections • We will go through a demonstration of the program Q & A

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