Computer Resources

1. Computer Resources • Contact person Morten Ariansen or Peder Nielsen rom 117 tlf 22850665 • Email: it-drift@samfunnsmed.uio.no) • As student you are entitled to use the computing resources available at the university. • The username and password you received is the key to these resources.

2. Using computers on campus. • All campus computers require a UiO username and password. • Always log off when leaving a computer. • You may restart/reset a computer at any time if necessary. • Do not turn computers off. This is because we update computers at night. • Computers go into a locked mode if left without logging off. • Locked computers can be reset by either turning it off and on. • Hold the reset butten for 6 seconds to turn off. • Do not install programs on the computers.

3. User account: • If not specifically told otherwise, you must keep your account active by ensuring that you • Pay your semester registration fees each semester. • Register for exams each semester. • If you skip registering or paying one semester your account may become inactive shortly after the next semester.

4. The username gives access to: • A university email account with up to 100MB storage of mail. • About 100 MB of personal disk space on a network disk (M:) • Access to many computers on campus. • Access to high speed network. • University databases (such as medline.). • Printers. • Programs.

5. Your user account is personal • Do not give away your password to others. You are responsible for any misuse of your account. • If an account is seriously misused access privileges to the university account may be taken away. • Others may misuse your account, by for example using up your printer quota. • Remember to log off when leaving a computer

6. Changing your password. • You have all received a username and password. For security reasons the University want you to change your password. • The password may be changed by going to the web page http://password.uio.no

7. Changing you password • There are some considerations you need consider when changing your password. • When to change your password • It takes ½ to 8 hours before the new password is activated on all systems. A good time to change your password is just before you leave the computer for the day. This will give the system all night to update the password on all systems. • Avoid being logged on a campus computer with the old password immediatle

8. What to use as a password. • To ensure that the password is secure. Only passwords that have at combination of letters digits and special characters (f.ex. -,.:;&%) will be accepted. • Simple password with just letters will be rejected when you attempt to change the password. • The digits and special characters. must be in the middle of the password. • The password is changed through a web page inn internet explorer.

9. Email. • The standard email program for e-mail is:http://webmail.uio.no • You can access to this email from all over the world. • Use your university username and password to check your mail in web-mail. Keep up-to-date by reading your university email.

10. Disk space: • All the campus computers will automatically connect your personal network disk to M: when you log on. • We advise to only save on the M: disk (not on the Hard Disk (C:) or (D:) ). • Documents saved on the C disk cannot be access on other computers. Documents saved on the M: disk can be accessed through any computer on campus. • A backup of all documents on your M: disk is taken every night. • You can alternatively save on personal diskettes (A:) or “USB memory keys”. • To avoid accidental loss of data we advise you to keep extra copies (e.g. on the M: disk.)

11. The Network: • All campus computers have access to the university’s high speed network. • For security reasons it is not allowed to connect private computers directly on the University network. • IT is possible to connect private computers to the network through some campus flats. Or through UiO modems (22596790). A description of this in Norwegian is found on http://www.usit.uio.no/it/hjemmekontor/os/wxp.html • It is possible to access personal disk and other resources from outside of the UIO network. • Some places on Campus offer wireless connections for privet computers.

12. Databases: • The university library offer access to a wide number of databases that can be accessed through the Web. Most require that you are at logged inn with your university account on a campus computer. Many of the databases can also be accessed through a VPN connection from private computers connected to external networks.http://www.ub.uio.no/umh/english/

13. Printers: • Computers in computer labs are automatically connect to a printer in the near vicinity. • In our case the computers in the computer room are all connected to the network printer ut_isam12 which is in the same room as the computers.

14. Checking the printer queue. • The printout is first sent to a printer queue which in turn sends it to the printer. • The web address for checking printer queues status is:http://www.usit.uio.no/it/utskrift/prolight.html • The web address for checking the printer queue status for ut_isam12 is: http://www.uio.no/cgi-bin/priss.cgi?skriver=ut_isam12&submit=list

15. Using prolight • http://www.usit.uio.no/it/utskrift/prolight.html • You can delete any existing printout of yours that still is in the queue. • Printouts that are deleted before they reach the printer are not charged to your printer account. • Do not do the mistake of repeating a printout if nothing appears. • All printouts may appear later when the problem is resolved and you will be charged for all the printouts you order.

16. Known problems with the printer • The printer draw which holds the paper has a back lever that slips backwards. • If the draw is full of paper and the printer complains that there is no paper open the draw and push the blue lever which holds the paper until the paper is touching the front of the drawer. The blue lever should click into place when the paper i positioned correctly.

17. Programs: • The computers in the PC room are installed with Windows XP and the following programs. • Internet Explorer, • Word XP, Excel XP, PowerPoint XP • Statistical programs: Spss version 12, Epi Info

18. Summary of webpages • http://webmail.uio.no • http://www.usit.uio.no/it/utskrift/prolight.html • http://www.ub.uio.no/umh/english

19. Good luck

20. Student printer quotas • The university has introduced student payment for printouts • The university’s printer accountancy system keep track of all the pages printed by a user • The charge is kr 0,30 per page. • Printer resource are disabled for students who not to pay the optional “Copy fee” • Apon paying semester and copy fee students receive an initial quota of 100 pages.

21. Managing printer quota • You can check your printer account status through • https://www.uio.no/usit/cerebrumweb/utskrift • Additional pages can be paid for through the studentweb: • http://www.uio.no/english/academics/registration/ • You can print out so long as your printer account is in plus. • If your printout larger than your quota the quota will go in minus. • Once your printer account is zero or in minus any subsequent printout will be aborted. • Contact us if you have any complaints about printout quality, we can restore pages to your printer account.

22. Payment for printouts • Additional pages can be paid for through the studentweb: • http://www.uio.no/english/academics/registration • You can choose to pay by “bankgiro”, net-bank or credit card • Paying by credit card will update your printer account immediately otherwise allow 4 to 5 days before your printer account will get updated.

23. Tips and hints. • Example of things you need to be able to do • Download documents from the web pages

24. Downloading documents • During the course you will be asked to download documents that you can take with you on diskettes. This will typically be web links of word documents or PDF files • Sending attachments through the email • You may be asked to download and answerer a questionnaire in word and later return it as an attachment through the email.

25. The careful user vs the careless user.

26. The careful user. • Quits all programs before taking out a diskette or memory key. • Stores documents directly on the network disk rather than directly on diskettes or memory key. • Does not use applications (like word) to copy documents from M: onto diskettes or memory keys. • Uses memory keys or diskettes for backup or transport only. • Always logs off when finished with a computer. • Takes backup copies of important documents on his private computer. • Puts important documents on the m disk for safekeeping. • Stops USB memory keys” before disconnecting it. • Ensures that there is ample storage space before editing documents.

27. The careless user. • Always have many programs and documents open at the same time. • Stores all important documents only on either diskette. Memory keys or home computer. • Does not bother to quit Microsoft applications before taking out “memory key” or diskette. • Does not bother to stop memory keys before disconnecting it. • Does not bother to read University email. • Lends his user account to friends. • Ignores virus warnings