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Activating Pilot Account ( first time users ). Web-based Activation Browse to http://pilot.msu.edu /twig Click on the link on the lower right that says ' Set Up Your Pilot Account' Follow directions carefully. Enter your MSU identification number and PIN in as prompted.
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Activating Pilot Account (first time users) • Web-based Activation Browse to http://pilot.msu.edu/twig • Click on the link on the lower right that says 'Set Up Your Pilot Account' • Follow directions carefully. Enter your MSU identification number and PIN in as prompted. • Enter a secure password when prompted. Pilot displays your MSUnet ID. For future logins use this ID and password to enter Pilot.
Activating Pilot AccountContd… Telnet-based Activation on Windows • Click on the Start button, then on Run. • Type telnet pilot.msu.edu in the 'Run' window. • The Pilot Welcome Screen will then display. You will be prompted to log in. • At the login prompt, type pilot and press the ENTER key • After reading the MSUnetID Administration page, enter your MSU Identification Number and press the ENTER key. • Enter your four-digit PIN and press ENTER key. • After reading the Assigning a Password to Your Pilot Account page, type what you would like your password to be and press the Enter key. • Retype the password for verification purposes and press the Enter key.
Activating Pilot AccountContd… • Once the password is successfully set, the Logging into the PILOT System screen displays. This screen will give you your Pilot ID (username). Note: It is VERY important to make a note of your Pilot ID! Your MSU email address is : yourMSUnetID@msu.edu • You can access your email via http://pilot.msu.edu/twig or via telnet Start -> Run -> telnet pilot.msu.edu Telnet-based Activation on Macintosh • Open Telnet (OSX users may launch Terminal, then type: telnet pilot.msu.edu at the prompt. Proceed to step 3). • Login in, using the host pilot.msu.edu • The Pilot Welcome Screen will then display. You will be prompted to log in. • Follow steps 2-4 Upgrade to mail.msu @ https://mail.msu.edu/upgrade/
Mail.msu E-Mail • Mail.msu allows every MSU student to exchange electronic mail with other e-mail users on the world wide Internet You can connect to pilot from most public Microlabs The list of MSU microlabs is available on-line at http://www.msu.edu/service/mlab/web/ • To connect to mail.msu Go to http://mail.msu.edu/ Type in your Pilot ID and password to access your mail
FTP • What is FTP? FTP is File Transfer Protocol. It is used for transferring files between your computer and a remote system (e.g. web server) • PC Users A popular FTP software is for windows is WS_FTP. It is freely available on the web for educational purposes at http://www.download.com
FTP for PC • Open the WS_FTP application program. There will be sessions properties window. • Type in the host name or IP address • e.g, pilot.msu.edu • - If you know the host type, select from drop down list otherwise select Automatic detect which takes care of 90% ftp sites • Type in your username and password. You can specify any profile name for the host if it doesn’t exist • Click OK
Contd… • -Select the files or folders on the source system. • Open the folder to which you want to transfer files on the destination system. • Select the file transfer mode. • Transfer the files using the left and right arrow buttons located between the list boxes. • Click the left arrow button to transfer files from the remote to the local system. • Click the right arrow button to transfer files from the local system to the FTP site.
FTP for Mac Users • Fetch is a Macintosh program for transferring files • Connecting: When you start Fetch or choose the New Connection... menu item you will be prompted with the connection dialog box. • Specifiy the name or IP number of the machine you wish to connect to e.g pilot.msu.edu • You may enter an user id and password.
Contd… • Getting a File • - To get a file, drag it to the Finder, double-click on its name or select it and click the Get File... Button. • - To get multiple files, or directories, click on them while holding down the Command key and then drag them to the Finder or click the Get... button. • Putting a File • - To transfer a file from your Macintosh to another machine click on the Put File... button. You will be asked to pick a file and prompted for the name and format to give the file you are putting. • To transfer multiple files, or folders, to another machine hold down the Option key while pressing the Put File... button, or choose Put Folders and Files… from the Remote menu.