Buying personal computer hardware and software

What computer hardware should you buy? Other considerations - printers, memory drives, blank media University computer hardware and software purchasing programs available What services do the Computing Center staff offer to students? What can't they help with? What software can I get from the University?

BEFORE you connect your personal computer to the campus network

What kind of network connection do you need? Click for a chart to help you decide. Directions for WIRED or WITTENBERG WIRELESS connection (use campus printers/network drives) Directions for WITT UNSECURE OPEN WIRELESS connection (PDA, phone, or other device) Download optional antivirus, virtual private networking, or other software

CONNECTING your personal computer to the campus network

WittConnect locations around campus - wired and wireless list Click here: Connecting to WITTENBERG WIRELESS after registering the computer Directions for WITT UNSECURE OPEN WIRELESS connection (PDA, phone, or other device)

USING your personal computer on the campus network

Network drive letters and their uses Map a drive from your computer to a campus file server Troubleshooting Other notes

Using University computers

How to log into campus Windows computers Accessing network file servers from off campus or from a campus Apple Connecting to networks using a campus-owned laptop Retrieve files you've deleted from a network drive Student worker access to department drives

Accessing network resources off campus

Accessing network file servers from off campus or from a campus Apple Installing the virtual private networking client on your Windows computer Installing the virtual private networking client on your Apple computer Map a drive from your computer to a campus file server

E-mail

 E-mail password and username information

 Outlook with Exchange how-to information

Checking e-mail quota in Outlook or Outlook Web Access

 Check your e-mail from anywhere - Outlook on the Web

 Set up Outlook 2003 or 2007 on your personal computer to access your Wittenberg e-mail account

 Privacy settings

 Bulletin Board

 Forward e-mail

 Mailing lists

 Changing Passwords