CSEE Graduate Student Orientation CSEEIT

Introduction Geoff Weiss Computer Systems Manager

New CSEE Computer Account GL account needs to be activated Paper request form found in ITE325 office Fill out top section Needs to be signed by the appropriate faculty member Submit form to ITE325F Account remains available as long as you are an active student

Account Features UNIX shell on Solaris and Linux Disk space (quota enabled) CSEE account Personal Web space (

CSEEIT This is a constantly evolving environment CSEEIT vs. DoIT my.cs.umbc.edu vs. my.umbc.edu

CSEEIT CSEE UNIX Servers CSEE “Grad Lab” Workstations CSEE “TA Office” Workstations CSEE Classroom Lab Workstations CSEE Web Portals

Grad Lab – ITE 305

Grad Lab Usage No eating, drinking, or smoking Card swipe access only Do not let others in the lab Printer use is for the TA's –General student printers in ENG 019 Access is logged and monitored

Non-Lab Access Connect from: –UMBC Wireless “Campus” “Visitor” –Personal ISP Four remote login servers –linuxserver[1-2].cs.umbc.edu –sunserver[1-2].cs.umbc.edu

Non-Lab Access Connect from: –UMBC Wireless “Campus” “Visitor” –Personal ISP Four remote login servers –linuxserver[1-2].cs.umbc.edu –sunserver[1-2].cs.umbc.edu

System Usage Privilege (not a right) Use a complex password –Mixed case letters, numbers, special characters –At least twenty characters long recommended Report problems through ticket interface All usage is logged

Non-appropriate Usage Hacking Downloading or distribution of illegal content –Such as, but not limited to, unauthorized distributions of copyrighted files/property i.e. mp3’s, movies, warez Pornography

CSEE Mailing Lists Mailman This mailing list server uses the Web for list management. To subscribe, directly access the URL for the appropriate list: A full copy of mailing list names is not published to maintain the privacy of the lists.

CSEE Mailing Lists Graduate student mailing lists csee-grad-cs graduate students in the CS program csee-grad-ce graduate students in the CE program csee-grad-ee graduate students in the EE program i.e.

Web Sites CSEE Department CSEEIT Systems CSEEIT Support CSEE Blogs

More Web Sites CSEE Google Calendar (Events) %40gmail.com&ctz=America/New_York CSEE News (Blog interface)

Mail-related Web Sites CSEE WebMail CSEE Mailing Lists

Best Security Practices Don’t give out your password (campus policy) Personal Computer use –Keep Operating System and Applications up to date –Run Anti-virus software (Microsoft provides Anti-Virus for Windows. There are free options for Mac OS X.) Active system scans

Best Practices Be wary of s from unknown sources Be cautious of attachments that you are not expecting Never click on links in Be vigilant of social engineering tricks –Do not reply (or enter Web forms) with account or personal information i.e. Password, SSN, Banking Information, Date of Birth, Address Look at the mail headers

Conclusion Use common sense CSEEIT is available for help

Questions?