Agenda Steps to Obtain your Phobos and Matrix Accounts. How to use a Telnet Application to Access your Phobos and Matrix Accounts How to Create an Effective Password How to Change your Existing Password

Steps to Obtain Phobos and Matrix Accounts 1. Register for cs program and obtain “one-card”. 2. Complete SIRIS screen to generate Learn, Phobos and Matrix accounts. 3. Read Learn in order to obtain Phobos and Matrix account name & password. 4. Telnet to Phobos / Matrix account.

Steps to Obtain Phobos and Matrix Accounts Using a Web Browser, access computer studies webpage at: On left-hand side of computer studies webpage point and click onto the button called SIRIS

Steps to Obtain Phobos and Matrix Accounts Logon to SIRIS to create account. Point and click onto: “Click here to enter SIRIS”

Steps to Obtain Phobos and Matrix Accounts You are required to enter your student I.D. and date of birth. You will also be required to create a 5 digit personal I.D. number to be able to access your SIRIS account.

Steps to Obtain Phobos and Matrix Accounts At the main SIRIS screen, point and click onto Change Learn Password. This password will allow you to access your account.

How to Read via Netscape Using Netscape or Internet Explorer, go to the website address: You will be prompted for your learn username and password. Enter your learn username and password information. Look for an from administration (root) regarding your Phobos and Matrix username and password.

How to Read via Netscape WARNING: Make sure to close Netscape after reading your e- mail messages; otherwise, people can read your and send with your address. SUGGESTION: Keep your Phobos & Matrix account access information for at least 3 weeks. Write down passwords for accounts, but do NOT include username for account beside password!

How to Logon to Phobos and Matrix Servers Run Telnet Program Connect to Phobos / Matrix Server Logon to Server: Enter Phobos / Matrix user I.D. Enter Phobos / Matrix password

What is the Telnet Application? Unix systems such as Phobos were originally designed to accommodate “dumb terminals” which were simply monitors and keyboards directly connected up to network Telnet allows the server to “think” that the user’s personal computer is a “dumb terminal” A common type of “dumb terminal” was Digital Equipment corporation’s VT100.

Telnet Application To launch or “run” the Telnet application from the Seneca computing lab, point and click onto the application “telnet” on the Windows desktop You can obtain a free version of the Telnet application for home use (assuming you have a computer system with a modem). More details in following lessons…

Connect to Server For all Telnet applications, you must specify to which server you will connect For this Telnet application, you must point and click onto the File menu, select Open and type the server name (such as phobos or matrix). If you are logging in from another ISP you must provide the full domain name of the server (such as phobos.senecac.on.ca or matrix.senecac.on.ca)

Logon to Your Phobos / Matrix Account After you connect to the Phobos / Matrix server, you must type in your username (should be on your Seneca “one-card”) and your password. The password will be provided to you by an message in your LEARN account. It is important to get your LEARN account as soon as possible!

Protecting your Computer Accounts It is important to assign an appropriate password to prevent unauthorized access to your computer accounts. Concerns regarding unauthorized use: Illegal Activity Suspension of account Loss of data / Copying of assignments

Password tips Avoid easily detected passwords such as names or a series of numbers. Use phrases and take the first letter of each word For example: Autumn leaves Turn red, yellow, orange

Password Tips Combine upper and lower case letters Include non alpha-numeric characters such as. or - in your password Acceptable passwords on PHOBOS and LEARN range from 6 to 8 characters

Changing your Password After logging onto PHOBOS, you can change your password by typing at the prompt: passwd Note: It is recommended to change password periodically (eg. twice a year).

Logging-off Phobos Always log-off of your Phobos account and exit the Telnet Application before you leave your terminal To log-off of your Phobos account, type the following command at the Phobos prompt: logout (or exit or ) After your session is disconnected, close the Telnet application

Homework Create an acceptable password using the above-mentioned techniques. Be prepared to change your password in next computer lab.