1. Week 1 – Seneca Networking Environment

2. Agenda Overview of Seneca Server names How to access servers Terminal Emulation (Putty) Browser – IE, Netscape, Fire Fox, etc. How to activate your student account 2

3. Seneca First Semester Computing Environment 3 CS Matrix Learn Siris MySeneca Open Lab S2122 Your Home PC Learning Commons Dial up or High Speed through a Gateway Router

4. Server names - learn Email username@learn.senecac.on.ca Remote login from on campus use web browser http://learn.senecac.on.ca/webmail from off campus first choice – web browser second choice – email client (POP3, IMAP) 4 learn.senecac.on.ca Provides authentication and student email services

5. Server names - cs Course web site information https://cs.senecac.on.ca/~fac/ios110 Remote login use a web browser 5 cs.senecac.on.ca Is a secure web server and is used to display school and course information on the Internet. It is a file server for faculty

6. Server names - siris Administrative tasks siris.senecac.on.ca Note – this is a secure web server – you must access it using the address https://siris.senecac.on.cahttps://siris.senecac.on.ca Remote login use web browser 6 siris.senecac.on.ca The Student Internet Registration and Inquiry System (SIRIS) is a secure system which interacts with Seneca College's main computer system. It provides real-time information to students on request such as timetabling, and grades.

7. Server names – My Seneca Remote login my.senecacollege.ca use web browser Primarily used for online testing and handing in lab work 7 my.senecacollege.ca Blackboard is a Microsoft.NET platform used to provide online courses, testing, listservs and discussion groups. It also is a secure server (https://)

8. Server names - matrix Email username@matrix.senecac.on.ca Web Server ftp://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~learn_name http://matrix.senecac.on.ca/~learn_name Remote login matrix.senecac.on.ca first choice – SSH ie. Putty 8 matrix.senecac.on.ca Is a Linux server and is used by all students to learn about UNIX\Linux and provides a KDE windows environment.

9. Using a Terminal Emulator Program A “terminal emulator” program designed to connect with a remote computer Mainframe servers can only talk to “dumb terminals” Terminal Emulator software allows your PC to emulate a dumb terminal to connect to servers. You will need Terminal Emulator software to connect to Matrix. Use secure terminal emulator programs that encrypt the username and password. Examples: Putty 9

10. Your Seneca Accounts If you haven’t activated your account go to the Library and click on the New Student button on the login dialog box. You will be directed to SIRIS. To activate account you must give your username and create a secret question and answer Log into Learn If you can log into learn you will be able to log into matrix since the username and password are the same Log in to Matrix to change your temporary password to a more permanent one 10

11. Activating your account See online Help Sheet 11

12. Pre-Lab Download Vista Install File from http://acs.senecac.on.ca Click on Downloads and Log in (only available to CS students) Click on MSDN Burn the ISO file to a DVD –R (follow Pre-Lab instructions) Generate a Product key by doing the following: Click on MSDNAA License on the ACS web site Click Request Key Write the Key on the DVD for future reference 12

13. Pre-Lab Download Driver ISO file from http://acs.senecac.on.ca Click on Downloads and Log in (only available to CS students) Click on Drivers Select Intel Driver for CS Labs Burn the ISO file to a CD –R (follow Pre-Lab instructions) 13

14. Pre-Lab Purchase Text and Lab Manual from Book Store Copy Student Worksheets on CD to USB flash drive Bring to every Lab 14 No Internet access the during Lab periods