CollegeofManagement ITResources forMBAStudents

OneAccounttoRulethemAll
Notethatthereisessentiallyonemainallpurposeuseraccountwhichmaybe referencedbyahostofdifferentnamesthroughoutthecampus thisisthe accountforlabPCs,wirelessnetworking,email,andmore. And it will look something like either: jsmith123 (new format), or gtg1234a (old format)

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LDAP Prisim Kerberos AD(ActiveDirectory)

Use http://passport.gatech.edu // to change the password and manage your account.

account.

Email
Th ll of fmanagement tprovides id MSE h t Thecollege Exchange 2007accounts (Email&Calendaring)forallMBAstudents.
DefaultuseviaOutlookWebAccess athttp://webmail.mgt.gatech.edu http://webmail mgt gatech edu (worksbestwithInternetExplorer; otherbrowserswillprovideless functionality)

Theseaccounts Th t useanemail il addressof: first.last@mba.gatech.edu.

ForsecurityreasonsPOP/IMAP accesstoExchangeisnotenabled.

AccessAvailablevia Outlook2003or Outlook2007only*

NetworkActiveSync forPocketPC devices withasufficient versionofWindows Mobile M bil

*Outlook2003or2007canbeconfiguredasanemailclient(directionsunderServiceOfferingson the th MGTITServices S i web bpage) )http://support.mgt.gatech.edu. htt // t t t h d

Email
Please Pl keep k in i mind i dthat th tyourExchange E h account tis i yourfinal fi lschool h laccount. t Itisnotsetuptoforwardemailtootheraccountsbecauseitisdesignedtobethe repositoryforofficialschoolmail. Also,note Al t th that tsomenonMGTcampuscommunications i ti maystill tillgoto t th thealias li you originallysetupwhenyouregistered(e.g.bob@gatech.edu),sowerecommend settingupthefollowing: Originalalias:bob@gatech.edu MSExchangeAccount: first.last@mba.gatech.edu

IfyouwantnonMGTcampus communicationsforwardedto yourMSExchange y g Accountuse eitherofthefollowingoptions.

1.Configureyouroriginalalias viahttp://passport.gatech.edu p //p p g

2.UsecentralITemailaccount onSpectrum: htt // b il http://webmail.mail.gatech.edu il t h d

Youmayalsohaveausername@mail.gatech.eduemailaccountthatgoesto yourOITprovidedaccountandisnotadvertisedbutstillusedbysome systems.

ComputerLabsAvailable24/7viaBuzzcards
Graduate C Commons: R Room 301

Undergraduate Lab:Room120

Communications Effectiveness Lab:Room220*

*Thisisameetingroomwithpresentationcapabilitiestoallowyoutopracticeyourpresentationaheadoftime.

Printing
PrintFunctionalityin UndergraduateandGraduate ComputerLabs: b Eachlabfeaturesapayperprint multifunctionprinter/copier/ scannerthatusesyourBuzzcardto registercharges. AddFundstoyourBuzzcardhere: http://www.buzzcard.gatech.edu/ p // g / Printfromyourpersonalnotebook byaddingalocalTCP/IPprinter andspecifyingtheIPaddressand drivertouse. Thedriverscanbedownloaded fromtheMGTITServicesweb pageat http://support.mgt.gatech.edu.

GT Public Network LAWN

InordertoconnectyourlaptopwirelesslytotheGTPublicNetworkorLawn: 1.Pleasereviewthispagefirst;itsan excellent ll tresource. http://www.lawn.gatech.edu

2.GetLAWNWEPkeyhere: https://auth.lawn.gatech.edu/ssid_wep.php

3.OnceyouhavetheWEPKey,youwillneedtocreateanetworkcalled GTwireless (SSID)onyourlaptopandentertheWEPKeyasthenetwork password.Howthisisdonevariesdependingonwhichoperating system t youareusing. i Configuration C fi ti help h l canbe b found f dhere: h http://www.lawn.gatech.edu/help/configuration.htmlKeepinmind thatthecapitalizationisimportantwhentypingtheSSID.

Thisnetworkiscomposedof10/100wiredand802.11b/g wirelessnetworksinpublicspacesincludingbreakoutand seminarrooms,classrooms,hallways,andlounges.

NetworkSecurity101
Youareresponsible p forany ycomputer p y youbring gintothecollege. g LAWN Theclassroom/hallway/breakoutroom/conferenceroomwiredandall buildingwirelessnetworksareveryopenandassuchareabattlezone ofmalicioustraffic.Assuch,itsimportantthatyoutakesome precautionswhenusingit. TheFourKeys
KeepWindows andanynetwork applications(e.g. IE,Firefox, Outlook)patched up;newMS patches t h are (typically) releasedmonthly.

ANT TI SPYWARE E

Great run down on the basics of personal computer security:

http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/home_networks.html#IV

ANTI VIRUS A S

FIREWALL L

Yourantivirus shouldupdate itself automatically.

Preferablywith anagentthat runscontinuously inthe background.

Attheveryleast verifythatyour Windowsfirewall isenabled;for moreadvanced protection consider id a3rd partyfirewall.

PATCH H

NetworkSecurity101
Windows Patching http://www.windowsupdate.com Commercial C i lA Antivirus ti i &A Anti-Spyware ti S software ft available il bl t to St Students d t https://software.oit.gatech.edu/request.php Free ee Anti-Spyware t Spy a e So Software t ae http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx http://www.safernetworking.org/ http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/ Microsofts Security Tips (including using the XP built-in firewall)

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/default.mspx
While we provide the above links as a courtesy, we cannot support them. Please take advantage of the online resources questions y you have ( (e.g. g Google g Groups, p , Vendor FAQs). ) available to research q

ITLiaison
InanefforttoprovidebettersupporttotheMBAclasses classes, theCollege College's sITServices Officeselectsa2ndyearMBAstudenttoactasanITliaisonbetweenMBA studentsandthe IToffice.ThisyearsLiaisonis:AakashPatel.Hisresponsibilities include: I dditi t i i t Inaddition torunning into himinthehalland contactinghimbyemail, Servingasapointof Aakashcang generally ybe RepresentingMBA contactforMBAstudents intereststotheMGTIT forITrelatedideasand foundintheITOffice,Suite Servicesteam concerns 204acrossfromthe2nd floorentrancetoBarnes andNobles. Nobles
DisseminatingITrelated informationtoMBA students Providingtechnical assistancetofellow studentsintheiruseof servicesMGTITprovides (e.g. ( g howtoconfigure g Exchangeoptions)

Hisemailis: aakash.patel@mba.gatech.edu

HelpwithResources
F bl ithC ll of f M towned dITR b ForP Problems with College Management Resources e.g.th thel lab computers,printersorExchangeemailservice:

1.TryITServicespage http://mgt.gatech.edu/its/se rvices.html

Pleasestarthere

2.EmailITLiaisonwith aninquiry: Aakash.Patel@mba.gat ech.edu

3.Please contactMGTIT Servicesat http://support. mgt.gatech.edu anduseourweb formtosubmita supportrequest.

OtherHelpfulResources
ForProblemswithResourcesnotownedbyMGT e.g. e g classrooms classrooms, CommunicationsEffectivenessLab,LAWN,oryouraccount contact OITat4048947173orinpersonattheCustomerSupportCenterin thebasementoftheLibrary.
OfficeofInformationTechnology:http://www.oit.gatech.edu Passwordchange:https://passport.gatech.edu/

Prismaccount(PersonalWebspace):
http://www.prism.gatech.edu/

OITistransitioningthissystemtoZimbra

GTLibrary(OnlineDatabasesandNewspapers):
http://www.library.gatech.edu/