LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY I N F O R M AT I O N T E C H N O L O G Y

Top Ten Things You Need to Know about Information Technology Services at LMU

Top 10 things to know 10. Telephones 9. Bring, buy, or?? 8. E-Messaging 7. Campus Network 6. Social Networking 5. Productivity Tools 4. ManeGate 3. Staying Healthy 2. Staying Legal 1. Getting Help

Dorm Telephones Local and Long Distance Service Personal Billing Number (PBN) Individualized Monthly Billing Should I bring a landline phone? Personal choice Electronic Retailers LMU Bookstore DO NOT BRING 2.4 Ghz Cordless Phones conflicts with LMU Wireless

Cell Phones Preferred by most students Coverage best for Verizon, Sprint, Cingular Bring your own (no campus purchase agreement)

Bring a computer? You do not have to bring a computer! LMU Open Computer Labs St. Robert s (Mac/ Windows) 24/7 access Library (PC) Loaner Laptops Departmental Labs Specified schools/ majors

Already own a computer? Minimum PC Specifications Pentium P4 or better Windows XP Ethernet/Wireless Minimum MAC Specifications PowerPC G4 or better OS X Ethernet/Wireless

Want to buy a computer? We recommend: PC Compatible Any currently sold PC Wireless laptop XP or Vista Online Purchasing Gateway Computers Dell Computers Apple Computers Journey Education Marketing Macintosh Any currently sold Mac OS X Dual-boot or Parallels Printers Deskjets? Lab printing Misc Cat 5e or 6 cable External HD

E-communication with your LMU Student email address: username@lion.lmu.edu instant messaging students may use their personal AOL, MSN, Yahoo or others LMU runs internal Jabber IM helicopter parents?

E is for Emergency Connect-ED Emergency Notification System Contacts students and parents in the event of an emergency Please provide your emergency contact information

The Campus Network High Speed Access (1 Gb) Wired or Wireless Where Can I Get Online? Residence Halls Student Labs Study Lounges Wireless Access ANYWHERE! Compatibility: 802.11b/g NO Access Points allowed!

What is... Facebook? MySpace? YouTube? Manepoints?

LionShare

BlackBoard

ManeGate A one-stop resource for LMU announcements, e-mail, calendar, registration, course tools, group tools, news, events, forms, and more Official University communications Provides secure access to University services Blackboard Prowl email Lionshare http://manegate.lmu.edu

Staying Healthy Virus Protection Buy Anti-Virus Software Norton Internet Security Spyware/Malware Adware/Spyware removal tools are available online for free Ad-Aware www.lavasoftusa.com Microsoft Anti-spyware (Windows Defender) Keep them updated!! Student Computer Registration System Online registration system for LMU personal student computers. Allows IT to identify and contact end users of troubled computers on the network.

Staying Legal Filesharing Illegal Filesharing RIAA/MPAA Copyright violations Internet Plagarism

Getting Help Move-In Weekend Support Setup centers Friday and Saturday 9am-4pm Daum Hall McCarthy Sullivan St. Robert s Basement Support during the year Student Help Desk St. Robert s basement 9am-6pm Mon-Fri Services include Connectivity issues Virus/spyware removal Basic hardware/software troubleshooting Document recovery

Contacting IT Location: St. Robert s Basement ResNet.lmu.edu Help Desk On campus: 87777 Off campus: (310) 338-7777 E-mail: studenthelp@lmu.edu Basement Real-Time Chat