ITSC Services, HostNet Setup, & Virus Protection

Desmond Ho – ITSC

5:30pm – 7:30pm

11th September 2006

MBG07

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Agenda

1. ITSC Services1. ITSC Services

2. Hostel Network2. Hostel Network

3. Protecting Your PC3. Protecting Your PC

ITSC Services

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Where To Get Help?

Desktop Services Room 401

Main Building

8:30am – 6:15pm

AV/MM Services Room 101/B

Main Building

Information Commons (IC)

1/F., Library

Main Building

9:30am – 6:30pm

Computer Lab MB202 Room 202

Main Building

9:00am – 9:30pm

Computer Lab NAB209 Room 209

New Academic Block

9:00am – 5:00pm

Student Hotline 2616-8400 9:00am – 9:30pm

ITSC Emails itsc@ln.edu.hk

network@ln.edu.hk

24 hours

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Lab Opening Hours

Lab Mon – Fri

Sat Sun Public Holiday

sMB202 09:00 – 23:00 09:00 –

19:0009:00 – 19:00 09:00 – 19:00

SO203 09:00 – 21:00 09:00 – 17:00

Closed

BU220 09:00 – 21:00 09:00 – 17:00

Closed

NAB209 09:00 – 23:00 09:00 – 19:00

Closed

NAB213 (MM)

09:00 – 23:00 09:00 – 19:00

Closed

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Printing – Using Your Print Account

Where can I CREDIT my print account? Library Circulation Counter. Comptroller’s Office, 1/F. Wong Administration Building

Where can I USE my print account? All Computer Labs & Library. A3 Laser Color Printers can be found at MB202 and IC.

How much do you charge on my print account? Black & White

A4 - $0.3 per page A3 - $0.6 per page

Color A4 - $3.0 per page A3 - $6.0 per page

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Printing – Using Your Octopus Card

Where can I find the Octopus Printers? There are totally 4 Octopus printers (Panasonic DP-4530) on campus:

IC, Library MB202 BU220 NAB209

How can I use the Octopus printer?1. Login to a computer in one of the mentioned locations.2. Select the print queue Panasonic DP-4530 when print.3. Enter a 4-digit user ID and a 4-digit password when prompted. (You

are recommended to use the last 4 digits of your student ID)4. Go to the Octopus printer, insert your Octopus card and press the Print

button.5. Enter the user ID and password on the printer panel to release your

print job(s).

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Procedures for Octopus Printing 1

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Procedures for Octopus Printing 2

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Email Services

How much email quota do I have? 50MB

Which email clients can I use to check my email? WebMail (http://webmail.ln.edu.hk/) Any popular email application, such as Outlook, OE, Netscape

Mail, Thunderbird, etc.

What are the Lingnan email servers? Incoming (POP3/IMAP): studmail1.ln.edu.hk Outgoing (SMTP): mailgate.ln.edu.hk

How can I check my email quota?1. Selecting Checking Email Quota at the ITSC website.2. Login with your email username and password.

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Equipment On-loan

What kind of AV/PC equipment can I borrow from ITSC? Portable PA system with built-in speakers and microphone. Wire & wireless microphone. MP3 recorder. AV/TV set on trolley. LCD projector. Overhead Projector. Computer notebook. DV & DC.

How can I apply to borrow the equipment? Download and fill in the Application Form at http://www.ln.edu.hk/itsc/usg/av/a

vinfo/itsc_avform/AppForm_OnLoanSupport.pdf Submit the completed form in person at MB101/34 or by fax at 2461-361

0.

Where can I see more details about the equipment on-loan?http://www.ln.edu.hk/itsc/usg/av/avinfo/itsc_onloan/index.html

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Multimedia (MM) Booths

Where are the MM booths? 1/F. Library, next to the IC area.

What can I do at the MM booths? Multimedia production, VCD/DVD Production, Computer Audio Recording, Computer Non-linear Video Editing (IEEE1394

input), Video/Audio Dubbing, Video Format Conversion, etc.

How can I book for the MM booths? Get and fill in the application form at IC counter. Return the completed form to Library circulation

counter.

Where can I see more details about the MM Booths?http://www.ln.edu.hk/itsc/usg/av/avinfo/itsc_multimedia/index.html

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Connecting to Hostel Network

Do I need to register for the Hostel Network Connection?

NO registration is required started from this term.

What equipment do I need for the connection?

A computer with an Ethernet adapter (LAN card) A LAN cable

Any system configuration is needed? Proxy Setting for the Internet browser:

Address: cache2.ln.edu.hk Port: 8080

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Connecting to Hostel Network

What can I do if the connection is not working if the configurations are correct?

1st Thing to Try: connect your PC to someone else’s (who is able to connect) LAN point.

Is the light of your LAN card on? Is the cable plugged in properly (both

ends)? Is the driver of your LAN card installed

properly? If ALL of the above is ok and the problem

persists, you can: Send a message to network@ln.edu.hk with your

name, room number, LAN point number, and your contact number.

Call the student services hotline at 2616-8400.

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Wireless LAN

IEEE 802.11b/g compliant wireless LAN.

Some popular coverage areas: Lecture Theatres, Canteen, Library, Chinese Restaurant at AM Building, Wing On Plaza, the whole New Academic Building (NAB), etc.

Wireless LAN System (SSID:LUWLAN) Registration Required. Please register online (Lingnan homepage ITSC Staff Wireless LAN under Internet Services)

New Wireless LAN System (SSID: LUWLAN1) will replace the old Wireless LAN System in December 2006, student can use their email ID and password to access the internet without registration. Now, it is available in the NAB. (Please check our ITSC website for more details)

Wireless LAN system will be extended to Hostel in Spring 2007.

HomePage for WLAN : http://www.ln.edu.hk/itsc/tsg/wireless/wlan_student.shtml

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IL/IT Training Courses

IL/IT Courses offered in this term

ITS110 – IT Security

ITS120 – Getting the Best From MS Windows

ITS140 – Chinese Character Input – the Cangjie (倉頡 ) Way

ITS150 – Using MS Word for Assignments

ITS160 – Analysis/Evaluation of Information Using MS Excel

ITS170 – Creating Electronic Presentations with MS PowerPoint

ITS180 – Creating Your Own Home Page with Dreamweaver

ITS210 – How To Use Your Email Smartly

ITS220 – How To Prevent Your PC From Infected by Virus

ITS230 – How To Manage Your Data Efficiently

ITS240 – Creating Web Animations with Flash

ITS250 – Photo Editing with Photoshop

Register at:

http://www.ln.edu.hk/itsc/infolit/

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Useful Links / Info

ITSC Home Pagehttp://www.ln.edu.hk/itsc/

Change Passwordhttp://www.ln.edu.hk/itsc/info/changing_passwords_student.shtml

User Guideshttp://www.ln.edu.hk/itsc/info/publication/user_guides_student.shtml

Frequently Asked Questionshttp://www.ln.edu.hk/itsc/ic/