Computer Resources
(Morten Ariansen, email morten.ariansen@samfunnsmed.uio.no)
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As student you are entitled to use the computing
resources available at the university.
The username and password you received is the key to
these resources.
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Using computers on campus.
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All campus computers require a UiO username and password.
Always log off when leaving a computer.
You may restart/reset a computer at any time if necessary.
Do not turn computers off. This is because we update computers at
night.
Computers go into a locked mode if left without logging off.
Locked computers can be reset by either turning it off and on.
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Hold the reset butten for 6 seconds to turn off.
Do not install programs on the computers.
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User account:
If not spesifically told otherwise, you must keep your
account active by ensuring that you
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Pay your semester registration fees each semester.
Register for exams each semester.
If you skip registering or paying one semester your
account may become inactive shortly after the next
semester.
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The username gives access to:
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A university email account with up to 100MB storage of
mail.
About 100 MB of personal disk space on a network disk
(M:)
Access to many computers on campus.
Access to high speed network.
University databases (such as medline.).
Printers.
Programs.
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Your user account is personal
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Do not give away your password to others. You are
responsible for any misuse of your account.
If an account is seriously misused access privileges to
the university account may be taken away.
Remember to log off when leaving a computer
Others may misuse your account, by for example using
up your printer quota.
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Changing your password.
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You have all received a username and password. For
security reasons the University want you to change your
password.
The password may be changed by going to the web
page http://password.uio.no
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Changing you password
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There are some considerations you need consider when
changing your password.
When to change your password
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It takes ½ to 8 hours before the new password is activated on
all systems. A good time to change your password is just
before you leave the computer for the day. This will give the
system all night to update the password on all systems.
Avoid being logged on a campus computer with the old
password immediatle
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What to use as a password.
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To ensure that the password is secure. Only passwords that have at
combination of letters digits and special characters (f.ex. -,.:;&%) will
be accepted.
Simple password with just letters will be rejected when you attempt
to change the password.
The digits and special characters. must be in the middle of the
password.
The password is changed through a web page inn internet explorer.
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Email.
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The standard email program for e-mail is
http://webmail.uio.no. You can access to this email from
all over the world.
Use your university username and password to check
your mail in web-mail. Keep up-to-date by reading your
university email.
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Disk space:
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All the campus computers will automatically connect your personal
network disk to M: when you log on.
We advise to only save on the M: disk (not on the Hard Disk (C:) or
(D:) ).
Documents saved on the C disk cannot be access on other
computers. Documents saved on the M: disk can be accessed
through any computer on campus.
A backup of all documents on your M: disk is taken every night.
You can alternatively save on personal diskettes (A:) or “USB
memory keys”. To avoid accidental loss of data we advise you to
keep ekstra copies (f.eks on the M: disk.)
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The Network:
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All campus computers have access to the university’s high speed
network.
For security reasons it is not allowed to connect private computers
directly on the University network.
IT is possible to connect private computers to the network through
some campus flats. Or through UiO modems (22596790). A
description of this in Norwegian is found on
http://www.usit.uio.no/it/hjemmekontor/os/wxp.html
It is possible to access personal disk and other resources from
outside of the UIO network.
Some places on Campus offer wireless connections for privet
computers.
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Databases:
The university library offer access to a wide number of
databases that can be accessed through the Web. Most
require that you are at logged inn with your university
account on a campus computer. Many of the databases
can also be accessed through a VPN connection from
private computers connected to external networks.
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Printers:
Computers in computer labs are automatically connect to
a printer in the near vicinity. In our case the computers in
the computer room are all connected to the network
printer ut_isam12 which is in the same room as the
computers.
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Student printer quotas
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The university has introduced student payment for
printouts
The university’s printer accountancy system keep
track of all the pages printed by a user
The charge is kr 0,30 per page.
Printer resource are disabled for students who not to
pay the optional “Copy fee”
Apon paying semester and copy fee students receive
an initial quota of 100 pages.
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Managing printer quota
You can check your printer account status through
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Additional pages can be paid for through the
studentweb:
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https://www.uio.no/usit/cerebrumweb/utskrift
http://www.uio.no/english/academics/registration/
You can print out so long as your printer account is in
plus.
If your printout larger than your quota the quota will go
in minus.
Once your printer account is zero or in minus any
subsequent printout will be aborted.
Contact us if you have any complaints about printout
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Payment for printouts
Additional pages can be paid for through the
studentweb:
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http://www.uio.no/english/academics/registration
You can choose to pay by “bankgiro”, net-bank
or credit card
Paying by credit card will update your printer
account immediately otherwise allow 4 to 5 days
before your printer account will get updated.
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Checking the printer queue.
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The printout is first sent to a printer queue which in turn
sends it to the printer.
The web address for checking printer queues status is:
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http://www.usit.uio.no/it/utskrift/prolight.html
The web address for checking the printer queue status
for ut_isam12 is:
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http://www.uio.no/cgibin/priss.cgi?skriver=ut_isam12&submit=list
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Using prolight
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You can delete any existing printout of yours that still is in
the queue.
Printouts that are deleted before they reach the printer
are not charged to your printer account.
Do not do the mistake of repeating a printout if nothing
appears. All printouts may appear later when the
problem is resolved and you will be charged for all the
printouts you order.
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Known problems with the printer
The printer draw which holds the paper has a back lever
that slips backwards. If the draw is full of paper and the
printer complains that there is no paper open the draw
and push the blue lever which holds the paper until the
paper is touching the front of the drawer. The blue lever
should click into place when the paper i positioned
correctly.
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Programs:
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The computers in the PC room are installed with
Windows XP and the following programs.
Internet Explorer,
Eudora email program.
Word XP, Excel XP, PowerPoint XP
Statistical programs: Spss version 12, Epi Info
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Tips and hints.
Example of things you need to be able to do
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Download documents from the web pages
What is my official email address http://www.uio.no/cgibin/pk.cgi
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Downloading documents
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During the course you will be asked to download
documents that you can take with you on diskettes. This
will typically be web links of word documents or PDF files
Sending attachments through the email
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You may be asked to download and answerer a questionnaire
in word and later return it as an attachment through the email.
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The careful user vs the careless user.
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The careful user.
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Quit all programs before taking out a diskette or memory key.
Stores documents directly on the network disk rather than directly on
diskettes or memory key.
Does not use applications (like word) to copy documents from M: onto
diskettes or memory keys.
Uses memory keys or diskettes for backup or transport only.
Always logs off when finished with a computer.
Takes backup copies of important documents on his private computer.
Puts important documents on the m disk for safekeeping.
Stops USB memory keys” before disconnecting it.
Ensures that there is ample storage space before editing documents.
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The careless user.
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Always have many programs and documents open at the same time.
Stores all important documents only on either diskette. Memory keys
or home computer.
Does not bother to quit Microsoft applications before taking out
“memory key” or diskette.
Does not bother to stop memory keys before disconnecting it.
Does not bother to read University email.
Lends his user account to friends.
Ignores virus warnings
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