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-====== End of Semester reminders ====== 
  
-===== Network Accounts and passwords ===== 
-Network passwords expire every 180 days. If you haven'​t done so recently, we strongly recommend that everyone change their  
-network password before leaving campus (only while connected to the network). This will ensure that it doesn'​t expire while you'​re ​ 
-away and create password mismatch issues between your cached credentials on your laptop and the actual network password. 
-=====VPN (remote access to campus networks/​resources)===== 
-All students are eligible for a VPN account to access network resources securely from off campus. Please verify that your VPN client ​ 
-and account are working properly before leaving campus (this can be tested from on campus). If you don't have an account, have  
-forgotten your password or discover that your password has expired, please contact the IT Help Desk for assistance. You should use  
-the VPN only when and while you need to access Olin resources, otherwise you should disconnect. 
-===== Email ===== 
-Email quotas remain in effect all year long. It is important that you remember to keep up with your Olin email account while away  
-for the summer. There are a number of ways to access email securely from off campus, as identified below. If you have questions or  
-need assistance, we recommend you check the documentation on the IT web site; http://​it.olin.edu. If you require further ​ 
-assistance, please contact the IT Help Desk. 
-  * Outlook or other email client via VPN 
-  * Outlook over HTTPS (does not require VPN) 
-  * Secure POP, with secure SMTP 
-  * Secure IMAP, with secure SMTP 
-  * Olin Webmail (webmail.olin.edu) 
-  *  
-===== Your Computer'​s name and workgroup/​domain name ===== 
-DO NOT change your computer name or remove it from the OLIN.EDU domain! 
-Users attempting to connect to any non Olin computer system which requires membership in a different workgroup or domain 
-should not change their computer name or domain. Changing the computer name or domain on your laptop will lock you out  
-of your cached milkyway\olin.edu profile which contains all of your customized settings and applications including your Outlook ​ 
-profile. Be advised that the IT Help Desk will be unable to rejoin your laptop to the domain remotely; therefore this cannot be  
-corrected until you return to campus. 
- 
-To access non Olin domain systems from an Olin domain computer, follow these instructions located on the IT web site: 
-http://​it.olin.edu/​documents/​General/​Accessing-non-domain-systems.pdf 
-Additionally,​ please be sure to verify that you can login to your local account on your laptop. ​ Everyone should have a local computer ​ 
-account with administrative privileges with which you can access your system in the event that something happens to your cached ​ 
-domain account. To login to your local account (which you should have done at least once already) use the same username as your  
-domain account and its corresponding password, but change the entry in the **Log on to:** box such that it has your computer name  
-followed by **(this computer)**. If you don't have an account or have forgotten the password, contact the IT Help Desk for assistance ​ 
-prior to leaving campus. 
-===== Computer repair needs ===== 
-If you should find that your laptop is in need of repairs while away from campus, you may contact Dell directly for assistance. All  
-student laptops are covered by Dell's Complete Care onsite Warranty. Dell will send out a technician to your location and make any  
-necessary hardware repairs (they will not repair software issues). The information for contacting Dell is located on the IT website. 
-The Dell contact instructions are included for students both in and outside of the United States.Information Technology 
- 
-As always, please reference the IT web site for answers/​solutions to any questions, issues or concerns you may have. If you can'​t ​ 
-find the answer you're looking for, please contact the IT Help Desk either via email or by phone. We wish you all a safe and  
-enjoyable summer and look forward to seeing you again in the fall.