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-====== Visting and Adjunct Faculty IT Services ====== 
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-=== Contacting Information Technology === 
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-Information Technology can be contacted for questions and support by sending an email to [[helpdesk@olin.edu|helpdesk@olin.edu]] or by telephone during office hours(found on website) at ext 2430 or 781-292-2430 from off campus. Our Help Desk walk up window is also open during these hours. Please feel free to stop in with questions or suggestions in Milas Hall LL10. 
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-=== IT Services === 
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-All faculty members will be issued a network account and an Olin email account. Your network account will give you the ability to print and access network shares on campus. Please stop by the Help Desk in  MHLL10 to get your account activated and receive your username. 
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-Each faculty member is allotted private storage space on on network file server (''​fsvs01''​). This storage is provided as an academic resource and should be used for this purpose only.  
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-    * Network shares can be accessed at server ''​[[\\fsvs01\|\\fsvs01]]''​. 
-    * Printers can be accessed at server ''​[[\\printvs02\|\\printvs02]]''​. 
-      * You will be prompted for your network credentials for all servers which should be entered as ''​olin.edu<​nowiki>​\</​nowiki>​firstinitiallastname'' ​ and password 
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-If you require access to networked engineering applications or network shares while off campus, you can use our Virtual Private Network to connect to the Olin network. VPN client software ​ is available for download to your personal computer on our portal: see details below for portal access. You can email [[helpdesk@olin.edu|helpdesk@olin.edu]] to request a username and password for the VPN software. 
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-There is a computer lab located on the lower level Milas Hall MHLL22. ​ Your network credentials will give you full access to all engineering applications as well as Adobe Illustrator,​ Photoshop, Acrobat Pro and Dreamweaver which are installed on these computers. There are a 42 and 24 in wide carriage poster printers in the lab for curriculum use and a full color Xerox printer copier. 
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-=== Electronic Mail === 
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-Olin provides a web based email client that can be accessed at: 
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-    * [[https://​webmail.olin.edu|https://​webmail.olin.edu]] 
-    * Click the appropriate logon option, and sign in with our domain name and your network credentials→''​olin.edu<​nowiki>​\</​nowiki>​first initial last name'' ​ and network password 
- The standard official e-mail address at Olin College is: 
-      * Faculty and staff: ''​firstname.lastname@olin.edu''​ 
-      * Students: ''​firstname.lastname@students.olin.edu''​ 
-      * Alumni: ''​firstname.lastname@alumni.olin.edu'' ​ 
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-Some common email distribution groups have been built to help you connect with various groups of people on campus. ​ 
-    * [[List@olin.edu|List@olin.edu]] will reach all faculty and staff 
-    * [[Staff@olin.edu|Staff@olin.edu]] will reach all staff members 
-    * [[Faculty@olin.edu|Faculty@olin.edu]] will reach all faculty members 
-    * [[students@olin.edu|students@olin.edu]] will reach all students 
-    * [[classof2018@olin.edu|classof2018@olin.edu]] will reach all students in class of 2015 
-    * [[classof2019@olin.edu|classof2019@olin.edu]] will reach all students in class of 2016 
-    * [[classof2020@olin.edu|classof2020@olin.edu]] will reach all students in class of 2017 
-    * [[classof2021@olin.edu|classof2021@olin.edu]] will reach all students in class of 2018 
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-=== Olin Listservs === 
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-Browse our public listservs and sign up to be part of many discussions on campus: [[http://​lists.olin.edu|http://​lists.olin.edu]] 
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-=== Internet Access === 
-You can plug your laptop into any active jack on campus to get internet connectivity. Your network credentials will allow you access to our wireless network. Further information on connecting to our wireless network can be found [[:​network|here]] 
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-=== Network Printers === 
-For a complete list of available printers/​scanners,​ as well as directions on adding a network printer and printing to network printers from your personal laptop, go [[:​printing|here]] 
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-=== Olin Portal === 
-Please visit our portal at: [[https://​my.olin.edu|https://​my.olin.edu]]and log in using your network username and password. 
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-For class lists and course information choose the faculty tab and then the My courses folder from the left navigation pane. You can also find calendar information and links to important urls on campus. You can download VPN software directly from the portal by going to the Campus Life Tab and choosing Information Technology page from the left column. 
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-=== Accessing the Course Management System === 
-Olin College uses Blackboard as its course management system. If you would like to use Blackboard for your class or need further information,​ please email [[helpdesk@olin.edu|helpdesk@olin.edu]] with course ID and we will create accounts, course and upload all enrolled students. 
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-    * To get to Blackboard, point your browser to [[https://​blackboard.olin.edu/​|https://​blackboard.olin.edu/​]] 
-    * Click **log in**  and enter your network credentials. 
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-=== Password Management === 
-We strongly recommend that you enroll at [[https://​password.olin.edu/​|https://​password.olin.edu]]. This website allows you to change or reset your password, as well as unlock your account in case you are ever locked out. 
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-Your Olin password will always expire 180 days after it is last changed. Upon expiry, you will not be able to login until you change your password. The new password must not contain your first name, last name, or user name, and may not be the same as your past few passwords. Additionally,​ your password must contain three out of these four characters: 
-    * Lowercase letters; uppercase; numbers; symbols (!, @, #, etc)