Information Literacy I EN(IL1) Course. TSUBAME 2.5 Portal. Educational Computer System TSUBAME 2.5 Portal Introduction to OS X Thunderbird

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1 Information Literacy I EN(IL1) Course TSUBAME 2.5 Portal Educational Computer System TSUBAME 2.5 Portal Introduction to OS X Thunderbird

2 Summary of the previous lecture Tokyo Tech portal (password update, name registration) Tokyo Tech Mail (web interface) Registration at TSUBAME 2.5 portal

3 Important Reminder Account name: In the student number, replace "_" with "B". Note that it must be an upper-case letter. address: family: Your registered family name. n: The initial (the first letter) of your given name. xx: Two characters assigned by Tokyo Tech to avoid duplication. Tokyo Tech Portal: Open portal.titech.ac.jp in the browser. TSUBAME Portal: Chose it from the Tokyo Tech Portal menu.

4 Plan of This Lecture Educational Computer System TSUBAME 2.5 Portal Introduction to OS X Thunderbird

5 Educational Computer System OS X is an operating system on Mac just an ordinary Mac

6 but behind it, an unbelievably complex computing system is working

7 Overview of Tokyo Tech IT Services World s 40 th fastest supercomputer (according to TOP500.org) Scientific computing software matlab/mathematica/parallel computing libraries/computational {chemistry, physics, life sciences} Big Data storage Ultra-high-speed network IT infrastructure Library services TSUBAME 2.5 利用ポータル Portal Open Course Ware (OCW) Web servers Educational Computer System Tokyo Tech Portal Supercomputer TSUBAME 2.5

8 TSUBAME 2.5 and Educational System Password for TSUBAME = Educational System Mac s Password Tokyo Tech Portal an access point to all the IT services of Tokyo Tech, and also for TSUBAME Portal

9 Important Reminder about Secure Choice of Passwords Use only alphanumeric characters 8 number of characters 14 Include both lower-case and upper-case characters, and also numbers Do not use the following: " " (space, tab and other invisible symbols) "." (period), "\" (backslash), "+" (plus) "," (comma) Condition Don t repeat the same character more than 2 times Don t use more than 3 characters of the student number Don t use the same character (password length)/2 times or more Passsword Negative example Student No.: 15B0123 Password: X515B0Y37 papapapass Password length = 8 # of characters p = 4 The conditions on the right are required The system will not allow a password for TSUBAME Portal to be set, unless it satisfies the above conditions

10 Step1 Update your password for Tokyo Tech Portal Change your previously chosen weak password to a strong one You will not be able to login, unless your password is properly chosen

11 Step1 Login to Tokyo Tech Portal Essentially the same way as last time Start-up imac Login to your account Account = portal Password = portal Start the browser and choose the Tokyo Tech Portal tab Complete the matrix authentication Account = Your account name (it must look like 15B****) Password = Previously set up password Matrix = See the back of your student ID

12 Step1 Updating Your Password for Tokyo Tech Portal Choose " パスワード変更 (Password change)" from the resource menu, and choose the new (secure) password Details are omitted

13 TSUBAME 2.5 Registration for the Portal Use

14 Overview of the Procedure 1. Change your password for Tokyo Tech Portal 2. Apply for an account at TSUBAME 2.5 Portal An initial password for this registration will be sent to your Tokyo Tech Mail 3. Get your initial password from Tokyo Tech Mail 4. Set your password at TSUBAME 2.5 Portal 5. Check if your password has been updated successfully Failed? Then repeat steps 3-5 This will also serve as the password to the Educational Computing System

15 Overview of the Procedure Steps Tokyo Tech Portal TSUBAME 2.5 Portal Login Go to TSUBAME2.5 Portal via the resource menu Application to TSUBAME2.5 use Input the application data Initial password receipt Initial password for TSUBAME2.5 is sent to Tokyo Tech Mail Go to TSUBAME 2.5 Portal Return to the resource menu and go to TSUBAME 2.5 Portal Set the password Final confirmation Input the initial password and set your password Try to login, if successful then finish, otherwise refer to TA

16 Step2 Application to Use of TSUBAME 2.5 From the resource menu, choose TSUBAME 2.5 Portal

17 Go to TSUBAME Portal

18 TSUBAME Portal Those who are not registered as TSUBAME 2.5 users, will see the new usage application screen. Once registered, you will see the menu of TSUBAME2.5 Portal here.

19 TSUBAME Portal Those who are not registered as TSUBAME 2.5 users, will see the new usage application screen. Once registered, you will see the menu of TSUBAME2.5 Portal here.

20 TSUBAME 2.5 New Usage Application Form Items to be confirmed Name, address Items to be input 職名 (Occupation): 学部生 (BSc student) 所属 (Affiliation): ## 学部 (Department) (# 類 ) (# Type) After clicking OK, please check the application results carefully 主な利用目的 (Main purpose of use): 教育 (Education)

21 Application has been approved Just before creating your TSUBAME Portal account, the initial password is sent to you by Let us check the now!

22 How to check your ? Using web browser s history is the easiest way 1. From the menu item History, choose "Tokyo Tech Portal Resource Menu" 2. From the Resource Menu, choose "Tokyo Tech Mail"

23 Step3 Obtaining the initial password Once your application has been approved, an initial password for your account is automatically ed to you. Now, let us check the to get it.

24 Application approval notice has arrived Contents of the notice Initial password Copy it Use Command-C to copy (without the spaces before and after) URL of the application page Click on it

25 Step4 Set the password for TSUBAME 2.5 Portal Opening the page for account initialization, enter the initial password, and set your own password.

26 Set the TSUBAME 2.5 Password Previously, we were setting a password for the Tokyo Tech Portal Now, we are setting the password for To paste the previously copied password, use Command-V TSUBAME

27 Set your password For this to work, we need A correct initial password A new password satisfying the above discussed restrictions A new password to be correctly input twice

28 Password is set successfully Now, the password for TSUBAME has been set Important: The password is the same for TSUBAME and for imac Once you logged in to imac using your account and password, you can enjoy all the functionalities of the Educational System.

29 Step 5 Confirming the password Just in case, let us make sure that your password is set correctly by logging in to TSUBAME 2.5 Portal once again. If everything goes well, the confirmation step succeeds.

30 Confirmation step If the password has been set successfully, then logging in using this link must work. Now, please log out, and then try to log in again. If you cannot log in, choose TSUBAME Portal from the resource menu, and redo your steps for setting the password. If this does not work, then probably the account initialization was not successful, so redo your steps starting from that obtain the initial password via .

31 Summary Educational Computing System is a part of TSUBAME. Login information to Educational Computing System and to TSUBAME are the same. To confirm the login information to Educational Computing System one can use the TSUBAME Portal.

32 Mac OS Interface

33 Appearance of Mac s screen Let us make a tour around the desktop from upper-left corner

34 Apple menu Various settings: System preferences Recent Items Force Quit (Force an app to quit) Shut Down (Required when your work is over)

35 Application menu In Windows, running applications are usually shown in separate windows, while in Mac they are usually shown in the menu bar

36 The status menu shows some useful tools, such clock and keyboard layout

37 Your files are stored here Open it using a left double-click

38 The Dock An application can be started by a single click on its icon in the Dock. To add an icons of a frequently used application, drag it into the Dock. To remove it, drag it out.

39 Launchpad A tool for making a list of applications, which can be started by a single click.

40 Safari a web browser. The popular browsers, such as Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari (except for Internet Explorer) can run on Mac. Not quite compatible with Adobe Flash technology. Chrome can be used for browsing the websites, which employ this technology.

41 Apple Mail A software for sending/receiving . In principle, Tokyo Tech Portal can be used to work with s via the browser. However, the software is more convenient. In the Education System, another software, Thunderbird, is commonly used.

42 System Preferences This is an application, available from the Apple menu, that is employed to adjust the usability settings.

43 Download Folder The files downloaded from the network are saved in this folder.

44 Trash The files, which are no longer needed, are deleted by dragging them to Trash.

45 Goat Mail (Yagi-san yuubin) is a very popular Japanese children s song A letter arrived from White Goat System Message delivery Black Goat gobbled it up unread Nothing for it but to write a letter right back I'm sorry, what was it that your letter said? The above translation is taken from the blog of by Matt Treyvaud

46 Electronic mail ( ) A method of exchanging digital messages using digital devices. Store-and-forward system. Mainly used for communications via computer networks. Historically, one of the services available via the Internet.

47 Communicating the Messages The following 4 main steps can be identified: 1. Writing and editing 2. Sending 3. Transmission 4. Receiving

48 Sending, Transmitting, Receiving To: Mr. Black Goat From: Mr. White Goat Writing a message Sending server Relaying server Server to process Relaying the message server Receiving the message Receiving server Relaying server

49 Example of Sending Failure: Incorrect Configuration of the Sending Server To: Mr. Black Goat From: Mr. White Goat Writing a message Sending server Relaying server Server to process Relaying the message server Receiving the message Receiving server Relaying server

50 Example of Sending Failure: Incorrect Configuration of the Sending Server Writing a message To: Mr. Black Goat From: Mr. White Goat Relaying server Relaying server I do not know this sending server! Receiving the message Receiving server Relaying server

51 Example of Transmission Failure: Incorrect Configuration of Authentication To: Mr. Black Goat From: Mr. White Goat Writing a message Sending server Relaying server The sender is suspicious! I will deny to transmit, because (s)he did not pass authentication. Relaying server Receiving the message Receiving server Relaying server

52 Example of Transmission Failure: Incorrect Address To: Mr. Red Goat From: Mr. White Goat Writing a message Sending server Relaying server What? There is no Red Goat at this address! Relaying server Receiving the message Receiving server Relaying server

53 Example of Transmission Failure: Incorrect Configuration of the Receiving Server Writing a message To: Mr. Black Goat From: Mr. White Goat Sending server Relaying server Relaying server I do not know this receiving server! Receiving the message Receiving server Relaying server

54 Example of Receiving Failure: Incorrect Configuration of the Receiving Server To: Mr. Black Goat From: Mr. White Goat Writing a message Sending server Relaying server Relaying server This receiver is suspicious! I will deny to transmit, because (s)he did not pass authentication. Receiving the message Receiving server Relaying server

55 It is rare, but system failures occur as well To: Mr. Black Goat From: Mr. White Goat Writing a message Sending server Relaying server Dear customers, we are sorry to inform you that today, due to maintenance/malfunction/overload the mailing system is out of order. Relaying server Receiving the message Receiving server Relaying server

56 Configuring the software Mozilla Thunderbird Thunderbird is a free software, which is available for Mac, Windows and Linux.

57 account settings Follow the configuration procedures very precisely, when installing Thunderbird on your personal computer. Remember that you first need to download and install the Thunderbird software on your PC.

58 Configuring your software For comprehensive information on this topic, you may go to the Tokyo Tech Portal page, and from its top, choose Online guides Setting up applications

59 IMAP protocol IMAP Synchronization with server (also for folders, tags, etc.) Convenient for high-speed networks, for use with smartphones Another protocol POP3 is currently outdated

60 Configuring the account A field on the top is for registering a new address with the service gandi.net, which is unrelated to Tokyo Tech. Since we will not use it, click the button Skip this and use my existing .

61 In this step, it is very important to input the correct information address: Input your Tokyo Tech address (In the form: ) Password: Your Tokyo Tech Portal password

62 Complete the pink fields. Then, the blue fields will be set automatically. Configuring the server Two servers: Incoming server and outgoing server Server settings: Hostname (like a building name) Port (like a mailbox number) Connection security Authentication Incoming server hostname: mail.m.titech.ac.jp Outgoing server hostname: smtp.m.titech.ac.jp Username: Your address After confirming your settings, click Re-test

63 Example of a successful re-test Incoming server hostname: mail.m.titech.ac.jp Outgoing server hostname: smtp.m.titech.ac.jp Username: Your address After confirming your settings, click Re-test

64 Failing the test: Example 1 Incorrect hostname (of the incoming server) Is the protocol correct? Is the hostname correct? Is SSL/TLS chosen in the SSL column? Incoming server hostname: mail.m.titech.ac.jp Outgoing server hostname: smtp.m.titech.ac.jp Username: Your address After confirming your settings, click Re-test

65 Failing the test: Example 2 Incorrect password Is the address correct? Is the password correct? Incoming server hostname: mail.m.titech.ac.jp Outgoing server hostname: smtp.m.titech.ac.jp Username: Your address After confirming your settings, click Re-test

66 If configuration is still unsuccessful Then we may try to remove the account and to start over If you have already saved your settings, then choose Tools in the menu Account Settings Account Actions Remove Account Otherwise (if you have not yet saved your settings), restart Thunderbird

67 Additional Tuning If re-test was successful, then the basic configuration has been finished, and Thunderbird is ready for use. Next, let us consider some additional settings, which will help you to optimize your working experience.

68 Choose Tools in the menu, and click Account Settings

69 Composition and Addressing Compose messages in HTML format - uncheck it

70 Advantages of Thunderbird It is fast First, place Thunderbird to Dock Then, check how fast the Inbox opens vs Tokyo Tech Webmail Multiple accounts can be handled (working, home, etc.) Advanced folder handling Advanced customization, including themes (skins)