Infrmatin Technlgy Services MCG New Student Orientatin Fall 2016 MCG M1 New Student Orientatin
Befre Yu Arrive On Campus Review MCG laptp requirements G t http://www.augusta.edu/mcg/laptp/requirements.php. Ensure yur laptp meets the requirements listed. Register fr a Technlgy Orientatin Sessin Attendance is MANDATORY. G t https://bkwhen.cm/mcgits. Please read the registratin Instructins prvided in yur GuideBk. Check yur NetID Find yur net ID and email address in the campus eguide. Search fr yur name. Yur net ID is that part f yur email address befre the @augusta.edu. Example: dsmalley@augusta.edu has a net ID f dsmalley. Use yur NetID fr GRU email, Punce, Student Health Recrds, D2L, Greenblatt Library Resurces, etc. MCG M1 New Student Orientatin 1
Email G t https://email.gru.edu using yur initial passwrd (last initial(capitalized)+ssn(n spaces r dashes)+an exclamatin pint (! ) Example: S198467890! T change yur passwrd g t http://passwrd.augusta.edu. Passwrd requirements: Must be at least 8 characters. Passwrd must cntain: One uppercase letter One lwercase letter One number OR ne special character D nt use the @ symbl Yur passwrd is gd fr 180 days. Yu will be ntified via utlk email 2 weeks and again 1 week in advance t change yur passwrd. If yu d nt change yur passwrd yur accunt will becme lcked and a call t the Service Desk will be required t unlck yur accunt. Secure Mbile Devices Read the Mbile Device Encryptin & Cmpliance Plicy and use the instructins t ensure yur mbile devices (smart phne, tablet, ipad, etc) are in cmpliance. MCG M1 New Student Orientatin 2
Campus Sftware Required Nte: The I.T. team will be available t help yu install required sftware if yu re unable t install it yurself ff-campus. Dwnlad Symantec EndPint Prtectin (net ID and passwrd required) Once yu lgin t the website, chse the Unmanaged versin specific t yur Operating System. Yur cmputer has antivirus prtectin with definitins n mre than tw weeks ld befre yu can cnnect t the campus wireless netwrk. Office 365 NetID and passwrd required. If yu already have Micrsft Office installed n yur cmputer but wuld prefer Office 365 yu will need t first uninstall Micrsft Office befre prceeding with the update. If yu wuld rather wait until yu arrive n campus t d this please d s. Adbe Reader Adbe Flash Player Ggle Chrme Required if yu have a Windws 8 cmputer. Recmmended EndNte sftware is nt required; hwever, many students have fund it very helpful. EndNte is available frm the I.T. Service Desk lcated in the Educatin Cmmns building. Nte: EndNte is available nly fr registered students. Once a student has graduated r transferred, the sftware can n lnger be btained frm the University. Optinal Other Sftware This website sells affrdable brand-name sftware fr USG faculty, staff, and students. MCG M1 New Student Orientatin 3
Once Yu Have Arrived On Campus fr the Technlgy Orientatin Wireless Netwrk Prepare yur laptp fr use with the campus secure wireless netwrk, GR-Secure. The I.T. Help Desk staff will be available t help Windws users install the NAC Agent required t cnnect t the netwrk. Nte that the NAC Agent sftware is required nly fr Windws users. Prir t attempting t cnnect t the GR-Secure wireless netwrk, yu will need t cnfirm the fllwing: Yu have a current netid. Yur cmputer has antivirus prtectin with definitins n mre than tw weeks ld. ExamSft SfTest Examinatin Sftware Yu will receive an email with instructins t guide yu thrugh creating an Exam Taker user accunt and installing SfTest n the Exam Taker accunt. Lk fr an email titled smething similar t Exam Taker Accunt Creatin and SfTest Installatin. Technlgy Orientatin team members will assist yu with installing SfTest and shwing yu hw it wrks. Yu must use a wired cnnectin (i.e., cnnectin via ethernet cable) t cmplete all exams delivered in SfTest. Yu are required t have a CAT 6 netwrk cable fr testing. If yur cmputer des nt have a built-in Ethernet prt, yu will need t purchase an adapter. MCG M1 New Student Orientatin 4
Turning Technlgies RespnseWare (Audience Respnse System) Yu will be required t purchase a 4-year license f RespnseWare. Yu will use this sftware t participate in interactive Q&A sessins during yur class lectures. The cst is apprximately $37.00. Yu will be given instructins n the day f rientatin fr signing up fr a Turning Accunt License and purchasing a RespnseWare license. IMPORTANT: After purchasing the license, an e-mail will be sent t the e-mail address used t register with the license key infrmatin. Please save this e-mail. If yu pay by check, PayPal, r a similar methd, it can take up t six business days fr payment t clear BEFORE yu receive the license key infrmatin. D2L Brightspace Learning Management System D2L Brightspace is the campus learning management system where mst f yur curse cntent, assignments, and materials will reside. We ll help make sure that yu can lg int D2L (lms.gru.edu) befre yu leave the rientatin. Bx Yu can use Bx (gru.bx.cm) t save yur class dcuments and materials. Bx saves yur files in the clud s yu can access quickly frm yur desktp r mbile device, frm wrk, hme r the classrm. Yu can als use Bx t share files and flders with yur peers and instructrs. Additinally, yu can create grup wrk spaces t cllabrate with yur peers and instructrs, enabling them t view, edit, and uplad files and mre. We ll help make sure that yu can lgin t Bx befre yu leave the rientatin. MCG M1 New Student Orientatin 5