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When you get to GSD - Win

Make sure to have your account sheet handy. You will need to know your username and password for many of the following steps.

1. Register your computer with Packet Fence
2. Change your windows account password
3. Map a drive to Terra
4. Install the Key Server software
5. Install a printer
6. Change your unix account password

 

Register your computer with Packet Fence

When you first connect your computer to the GSD's network, it will be detected as a new machine on the network, and our network registration system, Packet Fence, will block your internet access. In order to register your computer and gain access to the internet you must open a browser and submit your HUID and PIN. Until you are registered your browser will display a page with the Packet Fence logo:

The first thing you should do is open Internet Explorer, Safari, or any other browser. No matter what page you try to reach, packetfence will block your attempts and force you to its login page. On the login page, you have two choices: you can authenticate your computer with your HUID and PIN (see: www.pin.harvard.edu/ if you need help with this) or, you can hit the "register later" button, and packetfence will temporarily let you have network access. If you choose "register later", you will have to authenticate within a few days, so it would be smart to spend your time on the internet getting your HUID and PIN ready to authenticate your computer.

Once you have authenticated, you have open access to the network for at least the rest of the academic year, unless you are quarantined with a virus.

 

Change your Windows account password

In order to complete this step you must use a computer that is attached to the Design Domain, such as one of the labs. To log on to the computer press the Control-Alt-Delete keys simultaneously. Enter your username and password exactly as it appears on your user account sheet (passwords are case sensitive, usernames are not). Select "Design" from the third field in the login screen as shown below

Your password will probably expire. Following the on-screen instructions, change it to something private that you will remember. Your password can also be changed manually by pressing Ctl-Alt-Del after logging into the Design domain. This will invoke a list of commands including "change password".

 

Map a drive to Terra

Map a Network Drive: Windows

This page describes how to map a drive on a Windows computer to your home account on Terra. Mapping your account allows you to access any files you have stored there. It also allows you access to plottmp, for color plotting, and public/software, from which you can download software.

1. My Computer, Tools, Map Network Drive.
2. Enter the drive and folder path into the Map Network Drive window.
3. Enter your username and password.
4. Check to see that your network drive has been successfully mapped.
5. Remember to disconnect your network drive, and log out when working on a public computer!

1. Open My Computer. Go to the Tools menu and select Map Network Drive.

   

2. For Drive, choose drive L: from the pull-down menu. For Folder, type \\terra\username where username is your GSD account username(the username in the example is "jsmith".) If you are connecting from outside the GSD you will need to use a fully qualified name for terra, like this: \\terra.gsd.harvard.edu\username. Do not select 'Reconnect at logon' if working on a public or non-personal computer. Click Finish.

   

3. You may be prompted for your username and password, remember to precede your username with "design\", as shown below.

   

4. You should see an icon with your username on 'terra' (L:) appearing in your My Computer window. If you don't, go up to the View menu and choose Refresh. Congratulations - you have successfully mapped your network drive.

   

5. Remember to disconnect your network drive and log out when working on a public computer! To disconnect your network drive, right click it and choose Disconnect.

Install the Key Server software

The Computer Resources Group actively maintains a library of software for the GSD user community. The majority of the software is key served. In order to use key served softare you must install the Key Client. Then you can install the program of your choice from public/software on your home drive.

Installing KeyAccess on a PC

The installation program for Key Access is located at public/software/winapps/keyserver.  Simply launch the executable and keep the default settings.

Laser Printers

1. Type \\print into any explorer window to see all the available printers. If you are prompted for a username and password make sure to precede your username with "design\" as shown below.
   
   
   
   
2. Right click on the network printer you'd like to use and and select Connect.
3. The Printer will be automatically installed on your computer

Change your unix account password

Finally, change your Unix account password. Please update this password to match the password you created in step 2 above. The form is located at the following URL:

http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/manual/accounts/changepassword.htm