| Faculty & Staff Intro to
Computing
Guide
Getting an Account
A support staff member in your department should have your
CSUSM username and password. If they do not, please have your
support staff member contact the Faculty
and Staff Help Desk. Once you are given your username
and temporary password you will need to change
your password.
Acquiring a Computer
Your computer is located in your office with a white State
of California sticker and a colored Computer/Refresh sticker
on it. If you have a new office without a computer or need
a different Operating System, please have your support staff
member contact the Faculty
and Staff Help Desk. Adjunct Faculty please consult
your support staff member to discuss your computer needs.
Computer Training
IITS provides free computer training classes. Please check
the training website for
classes, dates, and times.
Getting Software
Your computer comes with pre-installed software. Additional
software for state owned equipment on campus is available.
Please visit the Software Section on the Faculty/Staff
Help Desk Website for more information. Software for
work related home computers [MS Home Use] is also available
for PC’s only. Please contact the Faculty
and Staff Help Desk for more information.
Backup
When a Faculty and Staff member logs into any computer
on campus, they will have a “Home” directory
in which to safely save their documents. All documents should
be saved in this manner because this folder has the benefit
of nightly automatic backups. In addition, if there was
a hard disk crash, system corruption, or the computer was
refreshed, your documents would remain safe and accessible.
- Note: You will not be able to access your ”home”
directory when you are off campus, unless you use Citrix,
which is available by request for an additional fee.
Anti-Virus
The campus uses a multi faceted approach to protect the
campus community. All incoming mail with attachments are
scanned for viruses and the desktop systems have protection
as well. Virus definition files are automatically updated
on an hourly basis.
Security
We have an obligation to protect information stored on
our computer systems from unauthorized access. Sharing passwords
is a violation of the IITS
Computer Policies.
We require all Faculty and Staff members to change their
password every 12 weeks.
All passwords must have the following to be valid:
Computer Use Policies
For more information please read the Computer
Use policies. |