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Services for University Staff

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Administrative systems & business applications documentation

Establishing your ID
Purchasing computers/software
Setting up your computer
Using e-mail
IT training
Getting help

Telephones and voicemail
IT services for departments
Using administrative systems
Princeton's IT use policies
Other handy IT resources

Establishing your ID

	Your account/network identifier (netID)
	Activate your account and set passwords
	Your listing in the online Campus Directory

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Purchasing computers and software

	Princeton-standard (DeSC) office computers
	Home computer purchases
	Software
	Modems or memory upgrades
	Computer accessories

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Setting up your computer

	IT Quick Start (PDF)
	Office computer setup assistance
	New network connection in office
	Your computer's Host database registration
	Global Internet network connectivity
	Software on Princeton-standard (DeSC) computers
	Site licensed software and download sources
	File backup service for your computer
	Download antivirus software
	Off-campus connectivity
	Wireless computing in certain campus areas
	Mobile IP: portable computer network connectivity
	Macintosh resources
	Unix security issues
	File and computing services for Solaris and Linux programs
	Print services for Unix/Linux computers
	File and print services for Windows systems

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Using e-mail

	E-mail services, quota, passwords
	Online Campus Directory for e-mail lookup
	Recommended mail programs, configurations
	WebMail: e-mail while you're traveling
	Spam quarantine with Proofpoint
	Reporting e-mail problems
	Setting up special mailing lists
	Authorized mass e-mail to members of the University community

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IT training

IT training schedule and registration

documentation and help

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Getting help

	Questions, requests for assistance: Help Desk
	OIT KnowledgeBase search
	Walk-in service at the Solutions Center
	Computer repair
	Lost file recovery
	Resetting a forgotten password
	Getting more personal file storage space
	Disinfection of virus infected computers
	Reporting harrassing e-mail, compromised accounts or hosts
	Special SCAD (academic) or DCS (administrative) support staff

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Telephones and voicemail

	Office phone service
	Voice mail service
	Reporting phone problems: Telephone Trouble Desk
	Voice mailbox setup, features and instructions
	Voice mailbox group setup (menus)
	Telephone conferencing

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IT services for departments

	Departmental accounts/netIDs
	Departmental cluster support
	Departmental IT needs analysis
	Project management consulting
	Departmental file storage on Central File Server
	Departmental web sites
	Web design assistance
	Events calendar on the Web
	Databases on the Web
	Web broadcast of special events
	Outlook Exchange calendar, e-mail service
	Publication design and printing
	Large-scale postal mailings
	Mobile technology loaner programs
	AV equipment rental
	AV technician services
	Event simulcast

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Using administrative systems

	Using administrative systems
	University Financials for business applications
	Data Mall for financial transaction records
	Time Collection for time-worked records
	Human Resources management system for staff records
	Course Information Systems
	Graduate Admissions
	Graduate Student Records

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Princeton's IT use policies

	Rights, Rules, Responsibilities for principles of general conduct
	IT resource use guidelines
	Information Security Policy (PDF)
	Reporting policy violations

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Other handy IT resources

	Announcements of OIT services, changes, outages
	Faxing through the Faxserver
	PDF file creation with SendMePDF
	Personal web pages
	SHARES folder for file sharing

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If you haven't found the service you need, please check the Services A-Z listings. If you don't find the service there, please contact the Help Desk. They can assist you in locating services, and they will ensure that appropriate additions are made to these listings.