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Dormitory Set Up for UCCS Network - Windows XP Home and Windows Media Center Edition 2005

Last Update: 8/3/05

Important Notes!

These instructions do NOT apply to Windows XP Professional or earlier versions of Windows Media Center Edition. See separate instructions at http://www.uccs.edu/helpdesk/dorm-xppro.htm.

Install UCCS Antivirus and Update Windows

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1. Click on the Start button and select Control Panel. Double-click "Add and Remove Programs."
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2. You need to remove any antivirus program on your computer prior to installing Symantec Antivirus from UCCS. Typical programs are Norton and McAfee. If you're unsure on what to remove, call the Help Desk at 262-3536. Click the Remove button and follow the instructions.

3. After removing the antivirus program, start Internet Explorer. Type spock/avinstall in the Address box near the top. Click the Install Now button and follow the instructions on the screen. Make sure LiveUpdate runs after Symantec Antivirus is installed.

4. Click on the Start button and select Run. Type \\spock\pub\winxp\winxp-sp2\sp2.exe and click the OK button. When prompted for your username and password, type ufp\ followed by your IT username; e.i. ufp\jsmith along with your IT password. This will install Service Pack 2 for Windows XP. Follow the instructions on the screen.

Configure UCCS Network Connection

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5. Click on the Start button and select Control Panel to open it. Click "Network and Internet Connections."
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6. Click "Network Connections."
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7. Right-click "Local Area Connection" and select Properties.
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8. Make sure there's a checkmark next to "Show icon ..."
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9. Click the Authentication tab. Click the drop-down arrow and select "Protected EAP (PEAP)." Then click the Properties button.
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10. Click to REMOVE the checkmark from "Validate server certificate." Click the Configure button.
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11. Click to REMOVE the checkmark. Click the OK button. Click the second OK button. Click the third OK button. Reboot your computer.

To access your email account, you need to open Internet Explorer and go to https://webmail.uccs.edu. (Note it's https, not http. This is secure server that prevents others from capturing your password when entered. Recommend you save the address in your Favorites.) Log in with your IT username and password. Complete Webmail instructions can be found at http://www.uccs.edu/helpdesk/webmail.htm

To access an IT account, click on the Start button and select Run. For your student account, type \\excelsior\students\first initial\your IT username and click the OK button; e.g. for Jane Doe, it would be \\excelsior\students\j\jdoe. For a professor's account, type \\enterprise\faculty\your professor's IT username and click the OK button; e.g. for John Smith, it might be \\enterprise\faculty\jsmith2. Information for download is normally found in a professor's Outbox. Documents to submit to a professor should be put in his/her Inbox. You will be prompted to log in. Type ufp\ followed by your IT username (e.g. ufp\jdoe) and your IT password.