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Residential Computing

 

Internet Setup:

Download Instructions

 

  • Plug in the provided Ethernet cable into your computer and then into the Data jack on the wall.
  • Power on your computer and open a web browser.
  • You will be automatically taken to a registration page. Follow all online instructions.
  • Registration web pages will notify you of your current status and will provide links to Antivirus and Service Packs if needed.
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  • NOTE: You will need your usename and password during registration (same one you use to get your email). You can find your username and set your password at http://www.wou.edu/accountlookup

 

Minimum Hardware Requirements:

 

  • Operating System: Windows XP (Service Pack 3), Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4), Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 (Service Pack 2), Windows 7, or Mac OSX
  • Ethernet Card installed
  • Anti-virus: We provide Sophos Anti-Virus program to our students free of charge. AV software not required on Macintosh systems at this time.
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  • NOTE: We require computers to be fully updated at all times. This includes updating Operating Systems, and keeping anti-virus definitions current.
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  • List of some of the qualifying Anti-Virus programs:
    Sophos Grisoft-AVG Avast
    Norton Symantec-Corporate McAfee-Enterprise
    McAfee-EPO McAfee-Home Trend-Micro
    Trend Micro-Office Scan Kaspersky Panda
    EZ-Trust F-Prot eTrust
    Eset-NOD32 F-Secure Microsoft Windows One Care

 

 

 

Contact

Landers Computer Lab (503) 838-9201 | or e-mail: rescomp@wou.edu

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