Basics
On Campus |
Off Campus |
Remote Connections
Logging on in ITC001
Press any key on
the computer
Enter your username, such
as jsmith08
Enter your WOU email password
Currently
all programs at WOU use the same username and password. To change
your password go to www.wou.edu/accountlookup
If the above does not work, hold the o/Off button until the computer turns off, after 5-10 seconds press On/Off button to restart the computer. On/Off button in on the back side of the screen near the lower left corner
To Connect to your WOU server folders in ITC001
When you log in with your username and password, icon with you usename will appear on the screen typically in the upper right corner. A new Finder window will appear when you double click on this icon. In this new window you may choose your username or public_html to store your documents and folders on the WOU server.
On a PC these folder/servers are called H-drive: mydocuments and P-drive public_html. Both folder/servers are for your exclusive use; no one else can make changes in these folders. The difference is that only you can view the contents of mydocuments but the contents of public_html can be viewed by others. The public_html folder/server can be used for your website and for assignments to be submitted to your instructor. |
Connecting to WOU programs and servers from off campus
PC:
On your home or office PC open the Remote Desktop Connection by selecting
All Programs, then Accessories, then Remote Desktop Connection; or Communications
and finally Remote Desktop Connections
Mac: With a Mac you will upload
a program called CoRD. You can google search for cord or click
here. Or upload a Remote Desktop at Mactopia.com and click on English. Then install the program and run it: Remote Desktop.
Some newer Macs, such as those in ITC001, have a program called Microsoft Remote Desktop. To use this open the program, the first time click on the plus sign "+" near the upoer left corner; a new screen will appear. Call the Connection whatever you wish, "TS" is good; the PC Name will be "ts.wou.edu". Click on the screen in the background, the orginal screen. The Connection Name will appear on that screen. Click on that Connection Name and a "PC" logon screen will appear. Continue as explained below.
With either PCs or older Macs,
when your remote desktop program is open, type ts.wou.edu.
A "PC" logon screen will appear and you will again type your
WOU username and password. This is like converting your computer
to another computer. It is no longer "your" computer; it is
now a computer at WOU.
By clicking on My Computer
you will be able to access both the public_html p-drive
and the mydocuments h-drive.
More
I will continue to
add to this page as changes occur in the system and as students request
fundamental information.