FIU E-MAIL ACCOUNT
All students and faculty have free e-mail accounts from FIU and is often referred to as your "solix account." You can visit http://webmail.fiu.edu to obtain directions on how to get your solix account and password, as well as to check your e-mail via your web browser.
FIU PPP (Internet Access)
If you would like to have access to free internet service hosted by FIU for your research, please visit the AUS website for directions and a form to receive authorization to access the FIU PPP internet service. A faculty member must authorize and sign the form for a graduate student to receive access to FIU PPP from their home in either Dade County or Broward County. Currently, there are no local access numbers to FIU PPP for Palm Beach County or Monroe County. The maximum connection speed for FIU PPP is 28.8k and requires the user to configure the computer to dial up to FIU PPP. The phone numbers are:
Broward: 954-229-2598
Dade #1: 305-348-3282
Dade #2: 305-468-1674
For answers to frequently asked questions and help, please visit the following link: http://www.net.fiu.edu/faqmodem.htm
COMPUTER LABS
Campus-wide
University Technology Services (UTS) supports general purpose "open" and instructional computer lab facilities for FIU students and faculty. FIU students are free to use the "open" and unused instructional labs to do their homework or computer class assignments. FIU faculty can use the instructional labs to teach and/or to develop new educational modules for both internal and external institutional use.
Computing labs are located on the fourth floor of the PC Building, and on the second floor of the Green Library (GL Building) on the University Park Campus. The Biscayne Bay Campus has facilities in the ACI Building. Operating hours are specific to each lab and are available by calling 305-348-2174 at University Park or on the BayNET Computing Hours Page.
FIU units support five different operating system and hardware environments. While most labs have PCs running: (1) Windows 98/2000 and (2) Windows NT, there are also labs with (3) Macintosh OS computers and a Sun Workstation Lab (see below) that caters to faculty and student research instruction and projects that require software applications that run on the: (4) Unix and (5) LINUX operating systems.
Printing services are available at all lab locations.
Department Computer Lab
The Department of Political Science has a computer lab available to graduate students in the department with printing services. The computers run Windows 98 and includes connection to FIU's network, internet access, a recent version of SPSS, and word-processing software, such as the Microsoft Office 2000 suite, among other software titles. Please contact the department for more information.
DOWNLOADS & TECHNICAL SUPPORT
FIU Resources
UTS Support Center provided by IRM
UTS Manuals, Documents, and other helpful information
Download software provided by IRM (must have a solix account)
Knowledge Bases
IRM's Knowledge Base (search engine)
Microsoft's Knowledge Base
Links to Freeware, Shareware, Demoware, and Trialware
Freeware.com
Tucows.com
Antivirus Software
FIU offers the latest McAfee Antivirus title for all computers on-campus, which includes: faculty, staff, computer labs, and teaching and research assistants. You can also go to IRM's download page and downloaded the latest McAfee antivirus title to your home computer, if you have a solix account at FIU (username and password required). Please click here to download McAfee Antivirus.
Updating your virus definitions, as well as your antivirus software is very important on a large public university campus, such as FIU. Viruses are often sent via email and are hidden in emails that appear to have been sent from people you know. Thus, if your antivirus software on your office computer needs updating, please contact IRM immediately. It is recommended to update your virus definitions every two weeks.
If you would like an alternative to McAfee Antivirus, there are many commercial, as well as shareware and freeware. Some links:
PandaSoftware.com
Symantec (Norton Antivirus) (a trial version is available HERE)
Computer Associates (eTrust EZ Antivirus) (a trial version is located HERE)
Tucows.com (list and downloads of ALL freeware, shareware, demoware, trialware of Antivirus software) |
