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Information from theInformation from theComputing CentreComputing Centre(Datacentralen)(Datacentralen)

Jan WennströmCISO

Updated 7.1.2014

Computing Centre > Guest Accounts and User Agreement Forms > Information for new students


A Word of WarningA Word of Warning

The web-pages of the Computing Centre has gone through a serious revamp...

...and material in English will slowly materialize on the web. The Swedish pages are the ones with most information.

One page survivalguide by browsinghttp://web.abo.fi/dc/guides/intro/introcheatsheet.pdf


What and Where is this Datacentralen?

Usernames and PasswordsFacilities, Equipment & FeesStoring Your Files and DataE-mail & SpamfiltersPrivate computers & Wireless NetworkInternet from HomeWhere to Get More Information?Questions and Answers


DatacentralenDatacentralen

ASA-complex (Fänriksgatan 3 B)

http://www.abo.fi/dc Help Desk (Oraklet)

ASA B, ground floorphone: 02-215 4777

e-mail : [email protected] or [email protected]

Web: https://web.abo.fi/dc/error/ (swe)

8:15 am – 4:00 pm (Monday – Friday)


What and Where is this Datacentralen?Usernames and PasswordsFacilities, Equipment & FeesStoring Your Files and DataE-mail & SpamfiltersPrivate computers & Wireless NetworkInternet from HomeWhere to Get More Information?Questions and Answers


Username and passwordUsername and password

Keep your password secret! You are allowed to use all common

computer resources (PC:s, printers, e-mail, network...)

Personal ÅA-username and password is required (You should have gotten them already)

Your username is valid as long as you’re a registered student at ÅA

Read and follow the regulations! Keep your password secret!


UsernameUsername

Get it at:– International Office (Exchange

students)– Gripen or Oraklet Helpdesk (ÅA

Masters students) You will need to sign the user

agreement– Bring your ID

Please follow the rules in and respect the agreement.


Passwords (1/3)Passwords (1/3)

Choose a good (secure) password/passphrase and see to it that no one gets their hands on it.

Never give your password to anyone, not even to the folks at the Computing Centre– We will never ask for your password!– Beware of forged web pages/email used

for collecting usernames and passwords, check the real address of the webpage!

Passwords (2/3) – PhishingPasswords (2/3) – Phishing

Beware of phishers! If somebody asks for your password, do not give it!– Examples of phishing in different

languages• English, Swedish

– Also webpages/webforms/telephone may be used!

If in doubt: Please ask the Helpdesk via phone or e-mail to [email protected] or [email protected]!



Passwords (3/3)Passwords (3/3)

Do not use the Åbo Akademi username/password in other systems

Information and link to change your password at: Computing Centre > Information security > Password

Change your password at: selfservice.abo.fi

https://selfservice.abo.fihttps://selfservice.abo.fi

Via SelfService you are able to:– Change your password– Activate redirection of your e-mail– Active vacation messages for incoming

mail– Check the information of your accounts

If you have forgotten your password you are able to reset it by authenticating using your Finnish internet banking codes.





Common PC Computer Common PC Computer RoomsRooms Arken (Biskopsgatan, Faculty of Arts) Axelia (Biskopsgatan, Dep. of Chemical

Engineering) ASA B (Fänriksgatan, ground floor, 3 rooms) Biocity (Lemminkäinengatan, Library,

ground floor) Hanken (Henriksgatan, School of Bus. and

Econ.) ICT-building, (Library on first floor, 3rd

floor)


Other equipmentOther equipment

AV-equipment and software (ASA B, ground floor, ask for directions at the helpdesk):

– Film and document scanners– Video-, audio- and image editing– Colorprinter

Unix/Linux workstations in:– ICT-building and– Axelia


FeesFees

Computer usage at campus is free Free printer quota of 6€/3 months

(~180 black and white printouts)– 3.3 cent / b&w page– 25 cent / color page– Invoice and statistics are sent by e-

mail Check your printer usage via:

Computing Centre > Services and tools > Printouts




Windows homedirectoryWindows homedirectory

A personal home directory is available from all Windows PC:s in ÅAs network– Access from via

• H:\• \\pchomeX\pchomeX\username (via VPN)• pchome1 for usernames a-k• pchome2 for usernames l-z

– Directories My Documents and Desktop Quota 1 GB, nightly backup (months) Previous versions via: Right click –

Properties – Previous Versions (recent)


Unix homedirectoryUnix homedirectory

Per default only for certain groups, requests to [email protected]

/home/atonY/username available from all Unix computers

in ÅA:s network and through sftp (login.abo.fi)

Quota 1 GB, nightly backup


WebdirectoryWebdirectory

Stores your personal homepagehttp://www.users.abo.fi/firstname.lastname orhttp://www.users.abo.fi/username

Access via\\web\username (Windows) and/wwwusers/username (Linux)

Quota 600 MB (check the guide, in Swedish: Guider och information > Guider > Webben > Personligt webbområde)


ScratchScratch

A scratch disk is accessible from both Windows and Linux computers as:

\\scratch\scratch\username (Windows) and

/scratch/username (Linux)

Same disk space irrespective of system (Windows or Linux)

Temporary storage only, no quotas, no backup




E-mailE-mail

[email protected]

Webmail https://www.abo.fi/mail/ Thunderbird or Outlook:

– imap-server (incoming): imap.abo.fi (Use SSL!)– smtp-server (outgoing): smtp.abo.fi

• smtpauth.abo.fi (+TLS/SSL when sending from “outside”)

Pine for Unix/Linux users Adressbook available in Webmail, see

also http://www.abo.fi/search


E-mail QuotaE-mail Quota

The e-mail quota is 500 MB

Check your e-mail quota usage in webmail or Thunderbird

No e-mail messages can be received if the quota is exceeded

Set forwarding of mail via selfservice.abo.fi


AttachmentsAttachments

Executable attachments will be delayed if delivered at all!

Large attachments are not delivered

Many mail lists will not accept attachments at all

Funet FileSenderFunet FileSender

Please observe the space-limit for mails, only a few MB

If You need to send larger (or even smaller) files, use Funets FileSender-service– Also reception via voucher– Acknowledgement messages!

Find it at: https://filesender.funet.fi/21.04.23 Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget 3 - 20500 Åbo 25


SpamfiltersSpamfilters

ÅA has a system that identifies (a part of) the spam-messages and assigns ”spam-scores” to them– First time your receive a message from a certain

sender it might be slightly delayed

A default filter is set for all new students, spam messages marked on the Subject-line:

*** Spam *** Google End Of Year Anniversary

Highly probable spam put into a dedicated Spam-folder


What and Where is this Datacentralen?Usernames and PasswordsFacilities, Equipment & FeesStoring Your Files and DataE-mail & SpamfiltersPrivate computers & Wireless

NetworkInternet from HomeWhere to Get More Information?Questions and Answers


Private computersPrivate computers

YOU are responsible for your computer (and tablet/pad/telephone/...)!– Keep it secure, patched and the

software updated!

ÅA has site license for F-Secure virus scanner for free, see Computing Centre > Information Security > Anti virus and firewall


eduroam WLANeduroam WLAN

ÅA-username required– SSID: eduroam– Login using [email protected]

encrypted worldwide Use VPN to access ÅA-resources

– printers– network disks


SparkNet WLANSparkNet WLAN

Connection requires account at ÅA or other SparkNet-partner– SSID: Spark or Spark-abo– Open any web page– Login using [email protected] or open

a VPN connection Use VPN for access to ÅA resources

A WiFi user community OpenSpark also exists “Cable-Spark” in the main library and Axelia


Private computers Private computers (again...)(again...) Use VPN Connection (Virtual

Private Network) for access (and security in SparkNet), instructions for Windows at: Datanät och telefoni > Fjärranvändning

NOTE! Do not run any server (e.g. web/file server) software in the ÅA network!

Please respect the copyright for music and movies




Internet from home (1/2)Internet from home (1/2)

The Student Village Network is a network available in all of the apartments of the Student Village Foundation (TYS). Managed by the Computing Centre of the University of Turku (TY).

Agreement signed at TYS-office.


Internet from home (2/2)Internet from home (2/2)

The apartments in Tavasthem (Kåren) and Domus are connected to ÅA’s network– Application forms (webforms) for

Kåren and Domus are available at:Datanät och telefoni > Datanätanslutningar > Tavastnet (Tavasthem, Domus)(Login required)

Other locations: ADSL




More informationMore information

http://www.abo.fi/dc http://www.abo.fi/stodenhet/

dcguider http://www.yok.utu.fi/ (about

Student Village connections, also in English)

Ask the Helpdesk!email: [email protected]

