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

Jan WennströmCISO

Updated 31.8.2012Computing Centre > Guides and information >

Guides


A Word of WarningA Word of Warning

The ÅA web-pages will go through a serious revamp in a week or two...

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

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)– Oraklet Helpdesk (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) – PhishingPasswords (1/3) – 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!

In case of doubt: Please ask the Helpdesk via phone or e-mail to [email protected] or [email protected]!



Passwords (2/3)Passwords (2/3)

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

The Computing Centre will NEVER ask for your password. Neither will we ask you to “revalidate” or “enlarge” anything (eg. mailbox/diskspace)


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

Choose a good (secure) password!– We will check it every now and

then The password must be at least 8

characters, include numbers and special characters (but not åäö!).

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




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

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

floor) Hanken (Henriksgatan, School of Bus. and

Econ.) Gripen (Aeon classes near the International

Office) 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

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 > 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

Quota 1 GB, nightly backup


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

Contact the helpdesk if you want your e-mails forwarded (only students).


AttachmentsAttachments

Executable attachments will be delayed if delivered at all!

Large attachments are not delivered

Many mail lists will not accept attachments at all


SpamfiltersSpamfilters

ÅA has a system that identifies (a part of) the spam-messages and assigns ”spam-scores” to them

A default filter is set for all new students– Possible spam marked as spam on

the Subject-line


GreylistingGreylisting

The very first time you receive a message from a certain non-ÅA address the message will be bounced back to the sending server

A ”normal” mail server tries to resend the message after a while – ok, but a slight delay!

Further communication from the same address will not be delayed

Some sites might be blacklisted


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 pads/telephones/...)!– Keep it secure, patched and the

software updated!

ÅA has site license for F-Secure virus scanner for free, see Computing Centre > 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: Guider och information – Guider – Kommunikation – VPN

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:https://web.abo.fi/dc/net/karen/ (Login required)

Other sites: ADSL with student discount, modem service, WLAN...




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]



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3.12.2015Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget 3 - 20500 Åbo1 Information from the Computing Centre (Datacentralen) Jan Wennström CISO Updated 31.8.2012 Computing