Network
Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes a built-in Firewall. A Firewall will filter or block information coming into your computer or office network. The default configuration of the Windows Firewall control panel in Windows XP SP2 can prevent commonly used applications from functioning. To re-enable this functionality, you can add the Program or the Ports that a Program uses to the Firewall's Exceptions list.
The following screen shots and information will help you verify that the DNS and WINS servers settings are correct in your Enterprise (EN) machine's "Local Area Connection" network connection.
Printers need a static IP address so that they will reliably print to computers on the network. The HP Network Printer Wizard software will allow you to connect to an HP Printer in your office.
SecureW2 software allows you to connect to Penn State's Wireless 2.0 'psu' connection while at a Penn State campus. It uses enhanced authentication and encryption methods for increased performance. The steps from this How To are for Windows XP and Windows 7 computers.
WiFi, short for Wireless Fidelity, is networking technology that allows you to connect to the Internet.
Follow these steps to create dial-up connections to your local ISP or to a Penn State campus. The various dial-up connections allow you to connect to the Internet from a variety of locations throughout the state.
Do you need to recreate the same message over and over? If so, you can create a template to store your text, To, Cc, Subject fields.
You may be asked by Ag IT to find the MAC or Hardware Address of a device. The request for this address is made so that we can assign an IP address to the device automatically.
What is "Clean Up Folder" and how does it compare to "Empty Folder"?
County staff accounts are given permission to access the shared drive in their office (s). The shared Z: drive in a county office is then automatically connected when a person logs in to their Enterprise computer. However, you can choose to manually map the network drive as well.
If you map to your Departmental Data folder for any reason, the new path will be: \\ag.psu.edu\shares\xxxx, where xxxx stands for the folder name.
These steps will allow you to map a drive to your My Documents. These steps are specific for Windows XP.
You can map a drive letter to any shared resource on a network. This makes it faster and easier to access the resource, either through the Windows XP user interface, or from a command prompt. This step-by-step article describes how to connect and disconnect a network drive in Windows XP.
"Group Policy" is applied to College Enterprise Network (EN) computers at startup. An example of a Group Policy object (GPO) put into place during startup is the security group to which an AG account belongs. This security group will allow you to map a network drive to a server for instance.
This How To will allow your computer to "forget" its IP number and get a new one. This is useful for troubleshooting network issues.
A VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a secure encrypted network connection. For example, you may want to use a VPN to connect from your third-party Internet Service Provider (ISP) cable modem to Penn State services and resources. All Internet traffic exchanged between your cable modem and Penn State is encrypted via the VPN.
The "Cisco Systems VPN Client" is Virtual Private Network (VPN) software for use by Penn State faculty, staff and students when connecting to a Penn State network from any other ISP (Internet Service Provider).
The "Cisco Systems VPN Client" is Virtual Private Network (VPN) software for use by Penn State faculty, staff and students when connecting to a Penn State network from any other ISP (Internet Service Provider).
The following screen shots and information will help you verify that the DNS and WINS server settings are correct in your Enteprise (EN) machine's "Local Area Connection" network connection.
The following screen shots and information will help you verify that the DNS and WINS servers settings are correct in your EN machine's "Local Area Connection" network connection. Certain settings were entered during setup that point the machine to Penn State and College of Ag Sciences network resources.
