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Welcome to U蓝莓视频!

Eduroam? Nexus? Quest? If this is your first year at the University of 蓝莓视频, you may feel like听you are听drowning in all sorts of new acronyms, names, and terminology. Consider this article a life听jacket听for听navigating听the waters of听蓝莓视频鈥檚听most used tech-services.听

贰诲耻谤辞补尘听

Let鈥檚 start with the basics.听蓝莓视频鈥檚听wireless network is called听eduroam.听贰诲耻谤辞补尘听is a secure wireless network that is accessible across campus and available at many higher education institutions around the world鈥痆].听Over 6000 hotspots are available at research and education institutions in more than 70 countries and territories around the world.听听

Classrooms, offices, and residence buildings at all major听蓝莓视频听campus locations offer this service听cost-free. You can connect to it through any computer, tablet,听or smartphone and receive fast, reliable wireless internet service鈥痆2]. Accessing 贰诲耻谤辞补尘听the first time听can sometimes be tricky, so let鈥檚 lay it out step-by-step:听

1. Access the list of available Wi-Fi connections on your device, and ensure that鈥痚duroam鈥痠s listed.听

2. Select鈥痚duroam鈥痜rom the list.听

3. When prompted (the first time you connect and any time you have changed your password), enter your鈥�蓝莓视频听identity听(userID@uwaterloo.ca) and password.听

Although the above steps should be enough, sometimes additional information is required. If this is the case, enter the following settings, where appropriate:听

• Network SSID:听eduroam听

• Network authentication method: WPA2 Enterprise听

• Data encryption method: AES听

• Authentication method: Protected EAP (PEAP)听

• Inner authentication: MSCHAPv2听

• CA Certificate:听GlobalSignRootCA听

• User ID: userid@uwaterloo.ca听

• Password: Your听WatIAM听password听

贰诲耻谤辞补尘听Configuration Assistance Tool (CAT)听

The听eduroam听Configuration Assistance Tool (CAT) is a downloadable program that configures the most popular devices for the听eduroam听wireless network (Windows 10, 8.1, 7, Vista, Mac OS X, Linux, iOS) (Android and Blackberry devices should follow the device's specific鈥痗onnection guides 鈥痠n order to connect. See Connecting to the eduroam wireless network to learn the specific connection guides). It is unique to each university campus, and is available for free at鈥痶he听eduroam CAT web page.听

Connecting to the eduroam wireless network

1. 痴颈蝉颈迟鈥痶丑别听 web page听

2. At the bottom of the page, click鈥疍辞飞苍濒辞补诲听your听eduroam听installer听

3. In the box that appears, either select or search for your institution (in this case click鈥疷niversity of 蓝莓视频)听

4. Ensure that the operating system you are using is listed correctly, then press鈥�Download听your听eduroam听installer听

• If a prompt appears below this box, press鈥�Continue听

5. Your browser will now download the .exe file. Check the downloads window of your browser to find it, and when you鈥檙e ready, run the file by clicking on it听

6. Follow the instructions in the installer, making sure to properly input your user credentials听

• When the installation is complete, you should be able to successfully connect to听eduroam听

Email听

Office 365听听

All undergraduate students听have their own 蓝莓视频 email address. Their email address听consists听of their听userid听followed by 鈥淍edu.uwaterloo.ca鈥� (for example, jsmith@edu.uwaterloo.ca).听The benefits of Office 365 include听integration with OneDrive (5TB of personal storage space accessible from anywhere), access to the Microsoft Office suite, a large 50GB individual mailbox quota, and fully integrated email, calendar, tasks, and contacts available on all your devices听[7].听听

To access your new鈥疧ffice 365 account:听

1. Ensure you have activated your鈥�鈥痑ccount and set a password. You can activate your听WatIAM听account by clicking the鈥疉ccount Activation鈥痩ink on鈥�听

2. Go to鈥�听

3. Enter email address as鈥�userid@edu.uwaterloo.ca听

4. Tab or click out of that field听

5. You will then be redirected to the University of 蓝莓视频 organizational sign in page. The page will look like this:听

6. Ensure your email address is entered as鈥�userid@edu.uwaterloo.ca听

7. Enter your听WatIAM听password听

8. 颁濒颈肠办鈥�Sign in听

Changing Display Settings for Office 365听

1. Select the application鈥�Mail听

2. Click on the听Settings button

3. Click on the鈥�Display Settings鈥痮ption听

4. This allows you to adjust the way you see your email account when you log in through Office 365.听

Creating Folders and Filters听

• Once听you have听logged in and taken a look at your email, you may decide to organize messages into folders. For instance, you may want to separate your messages by which class they come from. To make a folder (for example, 鈥淢ath 135鈥�):听

• Open up the鈥�惭补颈濒鈥�application, as stated above in the鈥疌hange Display Settings for Office 365听

• Under the鈥�Folders鈥痶ab on the left-hand side, click the鈥�惭辞谤别鈥�button听

• Hover over the drop down menu with your name on it, click on the鈥�+鈥�听

• Type a name the folder听

• Now that听you have听set up a folder, you can filter your incoming mail to ensure that all messages from your Math 135 professor, John Smith, go directly into your Math 135 folder. To do this:听

• Click the Settings button in the top task bar听

• Under the heading鈥疢y App Settings鈥痗濒颈肠办鈥�Mail听

• Under the鈥疉utomatic Processing鈥痶ab, click鈥疘苍产辞虫 and Sweep Rules听

• Follow the instructions given on the page听

Under these settings you can name your rules, make the conditions that must be met, and what happens to that message when all of those conditions are met. You can create any number of rules until your mail client is organized to your satisfaction鈥痆].听

厂别别鈥�Getting started with Office 365鈥痜or more information.听

Quest听

Quest鈥痠s one of听蓝莓视频鈥檚听main information systems for students. It can be accessed using your鈥�鈥痗redentials, and gives students access to transcripts, grades, contact information, application status, and more. It also allows students to enroll in courses, view class schedules, and access financial information such as tuition fees and financial aid. You can log in to Quest using the web browser on any desktop or mobile device鈥�[4].听

Visit Quest鈥檚 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):听

• For undergraduate students听

• For graduate students听

LEARN听

奥补迟别谤濒辞辞鈥�鈥痯rovides an online educational content and resources for many courses offered at听蓝莓视频. By logging in with your听WatIAM听account, LEARN will give you access to many (or all) of your听蓝莓视频听courses,听including听documents, quizzes and forums that allow you to communicate with your instructors and other students鈥痆5].听听

You will be able to get notifications for assignment due dates, campus-wide announcements, and messages from your instructors. LEARN is being steadily integrated into many courses at听蓝莓视频, so it is important to know a thing or two about it before jumping in.听

Navigating the Homepage听

LEARN can be daunting at first. It offers a lot of information to be taken in all at once, so let鈥檚 take it one step at a time.听

When you first log in听you will听be taken to the鈥�. Here听you will听find a taskbar at the top of your screen with:听

• a听link to鈥疢y Home鈥痺hich takes you back to the LEARN home page;听

• a听drop-down menu of your courses;听

• message alerts, update alerts, subscription alerts (with useful information like recent听蓝莓视频听news);听

• your name drop down menu (to view/edit your profile, notifications, and account settings, or to Log Out);听

• a听link to a calendar of upcoming due dates.听

Many of these boxes can be minimized if you prefer a less cluttered look.听

Finding Course Content听

It can be tricky to find all of the notes, quizzes and assignments, so let this article be your guide:听

1. In the top taskbar, click鈥疭elect a Course鈥痑nd choose from your list of enrolled courses.听

2. Courses may vary, but for the most part they will contain a new taskbar, found just under the top taskbar and the LEARN logo. From here you can access course specifics:听

• 颁濒颈肠办鈥疌ourse鈥疢aterials, then鈥疌ontent鈥痶o access notes, activities and documents. This is where听you will听find the majority of your online course materials and work.听

3. 颁濒颈肠办鈥�Connect鈥痶o find links to:听

• Classlist鈥�(a list of the students enrolled in the course)听

• Discussions鈥痑nd鈥疓roups鈥�(which allow听you to connect to other students and your instructor)听

4. 颁濒颈肠办鈥�Assessments鈥痶o find:听

• The鈥疍ropbox, where you鈥檒l submit assignments听

• Quizzes鈥�(graded tests听)and鈥疭urveys听(a way to provide feedback or other non-graded information to your instructor)听

5. 颁濒颈肠办鈥�骋谤补诲别蝉鈥�to access any graded materials you鈥檝e received back听

uPrint听

鈥痠s a recently implemented system for campus-wide printing. Simply put, it allows anyone with funds on a听WatCard听to use a computer in a campus lab or log on to a website from their personal computer and upload a file to be printed at any of the听uPrint听locations on campus.听听

The charges for printing come directly from the听WatCard鈥檚听Flex account鈥痆]. It is a quicker, easier, and more efficient alternative to having to print directly from a computer lab.听听

Here鈥檚 how it works:听

1. Login with your鈥�鈥痗redentials to鈥�听

2. On the left, click鈥�Web Print.听

3. Click the鈥�Submit a Job鈥痩ink (on the right).听

4. Select a printer from the list (the locations are listed on the right)听

5. If you don鈥檛 see the printer you are looking for, click one of the arrows at the top left (under Quick Find) to see the next page of printers听

6. Select the printer.听

7. 笔谤别蝉蝉鈥�Print Options and Account Selection鈥痠n the bottom right听

8. Input the amount of copies you鈥檇 like to print and click鈥�Upload from computer听

9. 颁濒颈肠办鈥�Browse, then browse to the file you want to print and double click on it.听

10. When ready, click鈥�Upload & Complete听

11. From the left menu, click鈥�Jobs Pending Release听

12. Here you will see your submitted files.听

13. You may choose to鈥痯rint鈥痮r鈥痗ancel鈥痜iles individually or press鈥疪elease鈥疉ll鈥痮r鈥疌ancel鈥疉ll听

14. Go to the听uPrint听printer and swipe your听WatCard听to release your print job.听

15. Your job will not be released until you have swiped your听WatCard听at the听uPrint听printer.听

16. Once you print your document, your听WatCard听will be charged directly for the print jobs.听

If you are having any issues with听uPrint听print jobs in the Faculty of Arts, please contact the鈥�ACO help desk.听

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References

[1]鈥淲here Can I听eduroam?鈥濃�疎duroam. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 July 2016. <https://eduroam.org/where/>.听

[2]鈥淲ireless service (eduroam).鈥� Information Systems & Technology. University of 蓝莓视频. Web. June 2. 2015. </information-systems-technology/services/eduroam-wireless-network>听

[3]鈥淲orking with Message Folders in Outlook on the Web in Business.鈥� 鈥� Outlook. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 July 2016. <https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Working-with-message-folders-in-Outlook-on-the-web-in-business-6bb0723a-f39f-4a8d-bb3f-fab5dcc2510a?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US>听

[4]鈥淎bout Quest.鈥� Student Information System. University of 蓝莓视频. Web. June 2. 2015. </quest/about-quests>听

[5]鈥淟EARN.鈥� Information Systems & Technology. University of 蓝莓视频. Web. June 2. 2015. </information-systems-technology/services/learn>听

[6]鈥淣ew听uPrint听for 蓝莓视频 Students 鈥� Print from anywhere on campus.鈥� New听uPrint听for 蓝莓视频 Students 鈥� Print from anywhere on campus. University of 蓝莓视频. Web. June 2. 2015.<>听

[7]听鈥淎bout Microsoft Office 365鈥�. University of 蓝莓视频. Web. May 30. 2017. </information-systems-technology/services/microsoft-office-365-education/about>听

[8] [Welcome]. (n.d.). Retrieved from听<>

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