Commonly Asked Technical Questions about the Business School Network.
E-mail help@bsad.uvm.edu with any specific questions not addressed here or call 802.656.0800
Table of Contents - FAQ's-Computing
- Adjusting your Junkmail Settings in Outlook
You can adjust the junk e-mail settings within outlook, to tell it who and who is not allowed to send e-mails to your inbox.
- Connecting From Off Campus
First and foremost you need an internet connection.
- Use a Password, TODAY!
USE THEM!!!
A recent phenomenon occuring on our campus is the practice of not using a password to log into a computer.
- Removing your E-mail Forward
If you had your Zoo E-Mail forwarded to your business school e-mail account while you were a student, you can easily remove the forward by taking the following steps:
Go to http://www.uvm.edu/account
Click on 'Set up your mail handling'
Enter your Zoo User name and Password
Select the Create/Update/Remove mail forwarding Radio Button and click submit
Click on the Delete button
That's all.
- Fix VPN Incompatibility with Service Pack 2
To fix the problem that has come up in which the UVM VPN Client stops connecting after Windows XP Service Pack 2 has been installed, follow these instructions.
- Trouble Connecting On Campus
Windows 98:
Get an upgrade.
- Removing Your Computer from the Network
WARNING:
This is not suggested if you are still a Business Student.
- E-mail Access Anywhere
To check your UVM Electronic Mail, go to http://webmail.uvm.edu.
- Practicing Safe Instant Messaging
There have been a plethora of new cases of students contracting viruses by clicking on Instant Messenger profile and away message links.
- Wireless Network?
All WiFi devices require the UVM VPN Client to access the UVM sanctioned WiFi Network, Cat's PAWSHave you installed the
University of Vermont VPN client? If not:
Go to www.uvm.edu/software
Select Cisco VPN Client and click Download
Select Open from Current Location.
- New Server Technologies
The School of Business Administration invests in technology and uses software solutions to increase productivity and content quality.
- Enabling your Wireless Card and Authenticating to the Network
To Enable Your Wireless NIC Card in Windows XP:
Go to Start Menu - (Settings in Classic View) - Control Panel - Network Connections
{You May see "Network and Internet Connections" and then Network Connections}
In this Window, you should a "Wireless Network Card"
Right Click this Icon and select "Enable"
To Authenticate against the UVM Firewall for the Wireless Network:
The Client Application (The University of Vermont VPN Client) should Auto-initiate when your Wireless Card is enabled and On-Campus.
- Turning Speech Recognition Off
To
turn text services off or on:
Open Regional and Language Options in Control Panel.
- Backup Policy
Backup, Restore, and Archiving Policy for the UVM School of Business Files, Chat, and eMail
The purpose of this policy is to define what digital data is backed up onto LTO1 tape media.
- Calibrate Tablet PC Pen
Tablet PC pen input devices can sometimes appear 'off-the-mark' depending on the users perspective.
- Enabling Outlook from Off-Campus WITHOUT a VPN connection
This tutorial is for computers which are ALREADY part of the BSADNET domain.