Lab Intro

Goals

• CETS
• Your SEAS ("eniac") account
• The SEAS lab classrooms
• Browsers
• Webmail
• Blackboard

"CETS"

• The SEAS entity called "CETS" (Computing and Educational Technology Services) maintains the SEAS servers and the lab hardware and software.
• Pronunciaton: "sets" or "see - ee - tea - es".
• Office: 164 Levine
• The CETS website has a wealth of useful information, especially the Student's Guide to Computing @ Penn Engineering. It contains info about
  • FAQ's
  • Webmail (mail fowarding, spam blocking, etc.)
  • Reporting problems by emailing cets@seas.upenn.edu
  • Printing
  • Accessing your SEAS account remotely
  • more!

Log On to Your SEAS ("eniac") Account

• Log on to SEAS using your eniac user name and password.
  • Need an account? Go to https://www.seas.upenn.edu/accounts/
  • Notes about the linux systems: they run a version of the linux operating system such as SuSe, Red Hat, or Debian. They also have a window manager, such as KDE or Gnome. KDE comes with many utilities that start with K, such as the Konqueror browser, the Kedit text editor, and the Kword word processor.

The SEAS Lab Classroom

• Door combo: If your lab's door has a lock, ask your TA for the combination.
• All labs are available 24 hours, 7 days/week. At night a Penncard is needed to get inside the building.
• Flash Drives: the computers have USB ports which you can use for your flash drives, but REMEMBER TO REMOVE THEM BEFORE YOU LEAVE!
• You are welcome to use these labs (except when a class or special activity is in session):
• Unix labs in Moore (100A and 207)
• Windows labs in Moore (100B and 100C) and in the Towne Mezzanine
• NOTE: You can access your SEAS account using either the Unix or Windows lab computers.
• Laptops:
  • Wireless: The engineering complex has wireless access. Use your pennkey to gain access. If you aren't automatically directed to the authentication page, point your browser to http://troll.seas.upenn.edu.
  • Ethernet: Please don't disconnect the lab desktops' ethernet cables! Many labs have extra ethernet cables on the aisle computers - use one of them instead.
• Please - no eating in the labs. You are welcome to eat in the "Enaic Lounge" outside of the Moore 100A/B/C labs.
• Please keep the noise level low out of consideration for others.

Browsers

• Your Firefox bookmarks are accesible from both linux and Windows machines.
• Firefox is currently the most popular browser, available via the Desktop icon with the orange Fox on it.
• Other browsers are available via the Internet->Browsers menu

Webmail

• When you get a SEAS ("eniac") account, you automatically get a "webmail" account
• Access it via http://webmail.seas.upenn.edu
• Our course site has a link to webmail on it.
• Send an email to yourself. Send it to yourname@seas.upenn.edu, or simply to yourname, where "yourname" is your account name.
• Verify that it was sent.
• It's important to check your SEAS email frequently, OR to forward it to an account that you read frequently.
• To forward your email to another account (e.g. a gmail/yahoo/aol account), read about the CETS Students' Guide .

BlackBoard

• BlackBoard (BB) is a Web-based course-management system designed to allow students and faculty to participate in accessing online materials and activities for a course.
• Use your pennkey and password to login and click on the approriate course for which you want to access the material.
• We will use BB to post assingments and submit homeworks.
  • To view and submite follow the link except that the assignments can be found under "Assignments" and not "Course Documents".
• You can also view hw/quiz/exam solutions, and your grades .