Albany Law School ITS Suite W122 Beneath West Wing Classroom IT S O ri e nt at io n C o v er Sl id e Office of Information Technology Services

Technical Support Answers to tech-related questions can be found online at and in the Portal. You can reach ITS by You can reach us by phone: You can stop by our office: W122 (beneath West Wing classroom). Our hours are M-F 8:30 am – 4:30 pm. Follow us: albanylawits.wordpress.com twitter.com/albanylawitsalbanylawits.wordpress.com twitter.com/albanylawits

We use Microsoft Exchange 2010 for . Students use Outlook Web App. Currently you access Outlook mail over the web at webmail.albanylaw.edu. It is linked to the Portal. Just click on the envelope next to My Week. webmail.albanylaw.edu Information on smartphones and can be found at

Network Access & Storage You can log into the network from any of the school- owned computers. School-Owned Computers are located: –On lower level of the Library (15 PCs ) –In Library Lexis/Westlaw Labs (8 PCs ) –Outside DAMC on the 4 th floor (3 PCs) When logged in to one of these computers, your “home” directory is the “G:\drive.” Each student is given 50 megabytes network storage space (G:\drive) that is backed up daily. You can also print from any of the school-owned computers.print

Logging onto the Network Go to a school-owned computer (in the library or 4th floor near DAMC) CTRL + ALT + Delete On the opening screen, press following computer keys: CTRL + ALT + Delete On the next screen, enter your User name (part before sign of your address.) Enter your password. Click “OK.” ALBANYLAW\dcard 2

Passwords THE SAMEYour Outlook password and the password used to log onto a school computer are THE SAME. This means that when you change your password in Outlook Web App, you are also changing your password for logging onto school computers, WebAdvisor and the Portal. ALBANYLAW\

Internet Access There is Wireless Internet access for your laptop everywhere on campus. (Network key required for student network!)Network key required There is also Guest Wireless Access. It does not have as much access as the student network, so you should not use it!

Set Up Wireless Internet Access AlbanyLaw_Students The Albany Law School wireless network is named AlbanyLaw_Students. When browsing for available wireless networks, you should see the following: academic When attempting to connect to the AlbanyLaw_Students wireless network, you will be prompted for a network key. The key this year is: academic.

myALBANYLAW Portal Sign on only one time to visit all your favorite places: , calendar, WebAdvisor, announcements, news other important information for students.

Printing 5 Cents Per PageCost is 5 Cents Per Page when printing from school-owned computers, NOT from your laptops. You must log into the computer with your Network user name & password. To add money to your printing account, go to the Business Office, located in the 2000 building. (You begin with $5 & can add in $5 increments throughout the year.) LexisNexis & Westlaw Printing is “free” if you print to the Lexis & Westlaw printers (in the library labs and copier room on the upper level of the library). You must log into Lexis & Westlaw websites with your Lexis & Westlaw user name & password.

Wireless Printing $.08 Per Page for BW $.18 forCost is $.08 Per Page for BW and $.18 for Color Color when printing from your laptop. You must download the drivers (PC or Mac) to your laptop and follow the directions posted in these 4 locations: Main floor copier room, Lexis lab, upper level copier room and lower levelPCMac To add money to your copy/wireless account, use Card Dispenser/Add Value Machine in the copier rooms. LexisNexis & Westlaw Printing is “free” if you print to the Lexis & Westlaw printers (in the library labs and copier room on the upper level of the library). You must log into Lexis & Westlaw websites with your Lexis & Westlaw user name & password.

Copying, Scanning & Faxing There are MFUs around campus for these purposes: –in the copier room on the main level of the Library –1 in the copier room on the upper level of the Library –1 on the Lower Level of the Library –1 in the Career Center To add money to your copy account, use Card Dispenser/Add Value Machine in the library copier rooms.

Policies The Technology and Internet Policy is in your Student Handbook and Online at Pay particular attention to 3.6 – 3.16 under Unacceptable Uses.

PC Laptop Recommendations Latest Pentium or AMD processor Windows XP (32-bit) with latest Service Pack or Vista (32- bit or 64-bit) or Windows 7 Operating System 2 GB of RAM (2 GB for Vista & Win7) and a 1 GB hard drive An b/g/n wireless NIC A 10/100/1000 Network Interface Card A CD/DVD-RW and USB port A built-in sound card for playing audio files A battery capable of supporting computer operations for at least 2 hours Microsoft Office 2007 Suite or higher Antivirus software with current definitions discounts

Mac Laptop Recommendations Latest processor (OS 10.5 or newer) 2 GB of RAM and a 1 GB hard drive An b/g/n wireless NIC A 10/100/1000 Network Interface Card A CD/DVD-RW and USB port A built-in sound card for playing audio files A battery capable of supporting computer operations for at least 2 hours Microsoft Office Suite 2008 or higher

Discounts Before purchasing software or hardware, you should check the list below which offers educational discounts that are probably much better than the bundles that retailers will offer you. Albany Law School discounts that are currently available are: –Microsoft for studentsMicrosoft –CDW-GCDW-G –DellDell

WebAdvisor PortalAccess through the Portal (on the bottom left of the your home page below My Week and My To Do) Resources available: –Financial Aid information –Registration for classes –Grades –Transcripts –Important Forms

Classes Technology is used frequently in law school: –Software such as, Word, Excel, PowerPoint –Research (LexisNexis & WestLaw) –Course Web Pages (TWEN, LexisNexis) –Digital Audio Recordings of classes & events –Student Digital Video Recordings –CALI interactive computer exercises More info can be found at

LexisNexis & Westlaw LexisNexis & Westlaw passwords are in your packets. You need to register them before you can access the resources on these sites. The LexisNexis company rep is Aaron Eberle –Students rep names & hours are posted in the Lexis lab in the library. The Westlaw company rep is Mike Winn –Student reps names & hours are posted in the Westlaw lab in the library. Training will be provided by the company reps.

WestlawNext Your Westlaw password is also used to access Westlaw and the NEW version of Westlaw called WestlawNext. –More of a Google-type search engine –Folders to store your research –And more… Training on Westlaw Next will be provided.

Westlaw’s TWEN Your Westlaw password is used to access your course web pages in TWEN. Syllabi, documents, assignments, web links, take-home exams and other course-related materials are posted to TWEN. Not all professors use TWEN, but most do. You need to register at before you can access TWEN.

LexisNexis’ Web Courses Your LexisNexis ID is used to access your course’s web pages. Syllabi, documents, assignments, web links, take-home exams and other course-related materials may be posted to LexisNexis Web Courses. Most professors use TWEN, but some use LexisNexis Web Courses. You need to register at before you can access your course pages.

Lexis for Microsoft Office Your LexisNexis password will also give you access to the NEW Lexis for Microsoft Office application. Access Lexis databases right from your Word docs. Search the open web (Google, Bing, etc.) and your computer’s files. Download it from the LexisNexis web page. Training on LMO will be provided.

Lexis Advance Your LexisNexis password will also give you access to LexisNexis and sometime this Fall to the NEW version of LexisNexis’ research system More of a Google-type search engine Folders to store your research And more… Training on LexisAdvance will be provided.

Class Recordings Class Audio Recording Policy can be in the Student Handbook. Click to here to access the Student Audio Recording Request Formhere Audio Recordings in.mp3 or.wma format are accessible from your course TWEN site or albanylawclasses.classcaster.net albanylawclasses.classcaster.net Event recordings Event Webcasts

Student Digital Video Recordings Professors may use webcams to record student practice sessions. It is suggested that you purchase a flash drive (at least 1GB) for these classes. Event Webcasts

CALI Go to ALBANYstu3Use the Authorization code in your packet (ALBANYstu3). User name will be your Albany Law address. Create your own unique password. DVD with sample lessons is in your packet. Related lessons are linked to TWEN and/or Lexis Web Courses.

Exams Most professors allow students to take their law school final exams using laptop computers equipped with special software called ExamSoft.. This software works on BOTH a Windows-based PC or an Intel-based Mac (Mac Book or Mac Book Pro with Leopard or Snow Leopard OS).

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