Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo1 Information from the Computing Centre (Datacentralen) Jan Wennström CISO Updated Computing Centre > Guides and information > Guides

Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo2 A Word of Warning The ÅA web-pages went through a serious revamp a time ago......and the material in English is slowly materializing on the web. The Swedish pages are the ones with most recent information. One page survivalguide by browsing

Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo3 What and Where is this Datacentralen? Usernames and Passwords Facilities, Equipment & Fees Storing Your Files and Data & Spamfilters Private computers & Wireless Network Internet from Home Where to Get More Information? Questions and Answers

Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo4 Datacentralen ASA-complex (Fänriksgatan 3 B) Help Desk (Oraklet) ASA B, ground floor phone: or 8:15 am – 4:00 pm (Monday – Friday)

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Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo6 Username and password Keep your password secret! You are allowed to use all common computer resources (PC:s, printers, , network...) Personal ÅA-username and password is required (You should have gotten them already) Your username is valid as long as you’re a registered student at ÅA Read and follow the regulations! Keep your password secret!

Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo7 Username Get it at: –International Office (Exchange students) –Enrollment at Gripen (Masters students) You will need to sign the user agreement –Bring your ID Please follow the rules in and respect the agreement.

Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo8 Passwords (1/2) Choose a good (secure) password! The password must be at least 8 characters, and contain at least one number (but not åäö!). Information and link to change your password at: Computing Centre > Security > Password Do not use the Åbo Akademi username/password in other systems

Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo9 Passwords (2/2) The Computing Centre will NEVER ask for your password. If somebody asks for your password, do not give it! Beware of phishers! –Examples of phishing in different languages English Swedish –Also webpages/thelephone can be used!

Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo10 What and Where is this Datacentralen? Usernames and Passwords Facilities, Equipment & Fees Storing Your Files and Data & Spamfilters Private computers & Wireless Network Internet from Home Where to Get More Information? Questions and Answers

Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo11 Common PC Computer Rooms Arken (Biskopsgatan, Faculty of Arts) Axelia (Biskopsgatan, Dep. of Chemical Engineering) ASA B (Fänriksgatan, ground floor) Biocity (Lemminkäinengatan, Library, ground floor) Hanken (Henriksgatan, School of Bus. and Econ.) Gripen (Aeon classes near the International Office) ICT-building, (Library on first floor, 3 rd floor)

Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo12 Other equipment AV-equipment and software (ASA B, ground floor, ask for directions at the helpdesk): –Film and document scanners –Video-, audio- and imageediting Unix/Linux workstations in: –ICT-buildning and –Axelia

Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo13 Fees Computer usage at campus is free Free printer quota of 6€/3 months (~180 black and white printouts) –3.3 cent / b&w page –25 cent / color page –Invoice and statistics are sent by Check your printer usage via: Computing Centre > Printouts

Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo14 What and Where is this Datacentralen? Usernames and Passwords Facilities, Equipment & Fees Storing Your Files and Data & Spamfilters Private computers & Wireless Network Internet from Home Where to Get More Information? Questions and Answers

Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo15 Windows homedirectory A personal home directory is available from all Windows PC:s in ÅAs network –Access from the HOME-icon or as \\pchomeX\pchomeX\username (via VPN) H:\ pchome1 for usernames a-k pchome2 for usernames l-z Quota 1 GB, nightly backup

Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo16 Unix homedirectory Per default only for certain groups, requests to /home/atonY/username available from all Unix computers in ÅA:s network and through sftp (login.abo.fi) Quota 1 GB, nightly backup

Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo17 Webdirectory Stores your personal homepage or Access via \\web\username (Windows) and /wwwusers/username (Linux) Quota 600 MB (check the guide, in Swedish: Guider och information > Guider > Webben > Personligt webbområde)

Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo18 Scratch A scratch disk is accessible from both Windows and Linux computers as: \\scratch\scratch\username (Windows) and /scratch/username (Linux) Same disk space irrespective of system (Windows or Linux) Temporary storage only, no quotas, no backup

Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo19 What and Where is this Datacentralen? Usernames and Passwords Facilities, Equipment & Fees Storing Your Files and Data & Spamfilters Private computers & Wireless Network Internet from Home Where to Get More Information? Questions and Answers

Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo20 Webmail Thunderbird or Outlook: –imap-server (incoming): imap.abo.fi (Use SSL!) –smtp-server (outgoing): smtp.abo.fi smtpauth.abo.fi (+TLS/SSL when sending from “outside”) Pine for Unix/Linux users Adressbook available in Webmail, see also

Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo21 Quota The quota is 500 MB Check your quota usage in webmail or Thunderbird No messages can be received if the quota is exceeded

Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo22 Attachments Executable attachments will be delayed if delivered at all! Large attachments are not delivered Many mail lists will not accept attachments at all

Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo23 Spamfilters ÅA has a system that identifies (a part of) the spam-messages and assigns ”spam-scores” to them A default filter is set for all new students –Possible-spam-messages are put in a folder named Spam

Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo24 Greylisting The very first time you receive a message from a certain non-ÅA address the message will be bounced back to the sending server A ”normal” mail server tries to resend the message after a while – ok, but a slight delay! Further communication from the same address will not be delayed Some sites might be blacklisted

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Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo26 Private computers YOU are responsible for your computer! –Keep it secure, patched and the software updated! ÅA has site license for F-Secure virus scanner for free, see Computing Centre > Security > Anti virus and firewall

Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo27 SparkNet WLAN (1/2) SparkNet WLAN, a wireless connection, is available in the Åbo Akademi, TY and TSEcampus area and also some locations in the city See: Requires: –WLAN card in your computer –valid ÅA or TY/TSE username No extra software required

Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo28 SparkNet WLAN (2/2) Select WLAN Net with SSID: Spark (or Spark-abo) Log on as:

Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo29 Private computers (again...) In SparkNet: Use VPN Connection (Virtual Private Network) for better security, instructions for Windows at: Guider och information – Guider – Kommunikation – VPN NOTE! Do not run any server software in the ÅA network! Please respect copyrights for music and movies

Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo30 What and Where is this Datacentralen? Usernames and Passwords Facilities, Equipment & Fees Storing Your Files and Data & Spamfilters Private computers & Wireless Network Internet from Home Where to Get More Information? Questions and Answers

Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo31 Internet from home (1/2) The Student Village Network is a network available in all of the apartments of the Student Village Foundation (TYS). Administered by the Computing Centre of the University of Turku (TY). Agreement signed at TYS-office.

Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo32 Internet from home (2/2) The apartments in Tavasthem (Kåren) and Domus are connected to ÅA’s network –Application forms (webforms) for Kåren and Domus are available at: (Login required) Other sites: ADSL with student discount, modem service, WLAN...

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Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo34 More information (about Student Village connections, also in English) Ask the Helpdesk!

Åbo Akademi - Domkyrkotorget Åbo35 What and Where is this Datacentralen? Usernames and Passwords Facilities, Equipment & Fees Storing Your Files and Data & Spamfilters Private computers & Wireless Network Internet from Home Where to Get More Information? Questions and Answers