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Academic Computing

H: Drive Access

What is the H: Drive?

Your network or H: drive (a.k.a. home directory) is a mapped drive on SLC3, which is one of the College’s servers. It behaves like a hard drive, allowing you to save files to it. On campus, the address for a person’s network drive is:

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H: Drive Access for Windows 2000/XP

To configure your Windows2000/XP PC to connect to the network (H:) drive:

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H: Drive Access for Mac OS X

To map a network drive in Mac OS X:

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H: Drive Access Off Campus

H: Drive access is now available from off campus using FTP.

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General Instructions:

Enter the following information into your FTP client (e.g. SmartFTP, WS_FTP, CyberDuck) to access your H: drive from off campus:

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Backup

Your data is not secure if it only exists in one place. Hard drives, CDs, DVDs, flash drives, etc., will all fail eventually. To ensure the safety of your data, you must back up.

Backing up is simple: make a copy of the file(s) on another medium. If you store documents on your computer hard drive, copy them to a USB flash drive or burn a CD or DVD on a regular basis. Important school documents should be copied to your network drive.

If you back up monthly, you will never lose more than one month’s work. Critical work should be backed up at least daily!

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Password Requirements

Effective fall 2006 all passwords on the Academic Network must be a minimum of 6 characters in length and should include one numeral or special character.

Some suggestions include:

• Make the Password at Least Six Characters Long – The longer the password is, the better.
• Mix Upper and Lower Case Letters – Passwords are case-sensitive.
• Mix Letters and Numbers – Add numbers to passwords, especially in the middle (not just at the beginning or the end).
• Include Non-Alphanumeric Characters – Special characters such as &, $, and > are acceptable.
• Pick a Password You Can Remember – The best password in the world does you no good if you forget it.

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SLC’s Academic Network

Sarah Lawrence College’s Academic Network provides access to the Internet and other online resources. If you do not own a computer, you may use PCs, Macs, and printers located in the library and Heimbold Visual Arts Center. Use of the SLC network and SLC computers are governed by the Acceptable Use Policy.

To access the SLC network, you will need a SLC network account. Incoming students will be provided network credentials during the summer prior to orientation or at orientation. Usernames and passwords will not be changed in an arbitrary manner at any time by SLC staff. Under no circumstances will network credentials or email addresses be provided over the phone.

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