Resources for Faculty & Staff

This pages provides links to CITES and other Urbana campus resources useful to faculty and staff members.

For CITES Educational Technology resources, see Resources for Instructors.
If you are a network or system administrator, see also Resources for Technical Support Providers.
A complete listing of the University's computing policies is located at http://www.cio.uiuc.edu/policies.html

Guide to CITES Resources for Faculty and Staff

Basics
Computing
Networking
Phones
System Services

Basics

NetID

Learn about your NetID and the accounts you can access, including email.
http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/netid/

Passwords

Learn about the passwords you need, and how to create and protect them.
http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/passwords/

Change your passwords periodically as a security precaution.
http://passwords.cites.uiuc.edu

Status Server

Check to see whether the network is down.
http://status.cites.uiuc.edu

Electronic Directory

Find email addresses and phone numbers of University students, faculty, and staff.
http://www.uiuc.edu/ricker/PH

Antivirus/Antispam
Get antivirus software to prevent viruses on your computer.
http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/security/antivirus/

Learn about the spam control program offered by CITES to manage unwanted email and eliminate viruses in incoming messages.
http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/antispam/

Urbana Campus Links
Explore other useful University Web sites.
http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/staff/links.html

On-Site Consulting
Receive on-site workstation support on a one-time or continuing basis.
http://onsite.cites.uiuc.edu/

Computing

University Computing Accounts Guide

Become oriented to your University computing accounts, including your email account and setting up personal Web pages.
http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/accounts/

Training

Take classes in operating systems such as MS Office or Mac OSX, as well as Web design and desktop publishing applications.
http://training.cites.uiuc.edu

Computer Help
Walk in or call the CITES Help Desk for assistance with computer problems.
http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/help/

Make an appointment with CITES OnSite Consulting for trained computer technical service anywhere in the Champaign-Urbana area. This is a fee-based service.
http://onsite.cites.uiuc.edu/

Software
Learn about campus software services and find downloadable software.
http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/software/

Find the lowest possible cost for software at the CITES Software WebStore.
http://webstore.uiuc.edu

Networking

Dialing in from your house or apartment:
Configure your dialup.
http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/dialup/

Learn about Premier Dialup.
http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/dialup/premier/

Contact the CITES Help Desk for assistance with Dialup.
http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/help/

Accessing services from anywhere:
Connect to the network from off campus.
http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/network/

Connect your laptop to the network from various campus locations.
http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/walkup/

Keep your wireless and remote access to the network private with Virtual Private Networking (VPN).
http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/vpn/

Phones

Voice Mail
Learn about voice messaging and call processing options available on campus phones.
http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/voicemail/

Cellular Services
Find out about cellphone service offered through campus departments.
http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/cellphone/

Teleconferencing
Set up a station-controlled or an operator-assisted conference call.
http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/teleconference/

System Administration and Hardware Services

Departmental Services
Find solutions to IT problems with Departmental Services programs.
http://www.ds.uiuc.edu

On-Site Consulting
Get computer help on-site for a fee.
http://onsite.cites.uiuc.edu

Workstation Services Group
Find out about Unix workstation support contracts.
http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/wsg/contract/

Request customized hourly services for your Unix system.
http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/wsg/contract/hourly.html