It can be difficult for adjunct faculty members to take advantage of all the technology resources the University offers. Infrastructure improvements are constantly being made to allow those working from a distance more access to the U-M networked resources.
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>What Resources are Available to Me?>Using a Modem to Dial-in to the U-M Computing Environment
>IFS: All You Need to Know
>Using FTP to Transfer Files from Your Home Computer
All U-M faculty automatically receive the
Basic Computing Package. Here's what you get: What Resources are Available to Me?
What do you need to dial-in to the U-M Computing Environment? A computer, a modem, and a telephone
line. You also need to have communications software, like "Dial-Up Networking", installed on your computer.
Pre-configured communications software and Internet applications are available on the "Blue Disc"
(U-M Internet Access Kit), which is available to all current U-M students, faculty, and staff members. (It is also available to U-M Online subscribers as part of their membership fee.) The Blue Disc can be purchased for a nominal cost at the U-M Computer Showcase, in the Michigan Union.
You can also download a Windows version or a
Macintosh version if
you prefer.
If you decide not to download or purchase the Blue Disk you can configure your communications software
yourself. If you already know how to do this and only need to know a local phone number (Ann Arbor's is 489-2222)
for your area, check out the
Mich-Net Dial-In Numbers. Step-by-step instructions for configuring your communications software are
available for Windows 95/98,
Windows NT, and
Macintosh.
Institutional File Space (IFS) allows you to keep your personal files
on a central computer and access them any time you need to. Think of it as a floppy disk you keep in someone else's office - except that IFS is much more secure than a floppy disk because it is backed up by ITD staff every single day! You can access your IFS space from any Macintosh, Windows, or Unix computer on campus as well as from your home computer.
Students, faculty, and regular staff receive an IFS home directory as part of their Basic Computing Package. You automatically receive 50 MB of storage space in your IFS home directory and can purchase additional space if you wish.
It's never very difficult to access your IFS space but the procedure depends on the computer you're using. If you're planning to use your School of Nursing office computer, contact SN-ITS to configure your computer for easy access to your IFS space. If you're in a Sites Computing Center (the School of Nursing Site, for example) you can double-click the My IFS Home Directory button on a Windows PC or the Home via netatalk button on a Macintosh. Your IFS will appear as a folder and you can drag files to and from the folder from the computer you are using.
You may not have accessed your IFS space from home before. Don't worry: it's fairly simple. One easy method for both Windows PC and Macintosh users is to type the following URL into your favorite web browser:
ftp://login.itd.umich.edu/ (Don't type "http://" before it!)
You will be asked to authenticate using your Kerberos password and then you will see a list of all the files in your IFS space. Simply drag them to your desktop or vice-versa!
If you encounter a problem, check to make sure you have installed and configured the appropriate software from the Blue Disk. See http://www.itd.umich.edu/help/faq/down-transfer/ifstransfer.html for additional documentation.
Another way to access your IFS space from home is by using a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) program. If you have downloaded or purchased the Blue Disk from ITD you already have an FTP program! The most popular FTP program for the Macintosh is Fetch (Download Fetch. The most commonly used FTP program for Windows PCs is WS FTP (Download WS FTP)
To transfer tiles once you're connected, drag files from Fetch to your desktop, or vice versa.
When you've finished, simply close the program.
To transfer files once you're connected, use the two arrows that appear between the list of
files on your hard drive (left) and the list of files on your IFS space (right). When you've
finished, simply close the program.
Using a Modem to Dial-in to the U-M Computing Environment
The Blue Disc
IFS: All You Need to Know
What is IFS?
How Can I Access my IFS Space?
Using FTP to Transfer Files from Your Home Computer
Using Fetch on a Macintosh computer
Double-click the file you've downloaded to install Fetch to your hard drive. You're almost there. When you open your FTP program for the first time you'll be faced with a blank menu. Type ftp.ifs.umich.edu into the Host field.
Next, type your uniqname into the User ID field. Now type in your password. If you want to go right to your home directory type a tilde (~) into the Initial directory field. Click the OK button to connect.
Using WS FTP on a Windows PC
Double-click the file you've downloaded to install WS FTP to your hard drive. When you open
the program for the first time a "Session Properties" window will open. Type login.itd.umich.edu
into the Host Address field. Leave the Host Type set to UNIX, which is the
default. Now type your uniqname in the User ID field and your Kerberos password in
the Password field. Click OK to connect.
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