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The ITS Help Desk installs equipment and provides technical support for hardware, software, networks and cabling throughout the college. We answer questions on a wide spectrum of topics ranging from mainframes to desktop computers; IBM compatibles to Apple Macintosh’s; and on-campus local-area-networks (LANs) to the Internet. The Help Desk will assist users in resolving their computing problems, or when appropriate, serve as a liaison to other organizations or campus resources such as CUNY Computing, BC Network Management, and BC SIMS.
Help Desk Procedures: Calling
for Help
Contact the ITS Help Desk - x4188; 0607 Plaza; e-mail: helpdesk@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Contact the ITS Help Desk - x4188 and ask for Network Support or e-mail: netgroup@brooklyn.cuny.edu
The network support e-mail address is designed to assist users with issues regarding the network and faculty/staff e-mail accounts. This mailbox will be monitored daily by the Network Support Group. Please use it to inquire, request or report problems on matters relating to LAN IDs and E-mail. It is important that you give a detailed description of your request or problem, your phone number, and the best time to reach you.
Getting a Faculty or Staff BC E-mail Account
Campus-based e-mail accounts are available for all faculty and staff. New users are required to complete an E-mail Lan Account Application. Applications are available from ITS (0607 Plaza) or the Faculty Training and Development Lab (019 Library) Please allow two weeks for creation of your new account.
Instructions for Setting up POP E-MAIL Clients:Contact ITS Web Support Services at 951-5861 or e-mail: webgroup@brooklyn.cuny.edu
The web support e-mail address is designed to assist users with issues regarding the main BC web site. This mailbox will be monitored daily by the Web Support Group. Please use it to inquire, request or report problems on matters relating to content modifications or suggestions for the main BC web site. It is important that you give a detailed description of your request or problem, your phone number, and the best time to reach you.
Contact: Nick Irons
at Academic Information Technologies
Room 019 Library x4634 or via e-mail: niron@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Academic Web Page support is provided through Academic Information Technologies,
a division of the Library. Individual Faculty or departments needing help in
designing or creating a web page should contact Nick Irons for assisance and
training.
Departments wishing to create a web page must complete an “Academic FTP Account Application for Department Web Pages”. Individual faculty members wishing to create a web page for a class must complete a “Faculty FTP Account Application for Personal or Class Web Pages”. Applications for a web directory and FTP account are available from Academic Information Technologies in Room 019 Library x4634. Applications are also available online from ITS Publications. Submit the completed form to ITS (0607 Plaza). Your account will be verified and should be completed within two weeks.
An FTP (File Transfer Protocol) account will allow you to manage your web page and enable you to copy or move your content onto the college’s directory space from any web accessible computer. You will have full control over the page’s content and be responsible for maintaining and updating the site.
The network group will provide walk-in and telephone support (718/677-6180) Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm. The staff will answer questions about software, operational and technical aspects of web accounts. FTP training sessions will be held on Mondays at 5:00 pm and Wednesday at 12:30 pm at 0607 Plaza, call x5861 for reservations.
Internet Newsgroups & Mailing Lists
NewsGroups
Contact the ITS Network Group at x5861; e-mail:netgroup@brooklyn.cuny.edu
NewsGroups are mail and discussion databases organized by topic. To access, use news reader client software such as Netscape, or free-ware programs such as Free Agent. BC provides access to CUNY’s central news feed (news.brooklyn.cuny.edu) and also maintains a more extensive private news feed subscription (bcnews.brooklyn.cuny.edu).
Majordomo: ListServ
and Mailing Lists
Contact the ITS Network Group at x5861; e-mail: netgroup@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Majordomo is an automated system that allows network users to subscribe and
un-subscribe to mailing lists and to retrieve files from list archives. The
system is manipulated by sending commands via e-mail addressed to majordomo@brooklyn.cuny.edu.
All Majordomo commands must be written in the body of a message, not placed on the subject line. For example:
The "help" command
will provide instructions for all areas listed below. Note: You can put multiple
commands in a single e-mail message, but each command must be on a separate
line.
Majordomo allows you to:
Atrium
& Wolfe Computer Labs
John Stephen, Computer Lab Manager - x5787 e-mail: jstephen@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Selena Threet, Computer Lab Manager - x5787 e-mail: sthreet@brooklyn.cuny.edu
The Atrium and Wolfe Computer Labs and classrooms at Brooklyn College are the largest and most accessible in CUNY and are open 7 days a week, up to 15 hours each weekday. The labs have several software operating environments and applications, and provide adaptive technology devices for students with disabilities.
Access
The Atrium and Wolfe Labs are open to every BC student with a valid student
ID. Usage is on a first come, first serve basis, subject to appropriate use
and behavior. Faculty may use these labs, but are encouraged to use the specialized
facilities in the Faculty Training and Development Lab in the Library. BC alumni
are allowed access to the lab subject to availability provided they bring their
alumni card. Students from other CUNY schools are also allowed access on a lower
priority basis and subject to availability.
Support and Training
The lab staff conducts User Training seminars on e-mail
and on the use of the equipment; manuals and informational sheets are available
at the front desk. Lab Monitors assist students with start-up and equipment
use, but cannot assist with programming or other “content” related
tasks. Academic departments that require detailed “content assistance”
may want to make arrangements for peer tutoring within the confines of the lab
facilities.
Atrium Lab - 1306
Plaza
Operating Hours:
• Monday through Thursday
8:00 am - 10:45 pm
• Friday 8:00 am - 4:45 pm
• Saturday & Sunday 9:00 am
- 4:45 pm
Atrium Lab Platform Internet
Access Special
Features
Sun Classroom 26
UNIX Yes Video
Projector
IBM Classroom-A 32 DOS/ Yes Video
Projector
Windows
3.1 CD-ROM
IBM Classroom-B 27 DOS/ Yes Video
Projector
Windows
95 CD-ROM
Atrium Open Area Platform Internet
Access Special Features
60
DOS/ Yes —
Windows
10
MAC No —
Wolfe Lab - 1300
Plaza
Operating Hours:
• Monday 11:00 am - 6:45 pm
• Tuesday through Thursday 9:00
am - 5:45 pm
• Friday 9:00 am - 4:45 pm
Wolfe Lab Platform Internet
Access Special Features
IBM LAB 62
DOS/Windows Yes CD-ROM
SUN/MAC LAB 28
MAC No —
15
UNIX Yes —
Video Conference Lab DOS\Windows95 Yes Video
Conferencing, VCR, Laser Disc Players
Note: Headphones can be borrowed at the front desk.
The College has installed down-link only satellite dishes on the top of James and Whitehead Halls. These satellite feeds can be viewed at the Television Center (x5585 - 018A Whitehead) and at the conference room in the Computer Center (0607 Plaza - x5861). The satellite feed can also be made available in one of the Atrium classrooms (1306 Plaza) as well as in the large adjacent lecture hall (1300 Plaza - x5787). Please call well in advance to schedule a session.
John Stephen - x5787; e-mail:
jstephen@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Selena Threet - x5787; e-mail: sthreet@brooklyn.cuny.edu
A video conferencing, multimedia display facility located in the Wolfe Lab in 1300 Plaza. It seats 25-35 students and can also serve as a small conference room. This state-of-the-art lab, sponsored by CUNY-CIS, provides the following:
Multiple large screen video
displays, tracking video cameras, built-in Internet access, an instructor computer
system, projection cameras and document scanners. Multiple video sources can
be directed to various display facilities including CD-ROM, laserdisc and videotape.
Live videoconferencing with outside partners, satellite feed, cable TV feed,
and local PC output (for instructors only).
A dedicated T1 high speed phone line links the room to the CUNY communications
hub and allows interaction with other CUNY colleges. A dialable ISDN line will
facilitate connection to similarly equipped facilities anywhere in the world.
The lab is available for instructional, administrative, and faculty development
purposes.
Housekeeping for Faculty Accounts
Faculty/Staff Email Services | CUNY RACF UserID Application
Leaving Your Data Behind?
There are a number of computer-related housekeeping chores that we recommend before leaving CUNY for the summer or for an extended leave. If these chores are performed systematically, not only will computer resources be used more efficiently but your own resources, data, and accounting funds will be protected against inadvertent or deliberate misuse in your absence.
Annual Renewal of Accounts
All computer accounts on the CUNY/CIS system are renewed annually on July 1st. Before leaving for the summer, contact your Campus Liaison Officer to arrange for renewal for the upcoming year.
Put Your Computer Account on Vacation
If you do not anticipate using your account for over a week, you can have your Liaison Officer secure your account during the time you are away. Userids can be made invalid for logon to assure that no unauthorized use occurs during your absence. To reactivate an account upon your return, contact your Campus Liaison Officer.
Your Electronic Mail Can be Forwarded or Stored
If you have an account on a machine that connects to one of the networks that CUNYVM is connected to, you can arrange to have electronic mail addressed to your CUNYVM userid forwarded to that account. Your Campus Liaison Officer will arrange this for you. If you do not have another account to which electronic mail can be forwarded, you can request that electronic mail arriving at CUNY during your absence be held for you. (Electronic mail left unread in your reader is routinely purged.) To have your mail forwarded, contact your Campus Liaison Officer for a Faculty Account Services form or type HELP FORM FACACCT. Note that mail cannot be forwarded or stored for periods exceeding 18 months - also see more information below about our policy regarding mail-forwarding. To have your mail held, issue:
HOLDMAIL
If you receive mail from an electronic "mailing list", we encourage you to unsubscribe (or have mail temporarily suspended) for the duration of your leave to keep the mail being handled to a minimum. If you have access to an account at another site you may be able to resubscribe so that mail is sent directly to that node.
For BITNET lists, always send mail or a message to LISTSERV@node (and NOT to the list itself) and specify in the body of mail or message:
SIGNOFF listname or SET NOMAIL
For Internet mailing lists you would generally send mail to listname-request@node.domain and specify in the Subject: and the body of mail:
SIGNOFF listname
If you need help, call the CUNY/CIS Support Center, (212) 541-0981.
Always ...Keep your account and data secure. Change your logon password frequently, thoroughly (e.g., don't just rearrange the letters) and cryptically (i.e., it should NOT be obvious). You are strongly discouraged from giving your logon password to others. (Remember that you are responsible for actions taken by anyone using your account.) Although CUNY/CIS performs routine backups of disks, the backups may not coincide with the creation of an important file and they are not kept forever. It is therefore recommended that you back up very important data to your own tape. For more information about CUNY/CIS backups, or doing your own backups, speak with your Campus Liaison Officer, or call the CUNY/CIS Support Center, (212) 541-0981.
Below is CUNY/CIS's policy on forwarding mail as described in the mailer document INFO FORWarding. (Send the message TELL MAILER INFO for information on how to receive this and other documents from mailer.) This is CUNY/CIS's policy regarding forwarding of your electronic mail to another electronic address. Some of the "rules" may seem silly... turns out that mail forwarding isn't as simple as it sounds; please understand our position. If you have special needs, please talk to us.
CUNY/CIS will be glad to forward your electronic mail for a period not to exceed 18 months provided all of the following conditions are met:
1) One of the following, or similar, conditions exist:
a) You will be away where you will not have easy access to CUNYVM or
b) You will no longer have an account on CUNYVM (e.g. you are no longer employed by CUNY) or
c) Your userid has changed (e.g. you are now working for another branch of CUNY).2) Your initial request for mail forwarding must be approved by your Campus Laison Officer. A form to facilitate this is available by typing HELP FORM FACACCT. If you do not know who your Campus Liaison is, a listing may be found by typing HELP CUNY gg, where gg is the 2 letter group code of your campus. Subsequent modifications to your forwarding request, such as changing your forwarding address or requesting an EARLIER termination date can be made directly to: CTRCU@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU
3) You should unsubscribe from any mailing lists (i.e. LISTSERV type lists) and resubscribe from your new address (if you wish). If you do not unsubscribe, CUNY/CIS may unsubscribe you and/or terminate mail forwarding.
4) CUNY/CIS will not forward mail from one CUNY system to another unless your CUNYVM id is also invalidated. In other words, if you wish your mail forwarded from your CUNYVM id to your id on, say, a computer at Queens College, then your CUNYVM id must be made invalid for signon.
Further notes about mail forwarding:
Once we receive your request for forwarding (via your Campus Liaison) we can usually start forwarding your mail within a day or so. If any mail is waiting for you when we initiate forwarding it will also be forwarded.
Any mail coming to CUNYVM via "official" gateways, such as via MAILER or SMTP, will be forwarded immediately. If mail arrives another way, such as via RSCS, mail forwarding may take longer to establish.
When you return to CUNY, it is probably a good idea to send mail to CTRCU@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU. This will remind us to unforward your mail. If you have not returned early, this should have taken place already; however, a reminder is useful in either case to help us make sure you are well served.
If you are leaving CUNY permanently and do not have another electronic address, keep in mind that many commercial services (e.g. CompuServe, America OnLine, MCI Mail and many others) will allow you access to electronic mail for a fee. Some non-profit groups might also be available. In general, we should have no trouble forwarding your mail to such services.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact the CUNY/CIS
Support Center at CTRCU@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU or via phone at 212-541-0981.
SALI (SIMS Access LAN Interface)
Contact: Alex Rotkop (alexr@brooklyn.cuny.edu)
SALI is a program that provides extracts of SIMS information. Authorized users
can view or print class rosters, student transcripts, and other SIMS related
data. SALI is a Windows-based application designed to supplement SIMS reporting
facilities and reduce the technical staff’s need to produce both standard
and ad hoc reports.
SALI was tested and demonstrated for the CUNY Board of Directors and CUNY-wide College Computing Managers. They were enthusiastic about its practical uses and user-friendly features. For example, SALI’s sort-and-selection options provide a variety of on-screen and printed inquiries for:
Class Rosters Mailing
Labels
Export files Student
Transcripts
Open-Closed Sections Sections Taught by an Instructor
SALI locates students by partial or full name or by student ID number. It can search a course by reference numbers or by entering other detailed identifiers. To provide the most current student information, the SALI database is updated daily from the CUNY mainframe SIMS systems. Multiple term records are maintained and updated. SALI can produce tabular reports of student records based on criteria including:
GPA Residence
Major Code Division
(Day, Evening, Grad)
Ethnicity Admission
Status
SALI does not require specialized printers. All outputs can be used on-screen and printed on a local or LAN based Windows compatible printer. The SALI client software is available for Windows 3.1, Windows 95 and Windows NT.
SALI is a secure system and uses the most advanced security technology. It provides degrees of user-level security with the ability to admit or restrict access through personal IDs configured for specific disciplines or courses.
ITS publishes a SALI Guide to assist users with the system. The Guide may be obtained from ITS (0607 Plaza - x5861) and is also available online in ITS Publications.
SIMS (Student Information Management System)
Contact: Joan Antonicelli - x5693; e-mail: joana@brooklyn.cuny.edu
SIMS is Brooklyn College’s Student Information Management System. It provides access to registration and student record information for authorized users only. SIMS is mainframe-based and operates on CUNY’s central computer system.
Students can register for
classes using a touch-tone telephone via the Student Information Management
System (SIMS). The Interactive Voice Response System (IVR) allows students to:
Students can access BC
SIMS by dialing 212/671-2700 from any touch-tone telephone. In addition,
a bank of BC SIMS telephones are located in the basement of Plaza Building (near
the BC Copy Center) for free student use.
The system uses 46 digital lines running over fiber for fast and reliable connections.
Peggy Bergamasco, Manager
- x5176; e-mail: peggy@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Tony Stergianopoulos, Evening Manager - x5176; e-mail: tony@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Operating Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Although Brooklyn College removed its mainframe in 1996, many mainframe functions
and applications still operate using CUNY’s central mainframe system. This
is facilitated by a high-speed T1 phone line which attaches our printers and
other devices to the CUNY systems. Most peripheral tasks and functions are still
performed at ITS, including mainframe printing, test scanning, some tape storage,
and the monitoring of major mainframe applications, such as SIMS.
Mainframe printouts are available at the ITS Reception Desk - Room 0607 Plaza.
Each full-time faculty
member and administrative staff has her/his own personal voice mailbox to answer
calls 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Voice mail is integrated into the phone
system and is easily accessible from outside the office. The system has the
ability to:
The system can take messages when the phone is not answered or when busy.
There will be no classes
during the summer time.
Please visit this page again to view the fall schedule
Peggy Bergamasco, Manager
- x5176; e-mail: peggy@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Tony Stergianopoulos, Evening Manager - x5176; e-mail: tony@brooklyn.cuny.edu
Operating Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 8:00 pm
Opscan forms are available at the ITS Reception Desk - Room 0607 Plaza. Examinations
can only be handled by full-time staff. Please call x5176 or x5861 to discuss
your Opscan project. It takes two business days to complete an Opscan project,
but during finals week it may take longer.