Windows

Please see the Purdue TDX article on this subject.

https://service.purdue.edu/TDClient/32/Purdue/KB/ArticleDet?ID=541

Please see the TDX article about setting up an auto reply.

https://service.purdue.edu/TDClient/32/Purdue/KB/ArticleDet?ID=540

Accessing the W: Drive

Your career account home directory should appear automatically as the W: drive on all Windows computers in the College of Pharmacy. If it does not, or if you are using a Mac, please follow the same instructions you would use if you were at home. These instructions are provided by Purdue IT and are located at https://service.purdue.edu/TDClient/32/Purdue/KB/ArticleDet?ID=469.

Connecting to the file server

How to request a wired network connection

This article is for College of Pharmacy tagged computers. For personal computers, please see this article
https://techsupport.pharmacy.purdue.edu/kb/how-do-i-install-cop-printer-my-personal-windows-machine

Open the file explorer and navigate to the shared (s:) drive. Double click the printers shortcut.

Windows needs to connect to the license server on campus every 180 days in order to stay activated. After that time, users will start to see this message if the computer hasn't been connected to the on-campus network or VPN.

This issue is usually resolved by connecting to the on-campus network or connecting the the VPN if the machine is off campus. Leave the computer connected for at least 3 hours to insure that it has had a chance to check in with the license server.

Many Purdue computer resources are available from any point on the Internet without further identification. Examples of these would be email, web pages, and courseware systems. However, some services are restricted to computers on the Purdue campus. Accessing the file server in the College of Pharmacy is a good example. It is possible to create a "Virtual Private Network" ("VPN") so that your computer acts like part of the Purdue network, even though it is located somewhere else.