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Connecting To Pzacad In Windows 95/98/ME

What is Pzacad?

Pzacad is the name of the student server here at Pitzer College. Configuring your computer to connect to Pzacad provides you with the following benefits:

• Storage space -- 200mb of free personal user space
• Secure -- Can only be accessed by your user name and password
• File Protection -- Files are backed up daily and can easily be retrieved from backup tapes when there is a problem
• Personal Web page -- May use your user space to host your own personal web page.
• Convenient Access -- Can access your persoal user space from all computer labs on campus.

Installing Client Software

Connecting your computer to the Pzacad server requires installing client software and then mapping a network drive. The following steps will walk you through installing the client software.

1. Click on the Start button, select Settings and click on the Control Panel folder.

2. In the Control Panel double-click on the Network icon. Your screen should look similar to Figure 3.

Figure 3

3. In the Primary Network Logon box, click on the drop down arrow and select Client for Microsoft Networks.

4. Click Client for Microsoft Networks in The following network components are installed box to select it and click on the Properties button. Your screen should now look like Figure 4.

Figure 4

5. In the Client for Microsoft Networks Propeties box click to place a check mark in the Log on to Windows NT domain box.

6. In the Windows NT domain: box enter Pitzer and click the OK button to apply the changes and you will be asked to restart your computer.

Logging on to Pzacad

After your computer restarts, you will have the option to log on to the Pzacad server. In the Enter Network Password dialog box (Figure 4) type in your Pitzer user name and password in the appropriate fields and enter Pitzer in the Domain box. Click OK and this will connect you to the server.

Figure 4

Mapping a Network Drive

Before you can access your personal user space or save files to the Pzacad server, you must map a network drive.

1. Click the right mouse button on the Network Neighborhood icon located on the desktop and select Map Network Drive. You will see the following window (Figure 6).

Figure 6

2. Select an unused drive letter in the Drive field and type: \\Pzacad\students\username in the Path field where username is your assigned user name.

3. Click on the box next to Reconnect at logon so that a check mark appears and click OK.

At this point you are connected to the Pzacad server and mapped to your own personal user space on the server. When you want to save a file to the server use the drop down arrow in the Save As dialog box and locate the drive mapping you just created in step 2.

If you have any problems or questions regarding this help sheet, please send an Online Help Request to Resnet or call ext. 77548 and push "2" to leave a message with your name, room number, phone extension, and a brief description of the problem and a Resnet Technician will get back to you in the order that your call was received.

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