Welcome!
Welcome to Harding
University!
If you're a new
student, you've probably already heard that forty times today and will hear it
hundreds more before Impact is over. If you're a returning student, welcome
back! It's almost time to begin another semester, and we at DormNet are here to
help make that transition easier, whether this is your first time at school or
you're back for your final semester.
Introduction
Harding provides
Internet access to all of the students, faculty, and even visitors on campus
through wireless network coverage that blankets campus and optional wired
connections in your dorm room. However, keeping such a large network operating
and secure is not an easy task, so Harding has implemented several tools to
help with it. These tools are in place to help protect you and your data.
SafeConnect and
Antivirus
You might have been a
little confused when you first connected your laptop to the network and were
asked to install a small program called SafeConnect. This is simply a program
to detect whether or not you are using antivirus software and that your
operating system is up-to-date. We don't use it to monitor your activity or
anything like that. It's just to help keep your data, as well as that of
everyone else, safe from malware.
When it asks for a
username/password, just input your Harding username and password. New this year, we are asking you to register
your portable devices in the dorms/apartments.
When it asks for your username/password, just use your regular Harding
username/password. It will NOT download
anything to your portable device; it will just register it with the network.
If you have any
questions, just give us a call at the DormNet Help Desk at (501)279-4545. We’re here to help!
Add Your Harding
Email to a Mail App
So you've just been
given a brand new email address and told to check it daily (which you
absolutely should do. How else will you know if you're teacher has cancelled
class or rescheduled a test?).
Just follow these
instructions for setting up your Harding e-mail on your tablet/phone.
If you have any
questions, just give us a call at the DormNet Help Desk at (501)279-4545. We’re here to help!
Wireless Access in
the Dorms and Around Campus
If you are connecting
to the wireless network in the dorms, you will see a wireless network with your
dorm name. Connect to that SSID in your
dorm. There will be posters in your dorm
with the password.
If you are in one of
the other buildings around campus, you should connect to HUWA-SEC. This is the
secured wireless network for campus. You
do NOT want to use HUWA-GUEST if you are a student. Here’s why:
HUWA-GUEST is designed for visitors to the campus. It is NOT a secure network and should never be
used for important business (like banking, etc.). It is comparable to a network utilized by
public places like McDonalds. HUWA-GUEST has significantly less
bandwidth allocated than HUWA-SEC.
Both HUWA-SEC and HUWA-GUEST utilize
Harding’s content filtering. Using HUWA-GUEST will NOT get you more access
than HUWA-SEC and will get you less bandwidth.
If you have any
questions, just give us a call at the DormNet Help Desk at (501)279-4545. We’re here to help!
M Drive: Network
Storage on Campus
Harding offers each
current student a gig of network storage space. Whenever you log into a campus
computer, you'll have access to 1 gig of network storage under
"Computer". This is an excellent place to store your work in labs or
the library so you can access it on any computer. You can also access it from
your personal computer by visiting hushares.harding.edu and logging in with your Harding info.
If you have any
questions, just give us a call at the DormNet Help Desk at (501)279-4545. We’re here to help!
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