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Welcome to yourUIS computing accountsThe University of Cambridge providescomprehensive IT facilities to help getthe most out of your time at Cambridge,supporting both your studies and dailyliving.Your day-to-day IT needs will be met byyour college’s IT staff, whose services areunderpinned at a University-wide level byUniversity Information Services (UIS).UIS provides the University’s private datanetwork infrastructure, through which itdelivers a range of managed IT services toindividuals, colleges and departments.As a new student, you have been giventhree UIS computing accounts: webauthentication (‘Raven’), email (‘Hermes’)and access to shared computing facilitiesand licensed software at several locationsaround the University (Desktop Services).This leaflet explains how to collect yourUIS computing accounts, if you have notalready done so. Once you have connectedto the University’s private data network –either through your college’s network, orusing one of the University’s many wirelessaccess points throughout the city centre– you will have full access to the systemsand resources allocated to you by yourcollege and department, including theUniversity Library’s online resources, ourvirtual learning environment and studentadministration systems.UIS is here to help you make effective useof IT. Our friendly service desk staff providesystem-specific support, and we offer anextensive programme of free trainingcourses to help you develop your IT skillswhile you are here – find out more byfollowing the links in this leaflet.If you have any queries about your UIScomputing accounts that cannot be resolvedby a visit to our website or your college’s ITstaff, please don’t hesitate to contact us byphone or email, or to call in to one of ourtwo UIS Service Desks. We’re here to help.Martin BellamyDirector, University Information ServicesUniversity Information Services, located in theRoger Needham Building on the West Cambridge Site
About the University’s IT servicesThis leaflet introduces the three different UIS computing accounts that students are providedwith and outlines the main services and systems that you are likely to use during your time inCambridge.Students often bring their own computers with them, but clusters of centrally manageddesktop computers and printers are available for students to use at several locations aroundthe University (see Managed Cluster Service (MCS) below).Most of the University’s colleges and departments have dedicated staff who manageIT resources on an institutional level, and who will be your first recourse for any day-to-dayIT support issues.Further information for new students may be available on your college’s website. A wealthof information about the computing services and facilities provided by UIS is available at:http://www.uis.cam.ac.uk/staffandstudentsYour University Information Services computing accountsYour Raven accountRaven is the web authentication system usedby many of the University’s online resources toverify your identity. These include:• CamSIS: the Student Information Systemthat holds your academic recordshttp://www.camsis.cam.ac.uk• Lookup: the University’s private directoryof everyone’s Cambridge contact informationhttp://www.lookup.cam.ac.uk• Moodle: the University’s Virtual LearningEnvironment (VLE)https://www.vle.cam.ac.uk• CamTools: learning and collaborationresources used for some courseshttps://camtools.cam.ac.uk• University Library: online resourceshttp://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/eresourcesYour Hermes email accountHermes is the University’s email system, usedby your college and department to contactyou. Access your inbox using the webmailinterface, or by configuring an email client onyour computer. Your email address will be yourCRSid (i.e. your Cambridge username) followedby the @cam domain, e.g. fjc55@cam.ac.ukhttp://www.uis.cam.ac.uk/emailYour Desktop Services accountYour Desktop Services account providesa range of tools to help you to work moreeffectively, both in college and away fromthe University:• The Managed Cluster Service (MCS):open-access machines at several publiclocations around the University, runninga wide variety of software on Windows®,Mac OS® and Linux® platforms. Log in to yourpersonalised desktop on the MCS machinesusing your CRSid and UIS Password(once you have created it).• DS-Filestore: your fully backed-up centralfilestore, accessible from anywhere in theworld, providing up to 3Gb storage space.• DS-Files: web-based remote access toDS-Filestore from your computer, tabletor mobile device.• DS-Web: hosted web space for bothpersonal and group websites, accessiblefrom anywhere in the world.• DS-Print: print to managed printers, withonline payment and detailed accounting.http://www.uis.cam.ac.uk/desktop-services
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