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Faculty & Staff Help Desk Services

Information Technology (IT) provides a number of services for the faculty and staff of the campus. Services include, but are not limited to the following:

Application Support

IT supports a number of widely-used software applications.  Many applications are currently part of the campus-standard installation of Windows XP or Macintosh OS X.

Available Software

Blackboard Support

Email Support

Networking

  • Dial-Up Networking Services-- IT does not provide or support dial-up networking to the campus network. However, customers can find viable, low-cost alternatives in the Rolla area.
  • Virtual Private Networking -- IT's recommended solution for connecting to the campus network from off-campus.
  • Mapping Network Drives -- How to set up additional network drives on Windows XP machines both on and off-campus.
  • Network File Storage -- IT allows all students, faculty and staff to store data on the campus network. This includes personal data storage and Web pages as well as official university data produced in the course of a day's work.
  • Wireless Network Services -- Connect to the Internet and to other campus network resources via a wireless connection.
  • Telecommunications

Other Services

Additional Information

  • Unix Server Hostnames -- Remotely connect to UNIX computers on the ECE, CS, and NIC servers via PuTTY, WinSCP, etc.
  • Unix Basics - Provides information on getting started with Unix on the Missouri S&T Campus.
  • Unix Command Reference - A quick reference for common Unix/Linux commands.
  • Google Mini Search Appliance -- Add a customizable search utility to your Web sites that directs users to content within a given University Web site.  Can be used for both Documentum Web sites and existing departmental Web volumes.