Out of the Box Day Manual
Click the links below for information on your new laptop.
Your IHA Network User Account
Your account name is 10, 09 etc (your year of graduation) followed by the first 3 letters of your last name followed by the first 3 letters of your first name. For example, Mary Smith's account name (class of 2010 is 10smimar. You must use this account at IHA.
You may use the Home account for home use. This may work out better if you use different programs and different Internet connections.
Your password by default is nothing. You may change this in Control Panel.
There is an additional account called administrator. Do not delete this account. It will allow IHA tech staff to fix problems.
Pre-Installed programs
MS Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook. The contents of the installation CD is on your C: drive so if you attempt to use a service that was not installed, it should add it automatically.
Network Associates Anti-Virus, Adobe Acrobat - checks files as they enter your computerfor viruses
Vital Source - a collection of online books and media
SpyBot Serach and Destroy - Update and run this program regularly to keep free from Spyware.
Disk Data - This free program helps you manage your disk space.
What programs may I install on my laptop?
You may install any program on your laptop. HOWEVER. There are certain applications which may NOT be used in school. These include ANY Instant Messaging (AIM, MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, etc.) or Chat program, and any file sharing program (Bearshare, Limewire, BitTorrent, etc.). This policy will be strictly enforced. First infraction results in detention. Subsequent infractions result in a parent conference and suspension from extra-curricular activities.
IHA reserves the right to monitor use of the network. There is a record of every site visited by every computer which is reviewed periodically. In addition, administrators have the right and ability to take control of any computer connected to the network to assure adherence to the rules above.
Beware of Spyware! Spyware refers to programs which you may have downloaded which constantly send information about you and your computer over the Internet. Programs like Gator, Bonsai, Weather-web, etc. will slow up your computer, slow up our network and send personal information to marketers.
How do I connect to the Internet at Home?
Depending on your home setup there are several scenarios:
In all cases, if you plan to use Internet Explorer, you must tell your computer not to use the proxy server Directions on Network Troubleshooting.
1) Wireless Home Network - Click Wireless Connection Status, click Find WLAN and connect to your Network Name. If you cannot connect, try clicking "Automatically detect settings" in IE's LAN settings, or copy settings from a computer that IS connected.
2) Wired Home Network - Try clicking "Automatically detect settings" in IE's LAN settings, or copy settings from a computer that IS connected.
3) Dial-up - Connect a phone line to the modem. Use the same applications that your home desktop is using.
My Laptop is Broken. What do I do?
1) Is it really broken? Try Help or ask a friend.
2) Bring laptop to 121. Most problems can be fixed in minutes. If the problem cannot be solved in 10 minutes, you will be issued with a "loaner" until your laptop is fixed. IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO REIMAGE YOUR HARD DRIVE. Make sure you have backed up your important files on the server or your home computer.
Where do I save my files?
1) By default, most files are saved to My Documents on your laptop. This is the best place since it is private and available both at home and at school. You may save any type of file on your own hard drive.
The following are network folders. You may not save commercial .mp3 or movie files on the network. You are limited to 20MB of storage on the network.
2) On //Server1/public/ there are folders named with your six-letter code (your account name without the 08). Files on this folder are accessible by all users from all computers in the school (not at home).
Do I have a school e-mail account?
There is no school email. Students are encouraged to use their home email (aol.com, yahoo.com, hotmail.com, etc.). It is good practice to email yourself a note and attach any files you may need on a different computer.. Warning! Most services limit your attachments to 2MB and most PowerPoints are bigger than that.
There is an index of teacher/administrator email addresses on the ihahs.com home page.
What is the Web address of IHA?
IHA has 2 active Internet sites.
ihahs.com is the school's principal site for the outside world. It is hosted externally (not part of our network). It is the best place to check at 5am on a snowy morning for school cancellation.
immaculateheartacademy.org is the school's academic site. Teacher pages, extra-curricular activity sites and student work are located here.
How do I play a DVD?
Your laptop is equipped with a DVD/CD-RW drive. To play a DVD simply insert the DVD. The movie should begin.
Access IHA Online Laptop Help