This CD is intended for faculty, staff, and students of the University of Florida. Most programs can be used freely as long as you maintain your affiliation with the university. Should your affiliation with the university cease, some of the programs will need to be purchased or removed from your computer.
YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO REDISTRIBUTE THIS CD-ROM.
At this point, the following should be pointed out:
All information files on this CD provide instructions on how to use GatorLink and other campus networking services. The software on the CD is organized into three general groups of software:
Connecting to UF - Instructions on how to connect to the Internet and UF services can be found in this folder. There are instructions for: GatorLink dial up, UF's wireless network, Walk-up Port Service connections & UF's VPN client.
Browsers - This folder contains instructions and resources to download and configure Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
Email - This folder contains instructions on how to set up your GatorLink email on Microsoft Outlook 2003, Microsoft Outlook 2007, Mozilla Thunderbird and Windows Mail.
Connecting to Computers - This folder contains instructions to set up Hummingbird's Host Explorer, SSH Secure Shell and Core FTP.
Utilities - Designed to expand your computer's capabilities. These programs McAfee 8.5, Spybot Search & Destroy, InfoZip, Adobe Acrobat Reader & Adobe Flash & Shockwave Player.
Getting Help - This folder contains different contact points for assistance with your account and different technology resrouces.
Online Training- The section, Online Training, provides users with resources to University Faculty, Staff and Students for free on-line training in Windows Vista, Office 2007 and more.
Helpful Links - This section contains helpful links to the UF Community.
DO NOT confuse these requirements with the university's Student Computer Requirements. The requirements listed here reflect the lowest minimum requirements necessary to access the Internet and the university's computer services. The CD’s software requirements follow:
It is not necessary to install all of the programs on this CD, nor is it necessary to install all of the programs at one time. We encourage you to read the description of each program before making the decision to install. For most people installing one of each of the following types of programs will satisfy most of your Internet needs:
Several other programs are available on the CD that can broaden your Internet capabilities.
The Microsoft Windows computer system provides software that will allow your computer to connect you to the university's network and the Internet. For instruction explaining how to setup your computer system, select the menu link or click Connecting to UF
Web browser are used to view web sites on the Internet. We offer the most current versions of Firefox, Netscape Communicator, Mozilla and Microsoft Internet Explorer so that most computers will be able to browse the internet. For information and installation instructions for each browser, select the menu link or click Browsers.
Several e-mail management programs are available on this CD. Each program can work with your e-mail service to retrieve, display, send, and organize your e-mail messages. For information and installation instructions for each browser, select the menu link or click Email.
Many computers on the Internet can be accessed by your computer. Terminal emulation programs commonly referred to as telnet clients allow you to connect to and run programs on remote computer systems. FTP clients allows you to transfer files between your computer and a computers on a network or the Internet. This CD includes Telnet and FTP clients. For more information and installation instructions for these programs, select the menu link or click Connecting to Computers.
This group of programs is designed to expand your computer's capabilities. We provide an McAfee Virus Protection software, InfoZip's WIZ compression program for zipping and unzipping files, Adobe's Acrobat Reader for viewing pdf files and Macromedia's Flash and Shockwave viewers for viewing specialized web sites. For more information and installation instructions for these programs, select the menu link or click Utilities.
Return to TopIf you have a laptop computer, this service allows anyone with a GatorLink account to access the university network (and the Internet) from the CIRCA's computer labs by hooking up to a CIRCA Walk-up Internet Port. To obtain instructions explaining how to set up your laptop computer, select the menu link or click WalkUp Connections..
Return to TopThe UF VPN Project is a service that allows you to build a secure "virtual" network connection between your computer and the UF core network. This type of VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection is commonly known as a remote access or tunnel mode VPN. When using this VPN connection, your computer appears as if it were on the UF core network. This also allows you to gain access to external resources from off campus (such as library databases,) that are based on UF source addresses. For more information, point your web browser to:
http://net-services.ufl.edu/~ns/provided_services/vpn/index.html
Return to TopNetwork Services within the Office of Information Technology is deploying a campus wide wireless network. Anyone with a Gatorlink account and an appropriate wireless networking card can set up their laptop computer to access this service. To obtain instructions explaining how to set up your laptop computer, select the menu link or click Wireless.
There are also several links under the menu link by clicking Getting Help and Helpful Links that will link you directly to UF web pages providing current information in regard to each topic.
Any questions concerning this CD can be directed to the UF Computing Help Desk . The UF Computing Help Desk is located at HUB 132 at the University of Florida. You can reach the Help Desk by calling (352) 392-HELP (4357) or by sending an e-mail to helpdesk@ufl.edu
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