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Welcome... we hope this information helps you to get started with the IT services at Leicester. If you have a desktop PC in your office it will probably be set-up to access CFS - the Windows XP/Office 2007 central computing service managed by IT Services.
You will need a CFS account. If this has not been provided contact the IT Service Desk to ask who your Departmental IT Contact (DITC) is. Your DITC must request a CFS account for you. With your CFS username and password you can login to CFS from any Staff or Student PC. You will have access to your personal and secure filestore and a wide range of software. Please check with your department what arrangements are in place for printing.
Note: There are a few departments that don’t use the CFS service and for them different arrangements are in place.
| How University PCs differ to your PC at home | Links |
|---|---|
| On the CFS servcie your My Documents folder is on the Z: drive.Please do not save files to your PCs desktop - this area is not backed up and it could cause other problems. | Filestore |
| The Z: drive, which is managed centrally by IT Services, is a secure and private area of filestore and is backed up automatically. | Backup |
| The capacity of your Z: drive filestore is limited by a quota, but this may be increased. | Quotas |
| Some departments use the X: drive to share files. | Sharing files |
| If you use CFS additional software is available for installation, but most staff will not need to install any software locally on their PC. | Software |
| CFS provides protection against viruses and junk mail. | Virus information |
| Blackboard, our Virtual Learning Environment, provides module resources, discussion boards, assignment submissions and much more. | Blackboard |
| A wide range of online resources – journals, datasets, databases etc. - may also be accessed. | Library |
| Other useful information | Links |
| You can access your University email from off campus. | Webmail |
| You can also access files in your My Documents folder on the Z: drive from off campus. | Web Access to Filestore |
| Some software is available to install on your PC at home, this includes free anti-virus software. There are also deals available for purchasing Microsoft Office 2007. | Software for home use |
| This service maybe accessed from many hotspots on campus and you can also submit print jobs remotely. | Wireless Network |
