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Knowlege Bank

The IT Knowledge Bank is a storehouse of documention and instructions created for Oakton Technology Users. Workshop handouts, how-to instructions for everything from email to FAX to dialup can be linked to or downloaded from here. 

NEW: List of computer lab software (restricted Excel 2000 file; use network ID/password)

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Hardcopy documents are Hc. PDF documents are P. Non-linked items are available from IT.

Email at Oakton  

Wireless Networking

  Messenger to Thunderbird Conversion     Where is Wi-Fi available?
 

Cheat Sheet (Word doc)

    Accessing Oakton's Wireless Network using your PC's wireless network card (Word document)
  Messenger to Thunderbird Conversion (Full    
 

Conversion Document) (Word doc)

   
  WebMail (Squirrelmail)     Set up of Cisco Aironet 350 Wireless
Adapter for connection to Oakton
wireless network

(Word document)
  Creating Sieve Spam Filters    
  Email Account Management (Easysieve)    
  Email New User Guidelines      
  Optimizing Images for Web and Email      
         
Netscape Messenger Email (Replaced on-campus by Thunderbird March '07. These resources should be considered for home users only.)     MyOakton
  Online Email Instructions     Group Studio Overview
  Basic Email Lab Handout PDF     Luminis Calendar Overview
  Inserting Images into Email (Netscape)     Luminis Calendar (Brief)
  Creating Netscape Spam Filters      
       
Dialup Software & Remote Access   Misc.
  Dialup Installation Instructions Word
Note: Link to the Help Desk pages for important dialup information.
    Faculty Letter
  Changing your dialup home phone number

Dial-up Networking setup in Windows Vista
    McAfee VirusScan User Instructions
McAfee VirusScan Installation Instructions
  FTP Using a Web Browser     Winzip Download and Installation
  FTP Using FTPX     Vsi-fax (Oakton FAX program) Guide PDF
  FTP in the Windows Vista Operating System (Oakton network)      
  FTP in the Windows Vista Operating System (General)      
         
Oakton Network   Microsoft Windows & Office
  Login Instructions handout (Word)     Moving to Windows XP PDF
  Changing your Network Password     Help! At Your Fingertips 
(workshop handout)
  List of computer lab software (restricted Excel file; use network ID/password)      
  Software & Descriptions listed in menu order (restricted Excel file; use network ID/password)      
Lab Peripherals and Software
PenPad Tablet & Insync software

 
 


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