Computing Policy
Passwords (Network/E-mail)
Log On. Everyone on campus is required to log on to the computers with a user name and password. This has several benefits for you. It allows secure access to your e-mail, and provides the ability to save files to a backed up location on our servers (this is the My Documents folder or the Z: drive under My Computer). We encourage you to save your files to this location so you don't have to worry about storing your info on unreliable floppy disks. Having you log on also allows us to track computer usage helping us to plan for the future.

Log Off. When you are done using a computer you should logoff the computer: Click the Start button (lower left corner of the screen), Log Off, and Log Off again. If you do not log off someone else will have access to your files.

User name. Your user name is the first FOUR (4) letters of your last name, the first letter of your First name, and the 5th through 2nd digits on the end of your student ID number. (i.e. LLLLF9999)  You can find your computer and PRISM logon information at this address:  https://help.uwc.edu/account

Password. Passwords consist of the last four digits of your Social Security number and two exclamation points + the last two digits of your birth year (for example 1234!!84). This will allow you to use the campus network, check your email, and print to campus printers.

Sharing passwords. Sharing passwords is a bad habit to get into. Everyone has his or her own logon and password. If yours doesn't work ask someone in the IT Department (located in A10) about it, don't use someone else's User name.

Internet Usage
Appropriate Usage. UW-Baraboo/Sauk County has gone to great lengths to provide you with state-of-the-art computing and printing equipment. This equipment is to be used to further your educational goals. We have installed the necessary software and provided Internet access for you to complete all your class work and related research. If you find that additional software would be useful in achieving these goals, please contact the IT Department (located in A10) and we will look into it. Under no circumstances should you install any software yourself.

Some files are inappropriate and against the UW Colleges usage policy. We ask that you not view/save any such files on campus computers. This includes, but is not limited to, pornographic pictures (JPG, GIF, etc.), copyrighted music (MP3, RM, WAV, etc.), or movies (MOV, MPEG, AVI, etc.), games (Yahoo, MSN, etc.), or unauthorized programs (ICQ, KaazA, Scour, etc.). Violation of the listed (or other) restrictions could result in a variety of actions, including restriction of or the complete loss of computing privileges at UW-Baraboo/Sauk County.

Monitoring. The IT Department does not monitor Internet/email usage, but will check the servers and computers for questionable files (i.e. copyrighted material, illegal files, unauthorized programs, etc.) and will notify those users as appropriate. Note: Information stored on the local hard drive is considered public information and will be removed as needed.

Software
Authorized Software. Students should not install their own software on campus computers. Non-authorized programs will be removed when they are found and the "owner" will be warned. Repeated violations may result in restriction of or the complete loss of computing privileges.

Games. Internet (or other) gaming within the General Access Computer Labs is considered inappropriate use because it interferes with the student who needs to do their work. We ask that you not play games on campus computers.

Microsoft Software. Several Microsoft products are available for purchase for a very reasonable price at: http://www.wisc.edu/wisc . You will need a debit or credit card to purchase these items.

Virus Software. An anti-virus program has been installed throughout the network at the desktop, server, and email level. The program is updated daily and individual machines are set to update automatically.

Using the Campus E-mail
Open a browser and enter the following address:  http://owa.uwc.edu   Or, you can find a link at the bottom of any one of our Web pages.

When you are prompted for your Username, make sure that you use the campus prefix brb\ as part of your username.  For example:     brb\your_user_name

This is what you will see when you click on the above link. 

You will then be asked for your username and Password. The user name is the same as your username for the Campus Network, but add brb\ in front of your name. The password is the same as your password for the Campus Network.

Do not click on the 'Remember my password' box. Doing so may allow others to view your mailbox when using that computer, even if you have logged off of the network.