1. Open Mac Mail.
2. Go to the Mail menu and down to Preferences.
3. Click on the Accounts tab
4. Select any of the accounts listed along the left side.
   
5. Click on the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) drop down and select Edit SMTP Server List.
   
6. Look for any Server Name that says mail.bates.edu.
7. Click on that entry and click the “-” symbol to remove it.
   
8. Click OK.
9. Close the Preferences window and chose to Save if prompted.

2. Go to the File menu and down to Add Account

3. Enter your full name, your Bates email address (yourname@bates.edu) and your Bates network password. Click Continue

4. In the Incoming Mail Server window, enter the following information:

Account Type: IMAP

Description: Bates Gmail

Incoming Mail Server: imap.gmail.com

User Name: yourname@bates.edu

Password: Bates Network Password

Click Continue

5. In the Outgoing Mail Server window, enter the following information:

Description: Bates Gmail

Outgoing Mail Server: smtp.gmail.com

Make sure the box next to “Use only this server” is checked

Check the box next to “Use Authentication”

User Name: yourname@bates.edu

Password: Bates Network Password

Click Continue

6. Read Account Summary window for accuracy

7. Check the box next to “Take account online”

8. Click Create

1) Open the Address Book on the Mac.

2) Go to the Address Book menu and down to Preferences.

3) Click on the Accounts tab and select On My Mac

4) Click the Synchronize with Google check box and click the Configure… button.

5) Enter your Bates email address and your Bates password.

6) Click OK.

7) Your contacts are now synced with your Bates Google account. Please login to https://www.google.com/contacts and verify that all your critical address book entries are there.

1. Windows XP  – including SP3
2. Windows VISTA  – including SP1, or Windows 7, updates current
3. Macintosh 10.x  (update to 10.5.x before arriving on campus is recommended)

Network Card:

A functioning ethernet network card, (necessary for all connections in dorm rooms and other SNAP jacks campus-wide) A functioning wireless network card (necessary to access wireless services where available)

**Network cards may be purchased and installed at Computer Sales and Service located at 110 Russell St. Call x6376 for details

B. Bates Username and Password:

1. You need a current Bates Username and Password to connect to the Bates Network

C. Supported Web Browsers:

1. Firefox: 3.x
2. Internet Explorer: 6.x , 7
3. Safari – Mac only

D. Anti-Virus Program Installed, Updated and Turned On:

You must have Sophos Anti-Virus program (or one of the other accepted brands)   installed on your machine. ILS provides Sophos Anti-Virus free of charge to all Bates users. Please consult the following helpsheets for installing and configuring Sophos Windows/Mac.

E. Windows Update (Windows only):

You must install all current critical updates available for Windows.

We’ve prepared a Helpsheet to guide you through process of Updating Windows XP.

Your Windows Automatic Updates needs to be turned ON. We’ve prepared a Helpsheet to guide you through the process of Turning On Automatic Updates.

F. Connecting to the Bates Network:

During the Registration Process, you may be prompted to run Updates again until completed. Temporary access is given to connect to the various anti-virus and Microsoft Windows Updates web sites to accomplish the updates to achieve full network access.

When using the web to gather information and images for academic endeavors, always consider copyright issues, and whenever you use an image, you must cite your source.

A. Find an image you wish to use:

1. MAC: click and hold on the image
2. WIN: right click on the image
3. Select Save Image as… from the pop-up menu

B. Assume all images on the web are copyrighted

1. Copyright allows for the use of some material for certain academic purposes only
2. Ladd Library Copyright Information

C. Specify where and how to save the Image:

1. In the Save Image as dialog, name the file meaningfully
2. Be sure it is being saved somewhere you can find it
3. For web use, never use spaces or special characters for names
4. Best to leave the extension alone (.jpg .gif .png)

D. Save the URL of the page where the image was located:

1. Either copy and paste the location into a text document
2. Or click and drag the bookmark icon onto the desktop

E. ALWAYS CITE YOUR SOURCE

1. Ladd Library Citation and Style Guides

Terminal is a client program for remote access to other computers or servers using Secure Shell (SSH).

A. Run Terminal:

1. Click on Applications
2. Select Utilities
3. Double click Terminal

There may also be a shortcut in the Dock.

B. Connect to the server:

1. at the prompt: type
   ssh abacus.bates.edu
2. type your Bates password when prompted

If you are at a computer other than your own, you may need to type:
ssh username@bates.edu
so that you may login under your own username.

For example, hpotter would type:
ssh hpotter@bates.edu

C. Disconnect from the server:

1. When you are finished: type logout

D. Close the application:

1. Select: Terminal menu
2. Click: Quit Terminal

If you are not prompted for a Bates username and password, these instructions explain how to connect to the proxy server, which identifies you as an authorized Bates user when you’re connecting via a non-Bates internet service provider. When configured properly, any Bates web page that requires proxy server access will ask for your network user name and password before loading. We recommend using Firefox for all proxy access.

A. FIREFOX: FOR MACINTOSH OS 10.4.x – 10.7.x

1. Under Firefox > Preferences
2. Click on Advanced > Network
3. Under Connection: Configure how Firefox connects to the Internet
4. Click Settings
5. Click to place a checkmark in Automatic proxy configuration URL
6. Type in: http://proxy.bates.edu:81/bates.pac
7. Click ok to exit the settings, and
8. Click Reload on the webpage.

To disable the proxy server:

1. Reselect Direct Connnection to the Internet
2. Click OK and restart Firefox.

G. LOGIN:

1. When you have installed these preferences correctly on your machine, and you attempt to open a protected site from off-campus, a dialog box will appear asking for authentication:
2. Enter your network user name and password

A. To locate and change the keychain login password:

1. Open the Applications folder from the harddrive (A)
2. Open the Utilities folder, then Keychain Access (B)
   
3. Next open your home folder
4. Followed by Library > Keychain
5. Expand Keychain to see login.keychain. Opening the file will display all passwords and certificates stored there.

NOTE: If you never save passwords (login.keychain file is empty), simply delete this file after changing your network password. It will be recreated the next time you login, and will synch automatically with the new password.

B. To manually change the login keychain password:

1. Open Keychain Access from Applications Folder
2. Under Edit, choose Change password for Keychain Login
3. Enter old password (A)
4. Enter new network password (B)
5. Confirm new password (C)
6. Click ok (D)

When you step away from your Macintosh, it is advisable to have the screen locked, so that the Mac prompts the next user for a password to show the desktop after a screensaver has been on, or after a sleep period. This assures user security to files and open programs.

A. To apply this locking process for Mac OSX:

1. Under the Apple to System Preferences
2. Click on Security
3. Set a master password
   NOTE: This master password does not have to be the same as your network/e-mail password.
4. Also have a checkmark in Require password to wake this computer sleep or screen saver

You can click the lock symbol to prevent changes.