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Computer Set-Up Checklist
You've bought a new
computer, maybe you acquired a newer used one or you already
had one. In either case, go through the following items in order to have
your device work on campus, have it function safely, and
be able to access the course resources.
Some of these may need to be done when you are on-campus. You will need to have your Drexel UserID and password
for some of the steps. If you haven't done so already, please activate
your computer account. See About Computer Accounts
and Policies.
1) Set or make
sure that all local login accounts for your own laptop have a password.
This is a security safeguard and we recommend not having a computer login account without a password.
2) Set up your wireless connection.
"dragonfly3" is the wireless you will be connecting to. Please read about how to connect at the Drexel IRT Dragonfly webpage at http://drexel.edu/it/help/a-z/dragonfly3/
"drexelguest" is also another wireless network and this should be used for anyone who does not have a Drexel UserID to connect to. See more at http://drexel.edu/it/connect/wireless/
3) Have an antivirus software program running (Drexel recommends Sophos Antivirus)
It is extremely important to have anti-virus software on your computer
and keep it up-to-date by configuring it to automatically check for new
anti-virus files online. You may have your own anti-virus software or may have received a free
trial version if you bought a new computer. If you do not have any anti-virus software Drexel IT recommends Sophos. A free edition is publicaly available from Sophos at https://home.sophos.com
Read more about Drexel licensed software however as of 8/1/2019 the Drexel software site may be instructing you to get Sophos at software.drexel.edu which is not accurate.
NOTE: Typically you can only have 1 anti-virus software type running on your computer.
If you want to download and install Sophos from Drexel, you MUST
uninstall any other anti-virus software before installing Sophos.
4) Do computer updates when prompted (and set your computer to update automatically)
No matter what the device (Windows, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android) there will be updates or "patches" which make the
operating system better and also fix potential security flaws. Because
your computer may be connected to the public internet while on campus,
you MUST do updates regularly. We recommend you set them to occur automatically at least weekly.
5) Bookmark these 2 websites which you will use a lot. Get to know them!
- Drexel Learn Blackboard https://learn.drexel.edu (https://learn.dcollge.net also takes you to the same place)
All of your curriculum content is delivered through Drexel's Blackboard content management system. It is also know as Drexel Learn. Click on "Courses" in the top menu to see your courses listed under the appropriate term. However since courses are identified with Banner course names they may be hard to figure out. To make it easier we have also linked directly to all of your courses on the Webcampus Year 1 page (see below).
Clicking on "Tech Support" at the top of Blackboard for supported browsers and links to get help with Blackboard issues.
- Webcampus https://webcampus.med.drexel.edu
Many resources are linked on the Webcampus website. Click on "Year One Medical Students" in the right-hand menu. Then in the main section of the page you will see links to all of your Year One courses AND tons of other links such as student handbook, acaedmic calendar, student affairs and career advising, student governmaent associaton, student photos, student listservs, medical humanities and other elective courses, technology support, and many many other resoruces. Spend some time here getting familiar with what is available for medical students.
You will need to allow pop-ups in order for the website to function. Make sure if you have some other 3rd party toolbar you are allowing pop-ups from "drexelmed.edu" in the pop-up blocker settings.
6) Install Microsoft Office 365 for Students
As a student you will have access to Microsoft Office 365 to create and edit Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel and more. In addition you wil have a vast amount of online storage space with Microsoftt OneDrive. See Drexel-IT's information page about Office 365 and how to get it.
7) Here are other useful players/software to install on your system.
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