Network Maintenance: Friday February 23, 4:00 PM to Saturday February 24, 4:00 PM - All Services Affected

OIT must perform mandatory maintenance and updates on campus servers and other equipment. In addition, changes have been made to Daylight Savings Time (as discussed in the January 26 Newsletter ) that require updates be made on every campus server. These updates will create brief interruptions on the Windows servers, but will require full system outages for all Banner and WebCT servers for an estimated period of 24 hours. Software updates for all Windows servers will also be applied and some minor hardware changes will be implemented. During this time, you will experience an interruption of service for the following areas:

Affected Services: Complete Outage

• Banner and all related applications – Complete Outage
• Blackboard/WebCT 4.1 and Blackboard CE 6.0 – Complete Outage
• DSU Online Services

Affected Services: Brief Interruptions to the following Services

• DSU Web Site
• Internet Access
• Microsoft Exchange Mail Server
• Microsoft Active Directory (network access)
• File and Print Services
• NTWeb – Faculty Web Server
• One Card (on and off-campus)
• OkraMail Student Mail Server

We appreciate your understanding as we work to ensure a safe, reliable network infrastructure for Delta State . If you have questions, please contact the OIT Help Desk @4444.

DSU's Banner UDC day is Set for March 8th & 9th

DSU UDC(Unified Digital Campus) day is set for March 8th and 9th in the State Room.  Sungard Higher Education will be here to help us better understand how Banner integrates with the day to day operations on campus and to help us to better utilize our Banner system.  More to come.

Managing your Mailbox

Do you need to manage your mailbox size or to just better organize your email?  Then archiving your email is one way to go.  To learn more about the steps needed to be taken to accomplish this, check out Microsoft's online audio training course. 

Security Tip:

An unlocked computer allows anyone to access your information as well as leave your footprint across the digital world. They could send emails on your behalf, remove critical files, or in some instances wipe out your entire machine with only a few keystrokes. To prevent this type of activity, whenever you walk away from your desk, remember to lock your Windows XP computer using the Windows + L feature. Just click the Windows key (the flying window key at the bottom of most keyboards) and press the L key . To log back in, type Ctrl+Alt+Delete and type in your username and password. This is a small step to ensure the security of your machine and the campus network.

Dial 4155 for emergency services on campus

For emergency services on campus, you must dial 9 to get an outside line, then 911. When dialing 9-911, calls are directed to the Bolivar County Sheriff's Department not DSU police. To contact the DSU police department, dial 4155.