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Make the appropriate connections to the back of the all-in-one.
Plug in the power cable to the power port on the back of the all-in-one.
A physical network connection is only required if you do not want to or can not use wireless.
Both the keyboard and mouse can be plugged into any USB port.
Turn the PC on and sign in as normal.
Connecting to Wi-fi (Skip if Using a Physical Network Cable)
Click on the network icon on the bottom-right hand of the Start bar near the system clock.
A list of available networks will populate. Select your home wireless network.
Select your network and click “Connect“.
Enter the network key for your wireless router. This can sometimes be located on the side or bottom of your router and/or modem. Click “Next“.
Connecting to VPN from Home
Click on the arrow on the bottom right hand of the Startbar near the system clock and right-click on the “Cisco VPN Access” icon. On the pop-up menu, click “Connect“.
If this is the first time connecting to VPN service please enter the text below as shown into the VPN field and click “Connect“.
Enter your full NetID information and click “Ok“.
Once a successful connection is made a prompt will appear and the icon for the Cisco VPN Access in the system try will appear with a lock.
FDU-Secure uses current encryption standards to connect to the FDU network via secure wireless traffic. As a result, FDU-Secure is the preferred method of accessing the on-campus Wireless network if you are Faculty, Student, or Staff member. To connect to the FDU-Secure Wireless Network, you will need an FDU NETID (username@fdu.edu or username@student.fdu.edu).
Below are the necessary steps to connect to the FDU-Secure Wireless Network, specified for various device types:
Windows
Select the “Internet Symbol” located at the right-hand side of the “task bar”
Select “FDU-Secure” from the pop-up menu
Enter “FDU Net ID and Password” and press “OK”
When prompted with “Continue connecting?” press “Connect”
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macOS
Select the “Wi-Fi Symbol” located at the right-hand side of the “menu bar”
Select “FDU-Secure” from the drop-down menu
Enter “FDU Net ID and Password” and press “OK”
When prompted with “Verify Certificate” press “Continue”
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iOS
Select the “Wi-Fi” tab located in the “Settings” app
Select “FDU-Secure” from the list of available networks
Enter “FDU Net ID and Password” and press “Join”
When prompted with “Certificate” press “Trust”
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Android
Select the “Connections” tab located in the “Settings” app
Press “Wi-Fi”
Select “FDU-Secure” from the list of available networks
Enter “FDU Net ID and Password”
Press “CA certificate” then press “Use System Certificates” drop the drop down menu
Input “fdu.edu” in the domain field and press “Connect”
The following guides provide an overview of connecting to Fairleigh Dickinson University’s wireless network. Whether you’re a guest, staff, or student, using FDU-owned or personal devices, these articles provide essential steps for secure and efficient connectivity across various equipment, including non-PC and mobile devices.
Connect to FDU-Secure Wi-Fi
Follow these steps to connect to the FDU-Secure wireless network, which adheres to the latest encryption standards.
Fairleigh Dickinson University vigorously enforces United States copyright law. When utilizing the FDU Local Area Network or FDU provided Internet Access, you are required to adhere to all existing US copyright laws.
Multimedia Services operates as a cost recovery center, ensuring our pricing remains competitive and significantly lower than external video production studios, without compromising on production value.
Our pricing structure is straightforward: video production services are offered at a flat rate of $150.00 per hour, making high-quality production accessible and affordable.
Post Production
When it comes to post-production, our rates are equally transparent, set at a flat rate of $50.00 per hour. The total time required for editing a project can vary, but on average, it ranges between 20 to 30 hours, depending on the complexity of the project, its duration, and the number of revisions needed during the preview stages.
ADA Captioning
In line with ensuring all online distributed videos are ADA compliant, our services include closed captioning and transcription. While platforms like YouTube automatically generate captions, they might not always be perfectly accurate. For videos requiring 100% accuracy in transcription, or for content hosted on platforms other than YouTube, we offer professional transcription services at an additional cost to meet all accessibility standards.
CrashPlan Backup will send users an email alert notifying them of any incomplete backups of their devices.
The CrashPlan Backup email alert will be sent from “CrashPlan <noreply@crashplan.com>”
The Subject line of the email will be labeled with: “[External]Critical: [Name of Device] not backed up“
Backup Alert
You will receive an alert when your computer hasn’t backed up to CrashPlan for 5 calendar days. The email will look like the example below:
CrashPlan Backup Alert Email Notification
What to do if you get a backup alert
After receiving a CrashPlan Backup alert email, you should locate the device the email specifies in need of backup. The CrashPlan Backup device name will be listed in the Subject: line and Computer Name: line of the CrashPlan backup alert email.
For Windows Devices
To locate the name of a CrashPlan Backup device:
Click the CrashPlan Backup icon in the Windows System Tray, also referred to as the notification area.
CrashPlan Backup icon
Click “Run Backup now“
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The Windows System Tray or notification area is usually located on the bottom right of the Windows taskbar, next to the displayed digital clock.
Ensure the CrashPlan backup application displays the same name as the CrashPlan Backup alert email you received.
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For macOS Devices
After locating the correct specified device stated in the CrashPlan backup alert email, force a backup of the device by performing the following:
Click the “CrashPlan Backup” System Tray or macOS menu bar Icon
CrashPlan Backup Icon
Click “Run Backup now“
Note
The backup may take some time to complete. This depends on the length of time since CrashPlan Backup’s last completed backup and the amount of new data that needs to be backed up.
CrashPlan is a backup agent that will back up all data on a university device under the primary owner’s profile. The backup sets can be used for restoring data to a machine, whether it has been reformatted, replaced, or compromised. This document will outline the steps needed to install, activate, and restore data to a new or existing device.
CrashPlan is required on all University provided desktops and laptops to backup all University Business data to prevent data loss.
Who Can use CrashPlan?
CrashPlan is presently licensed for full-time faculty and full-time staff only. The University mandates CrashPlan for proper data security practices. If a user has personal data that they wish to exclude from being backed up, a folder labeled “Personal Documents” can be found and utilized in your “Documents” folder. This folder and its contents will be ignored by CrashPlan when your system is being backed up.
Personal Documents folder locations:
Windows PC
C:\users\username\Documents\Personal Documents\
macOS
/users/username/documents/Personal Documents/
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If the Personal Documents folder does not exist in your Documents folder, you can manually create it and the folder will be automatically ignored by CrashPlan.
Is My Data Secure?
CrashPlan uses AES-256 encryption is used when storing your backups and can only be accessed by theCrashPlan account owner and administrators.
What is Backed Up?
All data found in a user profile will be backed up by CrashPlan.
Location of User Profile:
Windows PC
C:\users\UserName\
macOS
/users/username/
Warning
Any data not stored in the user profile will NOT be backed up by CrashPlan. It is highly encouraged to store university business data within your user profile.
To install CrashPlanon your Windows PC, please follow the instructions below.
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CrashPlan is being automatically deployed to all systems owned by Faileigh Dickinson University.
Before Installing CrashPlan, you must be logged in as the owner of the machine using your NetID Credentials.
Open FDU Self Service Portal for Software on your University PC
Click on CrashPlan Backupand then click “Install” on the right-hand side
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It could take several minutes for the client to make the first connection and start the first backup.
The entire process will take approximately 5-7 minutes, depending on your internet speed. Once CrashPlanis installed, your account is automatically provisioned in the CrashPlansystem, and your backup will begin shortly.
To install CrashPlan on your macOS device, please follow the instructions below.
Note
CrashPlan is being automatically deployed to all systems owned by Faileigh Dickinson University.
Locate the FDU Self Service Portal in your applications folder or locating the icon on your dock
Locate CrashPlan Backup and click “Enroll”
After the package installs, you will be prompted to enter your FDU email address and then click “OK“
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It could take several minutes for the client to make the first connection and start the first backup.
The entire process will take approximately 5-7 minutes, depending on your internet speed. Once CrashPlan is installed, your account is automatically provisioned in the CrashPlan system, and your backup will begin shortly.
This process is used when someone will be assigned a second device and wishes to have it backed up or if the CrashPlan needs to be re-installed on the same device. Because an account already exists, it cannot be provisioned automatically. It must be manually setup either to replace an existing device or create a new backup set on the second computer.
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In order to proceed, CrashPlan must be installed prior to continuing, please refer back to the Install instructions for your operating system from the CrashPlan User Guide. A link is found at the bottom of this page.
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A backup set is CrashPlan’s way of describing the backup configuration and what files are being backed up.
Click on the CrashPlan app in the system tray (PC) or Menu bar (macOS) and then click “Setup Device”
If prompted, log in to the FDU NetID Portal and proceed through the FDU single sign-on process
Click “Replace Existing”
Click “Start” to continue with the replace existing device process
Select the device from the list you are replacing and click “Continue”
Click “Select Files” on the following window
Select and Choose which files you wish to replace by placing a checkmark next to each. When finished, click “Restore Files”
The next window will allow you to select how you wish to restore your files. Make your selections and click “Go”
The next window will display download progress for the restore process. You can continue forward by clicking “Continue” at the bottom
The next window Downloads the Files to your device. When the transfer is completed, click “Next”
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You can close this window and continue working or you can click transfer more files and repeat the steps for additional files. This will extend the time it needs to restore.
If you are unsure if you have CrashPlan installed and backing up your system, this quick guide will help give you some comfort.
Click on theCrashPlan icon from the system tray on Windows and the menu bar on macOS
CrashPlan Icon
The Progress will be displayed like in the Figure below
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Depending on your backup size, this could take anywhere from a few minutes to a few days. CrashPlan will continue to run and backup in the background. After the first successful backup, incremental backups will occur.
Accidentally deleted or unable to find a file? CrashPlan can help. Please follow the following guidelines in restoring lost or previous versions of files.
Click the CrashPlan System Tray or macOS menu bar Icon
CrashPlan Icon
Left-click on the gear symbol and left-click on “Open CrashPlan….”
If prompted, log in to the FDU Single sign-on Portal and proceed through the FDU DUO Multifactor authentication procedures
Click “Restore Files”
Select the device you wish to restore from
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If you have more than one backup device, please select the device from where you want to restore the file from.
You can select a date range from when you wish to restore from on the right-hand side
Navigate to the folder(s) and/or file(s) you wish to restore and place a check next to each one
Click “Restore Files”
Select how CrashPlan will restore your files. Click “Go” when finished
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Above are the recommended options for restoring files, this will help you find them more easily.
The time it takes to restore your files will depend on how much data is being restored, available system resources, and available bandwidth.
Using CrashPlan you can create backup sets that will back up your data to additional devices utilizing a schedule. This is useful to have immediate access to critical files in the event of data loss.
This guide is only needed if you wish to have a local backup of your data.
Note
If you schedule multiple backup sets to run at specific times and the backup sets go to the same destination, ensure that these times do not overlap. This ensures good backup performance.
Click the CrashPlan System Tray or macOS menu bar Icon
CrashPlan Icon
Left-click on the gear symbol and left-click on “Open CrashPlan….”
If prompted, log in to the FDU Single Sign-on Portal and proceed through the FDU DUO Multi-factor authentication procedures
From the CrashPlan console window, click the “Dropdown Arrow” symbol next to your device name to drop down a menu, then click “Add Backup Set…”
The next window will be the Add Backup Set configuration window.
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The “Add Set” button will be un-clickable until it is completely configured.
Click “Rename” to label your backup set
Changing Selected Files, click “Change”, and select the files and folders you wish to backup to a local destination
When finished click “Save“
Click “Change” to set your destination for your backup
Select your destination by clicking “Add Local Destination (usually an external hard drive) and click “Save“
Click “Add Set” to finalize the setup and start backing up to a local location
Your new back upset is finished and will begin backing up as configured.
CrashPlan will send users an email alert notifying of any incomplete backups of their devices.
The CrashPlan email alert will be sent from CrashPlan for Enterprise <noreply@crashplan.com>
The Subject line of the email will be labeled with: Critical: [Name of Device] not backed up
Backup Alert
You will receive an alert when your computer hasn’t backed up to CrashPlan for 5 calendar days. The email will look like the example below:
CrashPlan Backup Alert Email Notification
What to do if you get a backup alert
After receiving a CrashPlan backup alert email, you should locate the device the email specifies in need of backup. The CrashPlan device name will be listed in the Subject: line and Computer Name: line of the CrashPlan backup alert email. To locate the name of a CrashPlan device, left-click the CrashPlan “C” symbol icon in the Windows System Tray, also referred to as the notification area.
Tip
The Windows System Tray or notification area is usually located on the bottom right of the Windows taskbar, next to the displayed digital clock.
For macOS users left-click CrashPlan symbol icon on the macOS icon menu bar. The CrashPlan device name will be displayed in the console. Ensure the CrashPlan application displays the same name as the CrashPlan backup alert email you received.
CrashPlan Symbol Icon
CrashPlan Device Name
After locating the correct specified device stated in the CrashPlan backup alert email, force a backup of the device by performing the following:
Left-click the “CrashPlan” System Tray or macOS menu bar Icon
CrashPlan Icon
Left-click “Run backup now“
Note
The backup may take some time to complete. This depends on the length of time since CrashPlan’s last complete backup and the amount of new data needed to be backed up.
Whether you’re working at home or the office, OneDrive makes it easy to create new documents and share your files. You can even collaborate with others on a document.
In the following external article, you’ll learn how to create documents and folders. It will go over how to share your files with different groups of people, as well as the various collaboration tools available in Office 365.
Click on the three dots and select Settings.Select Advanced to show the advanced settings. Select Content settings.Select Cookies.Click the garbage can icon to delete the cookies.
Click on the three lines and select OptionsSelect the Privacy & Security tab and click Manage Data found under Cookies and Site Data.Select fdu.edu and select Remove Selected, select Save Changes when finished.
Click on the Settings “Gear” located on the top right of the browser, select Internet OptionsDelete in the Browser History sectionUncheck all boxes listed, except Cookies and website data, click Delete when finished
To access Forms, you will be directed to our SAMI Support Portal where you will be asked to log in using your NETID and authenticate using Duo. Once you click “Next,” you will be forwarded to samisupport.fdu.edu in a new window or tab.
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Select Advanced to show the advanced settings. Select Content settings.
Select Cookies.
Click the garbage can icon to delete the cookies.
Select the Privacy & Security tab and click Manage Data found under Cookies and Site Data.
Select fdu.edu and select Remove Selected, select Save Changes when finished.
Select Manage Website Data
Select fdu.edu and click Remove.
Delete in the Browser History section
Uncheck all boxes listed, except Cookies and website data, click Delete when finished
