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== CalNet ==
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|- style="background-color: #d0d0d0;"
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! width="15%" | Task
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! width="40%" | URL
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! width="45%" | Remarks
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|-
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| get Cal 1 card
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| https://cal1card.berkeley.edu/
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| all students, faculty, and staff are required to get the Cal 1 card
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|- style="background-color: #dfdfdf;"
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| activate CalNet ID
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| https://calnetweb.berkeley.edu/calnet-me/info-new-users/activate-calnet-id
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| all students, faculty, and staff are required to have a valid CalNet ID
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|-
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| test CalNet ID
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| https://auth.berkeley.edu/cas/login?service=https%3A%2F%2Fbpr.calnet.berkeley.edu%2Faccount-manager%2Flogin%2Fcas&renew=true
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| verify if you remember your CalNet ID and pass-phrase correctly
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|- style="background-color: #dfdfdf;"
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| change recovery email
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| https://calnetweb.berkeley.edu/calnet-me/manage-my-calnet-account#recovery
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| set up or change non-Berkeley email address where CalNet account notifications will be sent
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|-
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| reset CalNet ID pass-phrase
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| https://calnetweb.berkeley.edu/calnet-me/manage-my-calnet-account#forgot
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| requires prior setup of recovery email
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|-style="background-color: #dfdfdf;"
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| update directory listing
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| https://calnet.berkeley.edu/directory/update/
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| keep your public information up-to-date
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|}
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== Email ==
 
== Email ==
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{|cellpadding="10"
 
{|cellpadding="10"
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|-style="background-color: #dfdfdf"
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|-style="background-color: #d0d0d0;"
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! width="10%" | Task
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! width="15%" | Task
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! width="30%" | URL
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! width="15%" | URL
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! width="20%" | Your email addresses
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! width="15%" | Your email addresses
−
! width="40%" | Remarks
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! width="55%" | Remarks
 
|-
 
|-
−
| create account
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| create [https://bconnected.berkeley.edu/ bMail] account
 
| https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/account/create_account
 
| https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/account/create_account
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| align="center" | <u>jane.doe</u>@berkeley.edu
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| <u>jane.doe</u>@berkeley.edu<br/><u>jdoe</u>@math.berkeley.edu
 
|
 
|
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* requires CalNet Authentication
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* requires CalNet authentication
 
* you have to accept the terms of service
 
* you have to accept the terms of service
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* your ''@math'' address is created by department
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* your ''@math'' alias is created by department
−
|- style="background-color: #f0f0f0"
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|- style="background-color: #dfdfdf;"
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| access email
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| access email from computer
−
| http://bmail.berkeley.edu
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| https://bconnected.berkeley.edu/
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| <u>jane.doe</u>@berkeley.edu
 +
|
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* requires CalNet authentication
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* accept the terms of service when login the first time
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|-
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| acquire ''@math'' email alias and Unix login
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|  
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| <u>jdoe</u>@math.berkeley.edu
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|
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* send a message to Jasan Fujii [mailto:jaifuj@berkeley.edu jaifuj@berkeley.edu], or see Jasan in 920 Evans
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* OR send a message to [mailto:request@math.berkeley.edu request@math.berkeley.edu]
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|- style="background-color: #dfdfdf;"
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| create ''@math'' alias (i.e. send emails from your ''@math'' alias)
 +
| https://bconnected.berkeley.edu/
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| <u>jdoe</u>@math.berkeley.edu
 +
|
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* click on the "gear" icon in the right corner of [http://bmail.berkeley.edu/ bMail] screen
 +
* click on "See all settings"
 +
* select the Accounts tab
 +
* click "Add another email address"
 +
* enter your ''@math'' address in the "Email address" field.
 +
* ensure "Treat as an alias." is checked, and click "Next Step".
 +
|- style="background-color: #dfdfdf;"
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| make ''@math'' alias default
 +
| https://bconnected.berkeley.edu/
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| <u>jdoe</u>@math.berkeley.edu
 
|
 
|
−
* <u>jane.doe</u>@berkeley.edu
+
 
−
* <u>jdoe</u>@math.berkeley.edu
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* click on the "gear" icon in the right corner of [http://bmail.berkeley.edu/ bMail] screen
 +
* click on "See all settings"
 +
* select the Accounts tab
 +
* find your ''@math'' alias in the "Send mail as" section and click on the link "make default"
 +
|-
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| get on mail list
 +
| https://groups.google.com/my-groups
 +
| faculty@math.berkeley.edu<br/>postdoc@math.berkeley.edu<br/>allgrads@math.berkeley.edu<br/>visitors@math.berkeley.edu
 
|
 
|
−
* requires CalNet Authentication
+
* make sure you are subscribed to one of the department mailing lists
−
* accept the terms of service at first time
+
* send a message to [mailto:request@math.berkeley.edu request@math.berkeley.edu] if not sure
−
* both addresses point to the same Gmail box
+
|- style="background-color: #dfdfdf;"
−
* you can make ''<u>jdoe</u>@math.berkeley.edu'' default
+
| check expiry information
−
|-
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| https://calnetweb.berkeley.edu/calnet-people/info-new-users/grace-periods
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| <u>jane.doe</u>@berkeley.edu<br/><u>jdoe</u>@math.berkeley.edu
 +
| your CalNet (and [http://bmail.berkeley.edu/ bMail]) account expires after a predefined grace period
 +
|-
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| join alumni network
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| https://cal.berkeley.edu/
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| <u>jane.doe</u>@berkeley.edu<br/><u>jdoe</u>@math.berkeley.edu
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| if you are a UC Berkeley alum your may join alumni network [https://cal.berkeley.edu/ @Cal] and get your "lifetime"
 +
* [http://bmail.berkeley.edu/ bMail] account ''@berkeley.edu''
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* ''@math.berkeley.edu'' alias
 
|}
 
|}
  
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|- style="background-color: #d0d0d0;"
 
! width="20%" | Task
 
! width="20%" | Task
 
! width="35%" | URL
 
! width="35%" | URL
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|
 
|
 
* no authentication required
 
* no authentication required
−
|- style="background-color: #f0f0f0"
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|- style="background-color: #dfdfdf;"
 
| edit your official page
 
| edit your official page
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| <nowiki>http://math.berkeley.edu/people/</nowiki><u>path-to-your-page</u>
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| <nowiki>/people/</nowiki><u>path-to-your-page</u>
 
|
 
|
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* replace <u>path-to-your-page</u> with the path to your page, e.g. <u>faculty/jane-doe</u>
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* contact the graduate advisor. [https://math.berkeley.edu/people/staff]
−
* requires CalNet Authentication
 
−
* click on Edit tab of the page you own
 
−
* upload your photo, add alink, etc.
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
| create/edit your personal page
 
| create/edit your personal page
−
| <nowiki>http://math.berkeley.edu/</nowiki>~<u>your-unix-login</u>
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| <nowiki>/</nowiki>~<u>your-unix-login</u>
 
|
 
|
 
* replace <u>your-unix-login</u> with your Unix login name, e.g. <u>jdoe</u>
 
* replace <u>your-unix-login</u> with your Unix login name, e.g. <u>jdoe</u>
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=== Public Printers ===
 
=== Public Printers ===
 
{|cellpadding="10"
 
{|cellpadding="10"
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|- style="background-color: #dfdfdf"
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|- style="background-color: #d0d0d0;"
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! Queue Name
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! width="15%" | Queue Name
−
! Location
+
! width="15%" | Location
−
! Maker & Model
+
! width="25%" | Maker & Model
−
! Printer Queue URL
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! width="45%" | Printer Queue URL
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 958_large
 
| 958_large
 
| 958 Evans Hall
 
| 958 Evans Hall
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| Canon iR7095
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| Canon iR-ADV 8295
−
| http://printserver.math.berkeley.edu:631/printers/958_large
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| https://printserver.math.berkeley.edu:631/printers/958_large
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|- style="background-color: #f0f0f0"
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|- style="background-color: #dfdfdf;"
 
| 958_small
 
| 958_small
 
| 958 Evans Hall
 
| 958 Evans Hall
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| Canon iR6570
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| Canon iR-ADV 6275
−
| http://printserver.math.berkeley.edu:631/printers/958_small
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| https://printserver.math.berkeley.edu:631/printers/958_small
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 1002
 
| 1002
 
| 1002 Evans Hall
 
| 1002 Evans Hall
−
| HP P4515
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| HP LaserJet M602
−
| http://printserver.math.berkeley.edu:631/printers/1002
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| https://printserver.math.berkeley.edu:631/printers/1002
−
|- style="background-color: #f0f0f0"
+
|- style="background-color: #dfdfdf;"
 
| 838
 
| 838
 
| 838 Evans Hall
 
| 838 Evans Hall
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| HP M603
+
| HP LaserJet M608
−
| http://printserver.math.berkeley.edu:631/printers/838
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| https://printserver.math.berkeley.edu:631/printers/838
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 744
 
| 744
 
| 744 Evans Hall
 
| 744 Evans Hall
−
| HP P4515
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| HP LaserJet M607
−
| http://printserver.math.berkeley.edu:631/printers/744
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| https://printserver.math.berkeley.edu:631/printers/744
 
|}
 
|}
−
 
  
 
=== Printing Tasks ===
 
=== Printing Tasks ===
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Additional printing instructions available at [https://math.berkeley.edu/~computing/services/printers.html Mathematics Public Printing]
 
{|cellpadding="10"
 
{|cellpadding="10"
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|- style="background-color: #dfdfdf"
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|- style="background-color: #d0d0d0;"
 
! width="20%" | Task
 
! width="20%" | Task
 
! width="30%" | Commands
 
! width="30%" | Commands
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* select the queue name from the above list of public printers
 
* select the queue name from the above list of public printers
 
|
 
|
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* please consider the environment before printing
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* '''printing books is not allowed'''
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* '''use Canon copiers for instructional jobs'''
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* when printing many copies of an item, print one copy, then use the copiers to create the rest
 
* send large jobs to one of Canon printers
 
* send large jobs to one of Canon printers
 
* use two-sided printing option (save trees)
 
* use two-sided printing option (save trees)
−
* sometimes, a (malformed) PDF document won't print from the web browser, but prints OK from a standalone PDF viewer (e.g. Adobe Reader)
+
* sometimes, a (malformed) PDF document won't print from the web browser, but prints OK from a standalone PDF viewer (e.g. Mac Preview or Linux Document Viewer)
−
|- style="background-color: #f0f0f0"
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* the Canon printers '''won't print A4 paper size PDF documents''' without shrinking or cropping the documents to fit the US Letter size
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|- style="background-color: #dfdfdf;"
 
| print a document from Unix command line
 
| print a document from Unix command line
 
|
 
|
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|
 
|
 
* replace ''<u>queue</u>'' with the queue name from the above list of public printers
 
* replace ''<u>queue</u>'' with the queue name from the above list of public printers
−
|- style="background-color: #f0f0f0"
+
|- style="background-color: #dfdfdf;"
 
| cancel the job from Unix command line
 
| cancel the job from Unix command line
 
|
 
|
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| add a printer to personal Windows computer
 
| add a printer to personal Windows computer
 
|
 
|
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* go to Add Network Printer dialogue
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* go to Add Printer dialogue
−
* use the URL from the above list of public printers
+
* click "The printer that I want isn't listed"
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* use a proper Postscript driver (see remarks)
+
* under "Select a shared printer by name"
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* use the "Printer Queue URL" from the above list of public printers
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* for driver, and select "Microsoft", then "Microsoft PS Class Driver" (see remarks)
 
|
 
|
−
* it is recommended to download and unpack (not to install) the HP universal Postscript driver for any of the above HP printers
+
* '''do not use PCL printer drivers, use Postscript drivers instead'''
−
* it is recommended to download and unpack (not to install) the Canon imageRunner Postscript driver for the above Canon printers
+
* it is recommended to install the HP universal Postscript driver for HP printers
−
|- style="background-color: #f0f0f0"
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* it is recommended to install the Canon Postscript driver for imageRunner Advance printers
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|- style="background-color: #dfdfdf;"
 
| add a printer to personal Mac computer
 
| add a printer to personal Mac computer
 
|
 
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|
 
* replace ''<u>queue</u>'' with the queue name from the above list of public printers
 
* replace ''<u>queue</u>'' with the queue name from the above list of public printers
−
* it is recommended to replace the Generic Postscript driver with a more specific one from the print server itself
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* Generic Postscript driver generally works fine for both HP and Canon printers but does not support some features
−
* for example:
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* download and install a proper Canon Postscript driver if you want to use the stapler function
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** download the PPD file http://printserver.math.berkeley.edu:631/printers/1002.ppd
+
|}
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** go to the printer list in System Preferences
+
 
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** select the printer 1002 and click on Options & Supplies
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== Network ==
−
** click on the Driver tab and select Other...
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** use the downloaded PPD file ''1002.ppd''
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|- style="background-color: #d0d0d0;"
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! width="10%" | Network
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! width="10%" | Type
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! width="30%" | URL
 +
! width="50%" | Remarks
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|-
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| eduroam
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| WiFi
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| https://technology.berkeley.edu/wi-fi
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|
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* requires ([https://www.eduroam.org/ eduroam]) authentication
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* encrypted (secure) network
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|- style="background-color: #dfdfdf;"
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| Ethernet
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| wired
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|
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|
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* requires hardware (a.k.a. MAC) address registration
 +
* student personal computers are not eligible for wired network access
 +
* faculty and long term visitors should send the office number and MAC address of their computer Ethernet port to [mailto:request@math.berkeley.edu request@math.berkeley.edu]
 +
|-
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| VPN
 +
| virtual private network
 +
| https://security.berkeley.edu/services/bsecure/bsecure-remote-access-vpn
 +
|
 +
* creates secure tunnel to campus network from off-campus locations
 +
* requires installation of GlobalProtect VPN client on your personal device
 +
* requires 2-step CalNet authentication while establishing VPN connection
 +
* remember the name of VPN server <u>vpn.berkeley.edu</u>
 +
|}
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== Public Unix Servers ==
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{|cellpadding="10"
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|- style="background-color: #d0d0d0;"
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! width="10%" | Name
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! width="15%" | Resources
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! width="20%" | Purpose
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! width="55%" | Remarks
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|-
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| login.math.berkeley.edu
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| 8 CPU cores, 8GB RAM
 +
| SSH gateway
 +
|
 +
; Good for
 +
* Worldwide access to Unix shell command line interface (CLI)
 +
* Text editing, emailing, Tex/LaTeX writing
 +
* Worldwide SCP/SFTP access to home directory
 +
* Access to personal web pages ''~/public_html''
 +
* Access to other otherwise unreachable public servers
 +
; Not so good for
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* Any serious computing
 +
* Graphics user interface (GUI)
 +
|- style="background-color: #dfdfdf;"
 +
| twiggy.math.berkeley.edu
 +
| 32 CPU cores, 92GB RAM
 +
| Virtual desktop (thin client server)
 +
|
 +
; Good for
 +
* Graphics user interface (GUI) access (via thin clients)
 +
* Worldwide access to Unix shell command line interface (CLI) and graphics user interface (GUI) (via [https://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php X2Go] and [https://tigervnc.org/ TigerVNC] client)
 +
* Internet browsing, emailing, Tex/LaTeX writing
 +
* Interactive scientific computing
 +
* Access to commercial scientific software
 +
* High performance computing (via [[SSH Access]] to beyonce)
 +
; Not so good for
 +
* Supercomputing
 +
|-
 +
| beyonce.math.berkeley.edu
 +
| 64 CPU cores, 224GB RAM
 +
| High performance computing
 +
|
 +
; Good for
 +
* Parallel computing
 +
* Non-interactive computational jobs (via ''screen'' utility)
 +
* CLI access to scientific (including commercial) software
 +
* Application programming: C/C++, Fortran, Python, R, etc.
 +
* Temporary storage of massive computational data
 +
; Not so good for
 +
* GUI computing
 +
* Supercomputing
 +
|}
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== Non-free Math Software ==
 +
 
 +
{|cellpadding="10"
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|- style="background-color: #d0d0d0;"
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! width="10%" | Name
 +
! width="10%" | Servers
 +
! width="5%"  | Can be installed on personal computer?
 +
! width="20%" | Licensing Model
 +
! width="55%" | Remarks
 +
|-
 +
| [http://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab/ MATLAB]
 +
| beyonce.math.berkeley.edu twiggy.math.berkeley.edu
 +
| Yes (see remarks)
 +
| Campus wide license, see https://software.berkeley.edu/matlab. Department pays for server licenses. Personal licenses are not covered.
 +
|
 +
; Access from thin client computer
 +
: ''Terminal'': use <code>matlab -nojvm</code> command from Unix shell
 +
: ''GUI'': find "matlab" in the Applications menu
 +
; Remote access via SSH
 +
: See [[SSH Access]], use terminal command <code>matlab</code>
 +
; Installation on personal computer (non-free)
 +
# Get the chart string (COA) from your research administrator
 +
# Follow appropriate link on [https://software.berkeley.edu/matlab Software Central MATLAB] page
 +
# Install MATLAB after getting personal activation key
 +
|- style="background-color: #dfdfdf;"
 +
| [http://www.wolfram.com/mathematica/ Mathematica]
 +
| beyonce.math.berkeley.edu twiggy.math.berkeley.edu
 +
| Yes
 +
| Campus wide license, see https://software.berkeley.edu/mathematica. Department pays for its share including personal licenses.
 +
|
 +
; Access from thin client computer
 +
: ''Terminal'': use <code>math</code> command from Unix shell
 +
: ''GUI'': find "mathematica" in the Applications menu
 +
; Remote access via SSH
 +
: See [[SSH Access]], use terminal command <code>math</code>
 +
; Installation on personal computer
 +
# Follow appropriate link on [https://software.berkeley.edu/mathematica Software Central Mathematica] page
 +
# Install Mathematica after getting personal activation key
 +
|-
 +
| [http://www.wolframalpha.com/pro/ Alpha Pro]
 +
| Wolfram Alpha cloud
 +
| N/A
 +
| Campus wide license, see https://software.berkeley.edu/mathematica. Access to Alpha Pro is covered by department.
 +
|
 +
; Access from any computer with browser (sign in required)
 +
: http://www.wolframalpha.com/pro/
 +
; Getting personal account
 +
: Fill the web form at [https://user.wolfram.com/portal/requestAK/6984324ef82fc06b6e14e27062c95ca8949aa92d Wolfram User Portal]
 +
|- style="background-color: #dfdfdf;"
 +
| [http://www.maplesoft.com/products/maple/ Maple]
 +
| beyonce.math.berkeley.edu twiggy.math.berkeley.edu
 +
| No
 +
| Department site license. Department covers (local area network) floating licenses.
 +
|
 +
; Access from thin client computer
 +
: ''Terminal'': use <code>maple</code> command from Unix shell
 +
: ''GUI'': find "maple" in the Applications menu
 +
; Remote access via SSH
 +
: See [[SSH Access]], use terminal command <code>maple</code>
 +
; Installation on office computer connected to Ethernet
 +
: Send request to [mailto:request@math.berkeley.edu request@math.berkeley.edu]
 +
|-
 +
| [http://magma.maths.usyd.edu.au/magma/ MAGMA]
 +
| beyonce.math.berkeley.edu
 +
| No
 +
| Department site license sponsored by [http://simons.berkeley.edu/ Simons Institute].
 +
|
 +
; Access from thin client computer
 +
: ''Terminal only'': use <code>magma</code> command from Unix shell
 +
; Remote access via SSH
 +
: See [[SSH Access]], use terminal command <code>magma</code>
 +
; Installation on office computer connected to Ethernet
 +
: Send request to [mailto:request@math.berkeley.edu request@math.berkeley.edu]
 +
|-
 
|}
 
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Latest revision as of 10:10, 9 May 2024

CalNet

Task URL Remarks
get Cal 1 card https://cal1card.berkeley.edu/ all students, faculty, and staff are required to get the Cal 1 card
activate CalNet ID https://calnetweb.berkeley.edu/calnet-me/info-new-users/activate-calnet-id all students, faculty, and staff are required to have a valid CalNet ID
test CalNet ID https://auth.berkeley.edu/cas/login?service=https%3A%2F%2Fbpr.calnet.berkeley.edu%2Faccount-manager%2Flogin%2Fcas&renew=true verify if you remember your CalNet ID and pass-phrase correctly
change recovery email https://calnetweb.berkeley.edu/calnet-me/manage-my-calnet-account#recovery set up or change non-Berkeley email address where CalNet account notifications will be sent
reset CalNet ID pass-phrase https://calnetweb.berkeley.edu/calnet-me/manage-my-calnet-account#forgot requires prior setup of recovery email
update directory listing https://calnet.berkeley.edu/directory/update/ keep your public information up-to-date

Email

Task URL Your email addresses Remarks
create bMail account https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/account/create_account jane.doe@berkeley.edu
jdoe@math.berkeley.edu
  • requires CalNet authentication
  • you have to accept the terms of service
  • your @math alias is created by department
access email from computer https://bconnected.berkeley.edu/ jane.doe@berkeley.edu
  • requires CalNet authentication
  • accept the terms of service when login the first time
acquire @math email alias and Unix login jdoe@math.berkeley.edu
create @math alias (i.e. send emails from your @math alias) https://bconnected.berkeley.edu/ jdoe@math.berkeley.edu
  • click on the "gear" icon in the right corner of bMail screen
  • click on "See all settings"
  • select the Accounts tab
  • click "Add another email address"
  • enter your @math address in the "Email address" field.
  • ensure "Treat as an alias." is checked, and click "Next Step".
make @math alias default https://bconnected.berkeley.edu/ jdoe@math.berkeley.edu
  • click on the "gear" icon in the right corner of bMail screen
  • click on "See all settings"
  • select the Accounts tab
  • find your @math alias in the "Send mail as" section and click on the link "make default"
get on mail list https://groups.google.com/my-groups faculty@math.berkeley.edu
postdoc@math.berkeley.edu
allgrads@math.berkeley.edu
visitors@math.berkeley.edu
check expiry information https://calnetweb.berkeley.edu/calnet-people/info-new-users/grace-periods jane.doe@berkeley.edu
jdoe@math.berkeley.edu 		your CalNet (and bMail) account expires after a predefined grace period
join alumni network https://cal.berkeley.edu/ jane.doe@berkeley.edu
jdoe@math.berkeley.edu 		if you are a UC Berkeley alum your may join alumni network @Cal and get your "lifetime"
  • bMail account @berkeley.edu
  • @math.berkeley.edu alias

Web

Task URL Remarks
read department web pages http://math.berkeley.edu
  • no authentication required
edit your official page /people/path-to-your-page
  • contact the graduate advisor. [1]
create/edit your personal page /~your-unix-login
  • replace your-unix-login with your Unix login name, e.g. jdoe
  • create public_html folder in your Unix home
  • create/edit index.html file in the above folder
  • make sure the file/folder permissions are right
  • read more in the Webpage Guide

Printing

Public Printers

Queue Name Location Maker & Model Printer Queue URL
958_large 958 Evans Hall Canon iR-ADV 8295 https://printserver.math.berkeley.edu:631/printers/958_large
958_small 958 Evans Hall Canon iR-ADV 6275 https://printserver.math.berkeley.edu:631/printers/958_small
1002 1002 Evans Hall HP LaserJet M602 https://printserver.math.berkeley.edu:631/printers/1002
838 838 Evans Hall HP LaserJet M608 https://printserver.math.berkeley.edu:631/printers/838
744 744 Evans Hall HP LaserJet M607 https://printserver.math.berkeley.edu:631/printers/744

Printing Tasks

Additional printing instructions available at Mathematics Public Printing

Task Commands Remarks
print a document from a GUI application (e.g. standalone PDF reader)
  • press Ctrl-P (in Unix or Windows)
  • press Command-P (in MacOS)
  • select the queue name from the above list of public printers
  • please consider the environment before printing
  • printing books is not allowed
  • use Canon copiers for instructional jobs
  • when printing many copies of an item, print one copy, then use the copiers to create the rest
  • send large jobs to one of Canon printers
  • use two-sided printing option (save trees)
  • sometimes, a (malformed) PDF document won't print from the web browser, but prints OK from a standalone PDF viewer (e.g. Mac Preview or Linux Document Viewer)
  • the Canon printers won't print A4 paper size PDF documents without shrinking or cropping the documents to fit the US Letter size
print a document from Unix command line
  • lpr -P queue file
  • replace queue with the queue name from the above list of public printers
  • replace file with the file path of the document to print
check the print queue status from Unix command line
  • lpq -P queue
  • replace queue with the queue name from the above list of public printers
cancel the job from Unix command line
  • lprm job
  • replace job with the job number from the above output of lpq command
  • you have to own the job in order to able to cancel it
add a printer to personal Windows computer
  • go to Add Printer dialogue
  • click "The printer that I want isn't listed"
  • under "Select a shared printer by name"
  • use the "Printer Queue URL" from the above list of public printers
  • for driver, and select "Microsoft", then "Microsoft PS Class Driver" (see remarks)
  • do not use PCL printer drivers, use Postscript drivers instead
  • it is recommended to install the HP universal Postscript driver for HP printers
  • it is recommended to install the Canon Postscript driver for imageRunner Advance printers
add a printer to personal Mac computer
  • go to the list of printers in System Preferences
  • click on + sign
  • click on the IP tab
  • select IPP protocol
  • type printserver.math.berkeley.edu in Address
  • type printers/queue in Queue
  • type queue in Name
  • select Generic Postscript Printer
  • click on Add button and check the Duplex Printing Unit
  • click on OK button
  • replace queue with the queue name from the above list of public printers
  • Generic Postscript driver generally works fine for both HP and Canon printers but does not support some features
  • download and install a proper Canon Postscript driver if you want to use the stapler function

Network

Network Type URL Remarks
eduroam WiFi https://technology.berkeley.edu/wi-fi
  • requires (eduroam) authentication
  • encrypted (secure) network
Ethernet wired
  • requires hardware (a.k.a. MAC) address registration
  • student personal computers are not eligible for wired network access
  • faculty and long term visitors should send the office number and MAC address of their computer Ethernet port to request@math.berkeley.edu
VPN virtual private network https://security.berkeley.edu/services/bsecure/bsecure-remote-access-vpn
  • creates secure tunnel to campus network from off-campus locations
  • requires installation of GlobalProtect VPN client on your personal device
  • requires 2-step CalNet authentication while establishing VPN connection
  • remember the name of VPN server vpn.berkeley.edu

Public Unix Servers

Name Resources Purpose Remarks
login.math.berkeley.edu 8 CPU cores, 8GB RAM SSH gateway
Good for
  • Worldwide access to Unix shell command line interface (CLI)
  • Text editing, emailing, Tex/LaTeX writing
  • Worldwide SCP/SFTP access to home directory
  • Access to personal web pages ~/public_html
  • Access to other otherwise unreachable public servers
Not so good for
  • Any serious computing
  • Graphics user interface (GUI)
twiggy.math.berkeley.edu 32 CPU cores, 92GB RAM Virtual desktop (thin client server)
Good for
  • Graphics user interface (GUI) access (via thin clients)
  • Worldwide access to Unix shell command line interface (CLI) and graphics user interface (GUI) (via X2Go and TigerVNC client)
  • Internet browsing, emailing, Tex/LaTeX writing
  • Interactive scientific computing
  • Access to commercial scientific software
  • High performance computing (via SSH Access to beyonce)
Not so good for
  • Supercomputing
beyonce.math.berkeley.edu 64 CPU cores, 224GB RAM High performance computing
Good for
  • Parallel computing
  • Non-interactive computational jobs (via screen utility)
  • CLI access to scientific (including commercial) software
  • Application programming: C/C++, Fortran, Python, R, etc.
  • Temporary storage of massive computational data
Not so good for
  • GUI computing
  • Supercomputing

Non-free Math Software

Name Servers Can be installed on personal computer? Licensing Model Remarks
MATLAB beyonce.math.berkeley.edu twiggy.math.berkeley.edu Yes (see remarks) Campus wide license, see https://software.berkeley.edu/matlab. Department pays for server licenses. Personal licenses are not covered.
Access from thin client computer
Terminal: use matlab -nojvm command from Unix shell
GUI: find "matlab" in the Applications menu
Remote access via SSH
See SSH Access, use terminal command matlab
Installation on personal computer (non-free)
  1. Get the chart string (COA) from your research administrator
  2. Follow appropriate link on Software Central MATLAB page
  3. Install MATLAB after getting personal activation key
Mathematica beyonce.math.berkeley.edu twiggy.math.berkeley.edu Yes Campus wide license, see https://software.berkeley.edu/mathematica. Department pays for its share including personal licenses.
Access from thin client computer
Terminal: use math command from Unix shell
GUI: find "mathematica" in the Applications menu
Remote access via SSH
See SSH Access, use terminal command math
Installation on personal computer
  1. Follow appropriate link on Software Central Mathematica page
  2. Install Mathematica after getting personal activation key
Alpha Pro Wolfram Alpha cloud N/A Campus wide license, see https://software.berkeley.edu/mathematica. Access to Alpha Pro is covered by department.
Access from any computer with browser (sign in required)
http://www.wolframalpha.com/pro/
Getting personal account
Fill the web form at Wolfram User Portal
Maple beyonce.math.berkeley.edu twiggy.math.berkeley.edu No Department site license. Department covers (local area network) floating licenses.
Access from thin client computer
Terminal: use maple command from Unix shell
GUI: find "maple" in the Applications menu
Remote access via SSH
See SSH Access, use terminal command maple
Installation on office computer connected to Ethernet
Send request to request@math.berkeley.edu
MAGMA beyonce.math.berkeley.edu No Department site license sponsored by Simons Institute.
Access from thin client computer
Terminal only: use magma command from Unix shell
Remote access via SSH
See SSH Access, use terminal command magma
Installation on office computer connected to Ethernet
Send request to request@math.berkeley.edu
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