Math Computing Cheat Sheet

CalNet

Task	URL	Remarks
get Cal 1 card	https://cal1card.berkeley.edu/	all students, faculty, and staff are required to get a 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	http://bmail.berkeley.edu	jane.doe@berkeley.edu	requires CalNet authentication accept the terms of service when login the first time
make @math alias default	http://bmail.berkeley.edu	jdoe@math.berkeley.edu	click on the "gear" icon in the right corner of bMail screen and select 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/a/berkeley.edu/forum/#!myforums	faculty@math.berkeley.edu postdoc@math.berkeley.edu allgrads@math.berkeley.edu visitors@math.berkeley.edu	make sure you are subscribed to one of the department mailing lists send a message to request@math.berkeley.edu if not sure
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 (optional) @math 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	replace path-to-your-page with the path to your page, e.g. faculty/jane-doe requires CalNet Authentication click on Edit tab of the page you own upload photo, add link, etc.
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	http://printserver.math.berkeley.edu:631/printers/958_large
958_small	958 Evans Hall	Canon iR-ADV 6275	http://printserver.math.berkeley.edu:631/printers/958_small
1002	1002 Evans Hall	HP LaserJet M602	http://printserver.math.berkeley.edu:631/printers/1002
838	838 Evans Hall	HP LaserJet M605	http://printserver.math.berkeley.edu:631/printers/838
744	744 Evans Hall	HP LaserJet M607	http://printserver.math.berkeley.edu:631/printers/744

Printing Tasks

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 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 Network Printer dialogue use the URL from the above list of public printers use a proper Postscript 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
CalVisitor	public WiFi	https://technology.berkeley.edu/wi-fi	no authentication required no encryption (public network) limited network service: Web and VPN only
AirBears2	private WiFi	https://technology.berkeley.edu/wi-fi	requires authentication (AirBears2 key) set or view the key here (requires CalNet Authentication) encrypted (secure) network
eduroam	private WiFi	https://technology.berkeley.edu/wi-fi	requires (eduroam) authentication UC Berkeley insiders may use their AirBears2 key visitors may use their home institution eduroam credentials 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://software.berkeley.edu/cisco-vpn	creates secure tunnel to campus network from off-campus locations requires installation of Cisco VPN software on your personal computer requires CalNet authentication while establishing VPN connection remember the name of VPN server ucbvpn.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)
beyonce.math.berkeley.edu	8 CPU cores, 32GB RAM	Virtual desktop (thin client server)	Good for Graphics user interface (GUI) access (via thin clients) Internet browsing, emailing, Tex/LaTeX writing Interactive scientific computing Access to commercial scientific software Not so good for High performance computing
keira.math.berkeley.edu	8 CPU cores, 32GB RAM	Virtual desktop (thin client server)	Good for Graphics user interface (GUI) access (via thin clients) Internet browsing, emailing, Tex/LaTeX writing Interactive scientific computing Access to commercial scientific software Not so good for High performance computing
appsa.math.berkeley.edu	64 CPU cores, 256GB 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
twiggy.math.berkeley.edu	16 CPU cores, 32GB RAM	Virtual desktop (X2Go server)	Good for Worldwide access to Unix shell command line interface Worldwide access to graphics user interface (GUI) (via X2Go client) Internet browsing, emailing, Tex/LaTeX writing Interactive scientific computing (via SSH Access to appsa) Access to commercial scientific software (via ssh to appsa) High performance computing (via ssh to appsa) Not so good for Supercomputing

Non-free Math Software

Name	Servers	Can be installed on personal computer?	Licensing Model	Remarks
MATLAB	appsa.math.berkeley.edu beyonce.math.berkeley.edu keira.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) Get the chart string (COA) from your research administrator Follow appropriate link on Software Central MATLAB page Install MATLAB after getting personal activation key
Mathematica	appsa.math.berkeley.edu beyonce.math.berkeley.edu keira.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 Follow appropriate link on Software Central Mathematica page Install Mathematica after getting personal activation key
Alpha Pro	N/A	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	appsa.math.berkeley.edu beyonce.math.berkeley.edu keira.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	appsa.math.berkeley.edu beyonce.math.berkeley.edu keira.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