VIP, Blackboard, Maple, and E-mail on the Math and SAM Networks

 

The Student Technology Fee substantially funds the software and computer labs in the College of Science and Mathematics.  Information about the SAM labs can be found at http://www.cosm.sc.edu/cosmic/.

 

Login to SAM Network

 

  1. Press Ctrl-Alt-Del.
  2. Check that the network is SAM
  3. Enter your Username and Password

 

Other SAM Network Information

 

1.        Passwords should be changed regularly.  Your initial password is your nine-digit student ID number.  To change your password, press Ctrl-Alt-Del and click on Change Password….  Enter your current password and your new password – twice.

2.        Your personal disk space on the SAM network is the Z: drive.  Files saved here can be accessed from any computer on the SAM network.  Files can also be saved to a diskette, ZIP disk, or other removable storage device available on the local computer.  Files saved in any other location (including the Desktop) are local to the current computer you using.  These may be erased when you logout!

3.        Do not forget to logout at the end of your session.  To logout, press Ctrl-Alt-Del and click on Log Off…. If you do not logout, another user can access, modify, or erase any of your files.

 

USC Network Setup

 

  1. Go to the USC homepage: http://www.sc.edu/
  2. Select the link to VIP in the black border at the bottom of the page (the direct URL is http://vip.sc.edu/)
  3. Login to VIP using your USC identification number and PIN.  Your initial PIN is your birth date in the form MMDD (remember to write both month and date as two digits).  The first time you login to VIP you will be asked to change your PIN.  Be sure you remember your PIN!
  4. Once in VIP, click on the Technology tab along the left edge of the browser window.  Select Network Username.  You can set your password from this screen.  To request a USC network username, go to Computer Services on Blossom Street (or call the CSD Help Desk at 777-1800).
  5. To setup your USC e-mail account, click on the Personal tab and edit your Online Directory information.  Enter the e-mail address where you want to receive e-mail sent from the university.  This e-mail address is the one that will be listed in USC’s online directory.  (The Change PIN link on the Personal tab provides an interface for changing the PIN for VIP.)

 

Accessing Blackboard

 

  1. Blackboard can be accessed directly from VIP via the link at the left of the VIP window.  The direct URL is http://blackboard.sc.edu/.
  2. Login to Blackboard using the Username and Password established in VIP.  The default display is a list of all courses in which you have been enrolled anytime in the past year.
  3. Click on the Personal Information tab on the left hand side of the screen.  Then click on the Edit Personal Information tab and make sure that the e-mail listed is the one you use.  If the e-mail address is incorrect, change it and click on Submit on the bottom right.  Remember, this is the e-mail address your TA will use to contact you for any reason.

 

Accessing Maple 9.5

 

  1. Maple 9.5 should be on the Desktop for most computers on the SAM network.  If there is no Maple 9.5 icon on the Desktop, click on the Start menu in the lower left corner of the display.  Then select Programs, then the Maple 9.5 folder, and finally the Maple 9.5 executable.
  2. To create a shortcut to Maple 9.5 on your desktop, follow Step 1 above then press the right mouse button and select Create Shortcut.