October 2012

IT HOW-TOs: requesting new websites and network help for visiting scientists

How to request new websites for ESSM faculty, staff, and student clubs/organizations

New web sites needed by TAMU ESSM faculty, staff, and student clubs/organizations will be hosted by AgriLife Communications going forward. To request a new site, complete a work request form. Please include in the decription whether you the URL to be of the form http://agrilife.org/sitename orhttp://sitename.tamu.edu.

Once your website is set up, contact Judith Turlington to add a link to your new site on the ESSM website, under your faculty page or other location as deemed appropriate.

How do I get a visiting scientist on the TAMU wireless Network?

For guests with a duration of less than 2 weeks, the sponsoring faculty or staff just needs to go to guest.tamu.edu, log in with your Net-ID, and follow the instructions. The folks at identity management will then provide the account information you need.

For guests with a visit duration of longer than 2 weeks, it is suggest that a Net-ID be obtained. To obtain a Net-ID, the sponsoring staff/faculty will need to send an email to identity@tamu.edu containing the request for a Net-Id and the form Visiting Scholar 5VS and the UIN for the visitor. The 5VS is on file with the department HR manager, currently Cheryl Yeager.