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Connecting to the UW-Eau Claire Intranet


General Information

Connecting to the UW-Eau Claire Intranet will give you access to all of the network resources that you would have access to when you are on campus, including the internet and your H Drive. Most computers already come with the appropriate software needed to access the World Wide Web and e-mail via UWEC. All you need to do is configure your computer to connect.

Connecting to the Internet from Off Campus

First you'll need to get connected to the internet using an independent Internet Service Provider (ISP). For more information on how to get connected, check out our suggestions (http://www.uwec.edu/helpdesk/providers.html).

Now that you're connected, what would you like to do next?

  • The World Wide Web - Most computers come with a web browser of some sort (ie, Internet Explorer or Netscape or FireFox).
  • Read Your E-mail - The preferred e-mail client (program) by the University for home use is Webmail. You may use any e-mail program you wish, but we cannot help you troubleshoot problems for many of them. The Online Help Collection has documentation for using webmail.
  • Connect to Your H Drive - Your H Drive can be accessed in a couple of ways depending on whether you are connecting from on- or off-campus. For more information, read this document.
  • Connect to the W Drive - The W Drive can be accessed in the same ways as the H Drive. For more information, read this document.
  • Connect to the VPN - The Virtual Private Network connections are supported through the university to allow access to on-campus resources from off-campus. For more information, read http://www.uwec.edu/help/General/vpn-faq.htm. There you can learn about how to connect and why we use it.

Special Note to AOL users - America Online has been shown to conflict with many internet connections. Because of this, we cannot support users who have AOL installed in addition to your internet connection. We would be happy to help you remove AOL and troubleshoot your internet connection after AOL is removed.

Getting Help - If you need further assistance, please feel free to contact us.

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