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====== Obtain an Account in our Cluster ====== | ====== Obtain an Account in our Cluster ====== | ||
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===== Policy ===== | ===== Policy ===== | ||
- | Without an account, you (the user) can' | + | Without an account, you (the user) can' |
- | Receiving an account means that the systems (the whole computers connected to our network) has a method to recognized | + | Receiving an account means that the systems (the whole computers connected to our network) has a method to recognize |
- | This also means that your account (login/ | + | |
< | < | ||
- | **Account are created when requested by a Staff member**. These accounts are not kept beyond the end of a project (with 2 month grace). | + | **Account are created |
</ | </ | ||
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* Email address (messages from the Sys Admins will be sent to this address) | * Email address (messages from the Sys Admins will be sent to this address) | ||
* Office where the User is located (or Institute from wich the user is connecting) | * Office where the User is located (or Institute from wich the user is connecting) | ||
- | * Lab Affiliation (**ALGO, | + | * Lab Affiliation (**ALGO, |
- | * The user needs a workstation ? | + | |
* Type of Account requested | * Type of Account requested | ||
- | * Wired Connection | + | * Workstation |
* Wired Connection for personal laptop | * Wired Connection for personal laptop | ||
- | * Wireless connection for the network **epfl** | ||
* Wireless connection for the network **public-epfl** | * Wireless connection for the network **public-epfl** | ||
</ | </ | ||
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===== Wired Connection ===== | ===== Wired Connection ===== | ||
- | After the creation of the account, the user will receive his/hers **login** and **password** couple. The login remain fix until the deletion, but the **password must changed at the first login** and changed | + | After the creation of the account, the user will receive his/hers **login** and **password** couple. The login remain fix until the deletion, but the **password must changed at the first login** and changed |
Avoid weak password as | Avoid weak password as | ||
- | * Name of Cats, Dogs, Fishes, Turtles, Iguanas, Parrots, Sex Toys (of whatsoever nature) | + | * Name of cats, dogs, fishes, turtles, iguanas, parrots |
- | * Name of Parents, Sons or other relatives, even in combined forms | + | * Name of parents, siblings |
- | * Name of Gods or other Divinities | + | * Name of Divinities |
* **names with a number after or before it** | * **names with a number after or before it** | ||
- | * Dates of Birth, Death, Anniversary | + | * Dates of birth, death, anniversary |
- | * Fiscal Code and similarities | + | * Fiscal Code, National Security numbers |
- | * Name of Singers, Actors | + | * Name of singers, actors |
* Vocabulary words | * Vocabulary words | ||
- | * sequence | + | * sequences |
<note tip> | <note tip> | ||
- | A good password contain at least 8 chars and has a " | + | A good password contain at least 12 chars and has a " |
</ | </ | ||
<note warning> | <note warning> | ||
**Why it's so important ?**\\ | **Why it's so important ?**\\ | ||
- | Your password can be used to access our network from anywhere in the world, so if someone | + | Your password can be used to access our network from anywhere in the world, so if someone |
- | Login and Password are the only thing to recognize the user from the computer point of view. Don't share your account with anyone and don't use weak password for your account. | + | Login and Password are the only way a computer can recognize the user, don't share your account with anyone and don't use weak password for your account. |
The passwords are periodically verified and the user that has a weak password is requested to change it. | The passwords are periodically verified and the user that has a weak password is requested to change it. | ||
- | If you're requested to change your password | + | If you're requested to change your password, please do this A.S.A.P.: **you can change your network password from anywhere in the world**, just connect to the access |
</ | </ | ||
- | ===== Wireless Network | + | ===== EPFL Wireless Network ===== |
- | The account for this network are managed directly by the EPFL. The **epfl** wireless network is a facility available to all personnel of the EPFL ([[http:// | + | The account for this network are managed directly by the EPFL, and not by us. The **epfl** wireless network is a facility available to all personnel of the EPFL ([[ http:// |
The login assigned cannot be changed, but Users can change their password and their mail address starting from [[https:// | The login assigned cannot be changed, but Users can change their password and their mail address starting from [[https:// | ||
Once the User obtained the account hi/her must download and install the **EPFL** certificate from [[http:// | Once the User obtained the account hi/her must download and install the **EPFL** certificate from [[http:// | ||
- | * ESSID: **epfl** | + | * ESSID (name of the network): **epfl** |
- | * Encryption: WPA or WPA-2 | + | * Encryption |
* Account: EPFL Login and Password | * Account: EPFL Login and Password | ||
<note tip> | <note tip> | ||
- | After the connection the users can connect to our network and use the local account to access servers or to [[printing: | + | After the connection the users can connect to our network and use the unix local account |
</ | </ | ||
- | ===== Wireless Network | + | ===== Public-EPFL |
- | The wireless network **public-epfl** is an open network, accessible to everyone that has an antenna in the [[ http:// | + | The wireless network **public-epfl** is an open network, accessible to everyone that has an antenna in the [[ http:// |
- | The users of wireless network | + | The users of **public-epfl** receive a login and a password from the local Administrators |
** In order to use this kind of connection, after obtaining the account, the users have to: ** | ** In order to use this kind of connection, after obtaining the account, the users have to: ** | ||
- Connect to the network __public-epfl__ | - Connect to the network __public-epfl__ | ||
- Open the Web browser | - Open the Web browser | ||
+ | - Connect to the En-Clair link | ||
- Insert the login/ | - Insert the login/ | ||
- Click the "I Agree" button | - Click the "I Agree" button | ||
- | If everything is correct, the user can have access to internet and can use most of the protocols | + | If everything is correct, the user will have access to internet and will be able to use most of the protocols |
<note tip> | <note tip> | ||
- | Users of **public-epfl** can connect to our network and use the local account to access servers (via ssh) or to [[printing: | + | Users of **public-epfl** can connect to our network and use the local account to access servers (via ssh) or to [[printing: |
</ | </ | ||
- | ===== Configue your laptop ===== | + | |
- | At [[http:// | + |