Physics Department, Princeton University

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University provides some common IT resources that are administered by OIT http://www.princeton.edu/OIT Every person who joins the University, is automatically assigned a unique id called NetID http://kb.princeton.edu/5240) and given accounts http://kb.princeton.edu/9288 on the following servers:

• Mail servers. Instructions on howto setup various mail client can be found at http://kb.princeton.edu/5088

• Microsoft Windows Princeton domain.

• Unix systems (hats.princeton.edu and azizona.princeton.edu)

The initial password on all these servers is a combination of a random string and user's SSN. All users must activate their account using instruction given in their welcome package sent to their home address, if you lost it, ask for a copy in the Department Manager's office, see: http://support.princeton.edu/oitsetup/. For startup help on howto access your unix account, shared file system, simple help on Unix see http://kb.princeton.edu/9660 For help, please call directly the OIT HelpDesk (609-258-HELP or helpdesk@princeton.edu).

• A Linux cluster called feynman, having 300 CPUs, 200 GB RAM and 60 TB disk storage. It runs Scientific Linux distributions. It has a PBS+MAUI based batch management system, primarily intended for research. A dedicated web server hosts personal and group sites exported from feynman cluster. For more details and requesting an account, disk quotas etc, see: http://www.princeton.edu/physics/internals/ it/cluster
• About a dozen public access machines distributed all over the departmental building.
• Departmental building is fully equipped with wireless network. Visitors will be able to connect to PUVISITOR network without registration for up to seven days within a calendar month, access is limited. Local users should regular PUWIRELESS network but must register their laptops, see: http://www.princeton.edu/physics/internals/it/host-registration
• About a dozen network printers, instructions are at http://www.princeton.edu/physics/internals/it/printing
• Department acquires/distributes/supports some commercial and Open Source software that is typically used by physicists. Licensing and pricing of these software packages is as follows:
  • Microsoft Windows OS, Office Suite, Symantec Anti-Virus, SSH client etc. Site licensed by OIT.
    Installation: Part of DeSC image, other may borrow CDs. Price for end user: Free.
  • Mathematica purchased by the department. Installation: Borrowed CDs. Price for non-students: $80/user/year for installation up to any mix of three machines. Price for Students: Free
  • MATLAB Site licensed, funded by OIT.
    Installation: By network only. Price for end users: Free
  • A package of various puplic domain software for Windows (Cygwin, MiKTeX, firefox/thunderbird...)
    Installation: By network only. Price for end users: Free
• InDiCo: A tool which allows you to manage complex conferences, workshops and meetings.
  • To login, go to http://physics.princeton.edu/indico and click 'login' on top right corner
  • To get a new account, go to http://physics.princeton.edu/indico/userRegistration.py or in login page, click 'here' from line 'If you don't have an account, you can create one here'
  • Fill the account registration form, submit it and you will receive a mail to verify the token. Once you verify the token, your account is active
  • To get the information on how to use InDiCo, go to http://physics.princeton.edu/indico/help.py

Apart from administering the above referred departmental computing resources, the departmental IT group can also help you in buying, setting up and administring linux, Windows or Mac systems. Contact us if you want to order and have the new machine setup before your arrival to Princeton. We can also help you with registration of your or visitor's laptops in the OIT Hostmaster.

All computing support help requests should be queued using "IT Support" link on the department's homepage.

Some of the IT services and software archives are restricted to Princeton network. From outside, you will need to VPN to Princeton. Instructions on howto setup VPN connection can be found at http://kb.princeton.edu/6023

For problems requiring personal attention, please contact IT Manager Vinod Gupta (Office:609-258-6666, Cell:609-216-0766, e-mail: vinod at princeton dot edu)