Computing & Telecommunications Services (CaTS) provides a wide variety of services to Wright State students. We offer 24-hour computer labs on campus, dial-up Internet connectivity for students with computers at home, a fast residence network, a Help Desk to answer all your computing questions, and much more.

Computer Use at WSU

• Lab Policy
• Residence Network Policy
• Student Responsible Use Policy
• WSU Web Policy

E-mail and Your CAMPUS Account

Pick up your CaTS CAMPUS account anytime after the start of the quarter. CAMPUS accounts provide you with e-mail, Internet access, and web space. You can store up to 20 MB in your personal directory and 40 MB in your e-mail directory.

• WINGS: Wright Information, News and Group Services
  There's a new way to check your e-mail at Wright State. WINGS is the University Portal. It consists of web pages that act as a starting point for using the Web or web-based services such as e-mail, calendars, message boards, channels, and chat. Just log on at http://wings.wright.edu and your e-mail that resides on the University mail server will be at your fingertips. [WINGS Documentation]
  
  
• Spam Filtering
  A spam filtering service is available for university e-mail accounts. Spam, normally defineds as unsolicited commercial e-mail, has been an increasing problem at WSU. This service is provided to help minimize the amount of time required to effectively deal with spam. [Anti-spam Service ]
  
  
• Myfiles.wright.edu
  Did you know that instead of saving files to a disk, you can save your files to your Novell H: drive and have access to them anywhere that has an internet connection with Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.0 or later? It's true! All you have to do is go to http://myfiles.wright.edu, click the Open Network Files link on the left side, and your files are at your fingertips.
  
  
• Internet Dial-in Services
  Students with off-campus computers can use a dial-up connection to browse the World Wide Web from home. Just follow the instructions for your operating system. Note: You will need to know your CAMPUS username and password. [Dial-Up Instructions]
  
  
• Web Pages
  Create your own Web page. Follow the documentation for Creating Your Web Pages. Find your friends' Web pages through Directory Services.

Need to Purchase a Personal Computer and/or Software?

Do you need help choosing a computer to use at school? CaTS can help you decide what type of machine is right for you. We have a variety of computer discount offers, and we can even provide you with discounted software. Wright State University has teamed up with Microsoft, Apple, and other companies to offer popular software programs either free or at significantly reduced prices to faculty, staff and students.

• Choosing a Personal Computer
• Microsoft Software Licensing Information

Laptops2go

Need a better way to take notes in class? Need to do web-based research wilhe you're working with a study group? Want to try out portable technology with wireless network access? Students can check out a laptop computer for up to 4 hours from the CaTS Help Desk, 025 Library Annex! This is a free service exclusively for Wright State students. [Laptops2go]

Napster has Arrived at WSU!

Napster is back in action...and it's fast, safe, and legal. Get all the music you want from a library of over 750,000 songs streamed or downloaded to your computer. [Napster]

Personal and Class Disk Space

All students are issued a CAMPUS Computing account. This account is required to log in to CaTS lab machines and provide students with both personal and class disk space on network file servers. After logging in, you can access personal disk space through the H:\ drive in Windows or the Student1.Users server on a Macintosh. You can store up to 50 MB of data on this server.

You are also given access to a shared area for storing common class materials. Instructors will explain the correct use of this area in more detail. After logging in, the shared area will appear as the K:\ drive in Windows and as the Student1.Shared server on a Macintosh. Only faculty members can delete or overwrite files stored on the shared server.

Students who work for the university can use their CAMPUS accounts to log in to any machine connected to the CaTS  network, however, any computer that is not located in a CaTS labs will require the full context. Students should use their work accounts while working, not their student accounts. Student full contexts are in the following form:

.username.lastinitial.students.wright

For example, a student named John Smith whose username is w001jas has the following full context:

.w001jas.s.students.wright

This full context is NOT required in the CaTS computer labs (only the username is required).

Printing in CaTS Labs

All CaTS labs in the Library, Library Annex, Residence Halls, and many other locations now use the PrintWright pay-for-print system. PrintWright requires students to use their WrightOne picture identification cards. A flex account is required to pay for PrintWright printing (6 cents per sheet for black & white and 65 cents per sheet for color).

Need Supplies?

The following supplies are available for purchase at the Dunbar Library Circulation Desk:

* All items are taxable.

Residence Halls Network

The residence halls are networked! You can hook your Windows PC or Macintosh directly to the Internet and experience bandwidth that makes your modem connection seem like you were sucking data through a straw. [Residence Connect]

Student Computer Labs

CaTS maintains Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX labs for student use. Many of these labs are open 24-hours (so you can work on your homework all night if you have to).

• CaTS Labs

"As Seen on CaTS TVs"

CaTS provides information on large display screens outside the Library Annex and Millett Help Desk offices. On this web page is a summary of the information on these displays and links to related information. [As Seen on CaTS TVs]