After successfully connecting your computer to the network, the next step is to add your computer to the network. Use your assigned network username (use the hyphen instead of an underscore) for your computer name. This is the login name that you received and verified during check-in. If you do not remember your information, call extension 8350 for further information. You must have administrative rights on your machine in order to do this process.
- Click on Start button in the lower left corner of your screen. When the pop-up menu appears, move up over to Control Panel and click-on Control Panel.
- Double click-on the Network Connections icon.
- On the Menu Bar there is an Advanced option. Click there and scroll down to Network Identification.
- This brings up the System Properties box with the Computer Name tab showing.
- Click on the Change button at the bottom of this page. The following changes should be done separately, as each requires a re-boot to enact the changes.
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- Change the computer name to your username, but use a hyphen instead of an underscore (i.e. Inge-h).
- Click the option button beside Workgroup and enter the name "Workgroup" in the field. Click Ok. Reboot the computer to enable the change.
- After the computer reboots, go back through steps 1-5 to get back to the Identification Changes box.
- Click the option button beside Domain, and type in the name "LYNCHBURG-EDU" (no spaces) in the domain field.
- The network will prompt you for a username and password. Type in "connectme" in both the username and password field, and after a short wait, you should see a message welcoming you to the "lynchburg-edu" domain.
To access your P: drive, go to the My Computer icon on your Desktop. Once you click on that icon your P: drive should be visible and accessible.