Set Up Your Computer
Beyond general WiFi and email at UVA, connect to things you'll use in the A-School specifically.
1: SETUP ACCOUNTS AT UVA
- Setup your UVA Accounts and Login. (if you have not already done this)
This sets up your email ID, password, DUO two-factor login, and a few more basic setups. If you can get into UVA email, you're probably good here.
2: CONNECT TO UVA WIFI
If you have not already done this through step 1.
- On your laptop (phone can do this too), connect wifi to the UVA WiFi Setup network.
- Then open Edge (Windows) or Safari (Mac / iOS) or Chrome (Android phone) and type this into the URL at the top: connect.virginia.edu
- Follow the instructions to download your digital certificate and profile, and get connected to WiFi.
3: CONNECT TO A-SCHOOL RESOURCES
Connect your laptop to printers and shared network drives that we use all the time. For this you need to be on-grounds on WiFi (see above) or connected to UVA through the VPN (see below).
4: GET SOFTWARE
What you need will depend on your program of study and year. You don't need everything and certainly not all at the start, but there are several common things most everyone needs.
CONNECTING FROM OFF-GROUNDS:
If you're off-grounds in an apartment, at home in China, traveling to Venice, or just went to your parents for the weekend and need access, you will need the UVA Anywhere VPN. This makes your computer act like it is on-grounds and lets you connect to drives, printers, the library, and lots of other useful things at UVA when you manage to escape grounds for a little bit.