TC Computer Resources - Help Desk

Telephone: 254.298.8450 - - Email: helpdesk@templejc.edu

| Maintaining Your Computer | Connecting to TCNET | Updating Windows |
| Anti-Virus Protection | Adware/Spyware Protection | Email Safety |

ON CAMPUS COMPUTING FOR RESIDENTS

Residents of the University Courtyard and the campus City of Temple Housing
can connect personal computers to the Internet through TCNET from their respective apartments.

WARNING: If you use a credit card online - keep UPDATED Anti-virus & Spyware protection on your computer!

Temple College does not provide services to setup and configure computers for students and is only responsible for verifying that the network connection to the room is active.

~ IMPORTANT NOTICE ~ If you live in the Courtyard Apartments or in the campus City of Temple Housing, it is your responsibility to maintain your computer so that it does not cause damage to TCNET or other users connected to the network!

For detailed directions on how to set up a connection to TCNET from a campus residence, click HERE!

MAINTAINING YOUR COMPUTER

Keeping your computer in good running condition will help keep the network up and running! Once you connect your computer to TCNET, you have an ALWAYS ON connection. This means IF YOUR COMPUTER IS ON, YOU ARE CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET and your computer is vulnerable to viruses, hacker attacks and for others to use for malicious purposes!

WHEN YOUR COMPUTER BECOMES INFECTED, IT CAN AFFECT THE ENTIRE NETWORK!

What are some hints that your computer may have a virus or be infected with adware or spyware?

1. Your computer doesn't seem to be working as fast as it did a few weeks ago.
2. You type in a web address and the browser goes to the wrong page or a "blank" page.
3. You get a lot of strange pop-up boxes as you surf the web.
4. You get a lot of messages in your email box that you are sending viruses to others.
5. Your browser is slow, slow, slow!

If your computer has a virus, adware or spyware, how can it affect other computer on the network?

Viruses, adware and/or spyware constantly send information over the Internet to their respective websites. This causes excessive network traffic and will slow down and even STOP the flow of information over the network! This often results in the message "no server found" or "no page found". This is why it is so important for each user to take responsiblity for keeping their computer virus, adware and spyware free!

How can you keep your computer from becoming infected and affecting other computers on the network?

Below are some recommendations provided by the Temple College Information Services Department. Click each link to read more information!