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Residential networking begins first week-long “move-in week”

Posted on by satterl

On Aug. 1, K-State Housing and Dining Services and Information Technology Services staff began working with the 5,300 students who will be moving into the residence halls and Jardine Apartments. International students are moving into the residence halls this week, with the biggest influx arriving Thursday, Aug. 13.

New this year is a full, week-long “move-in week” for residence hall students, with 687 students scheduled to enter the residence halls Sunday, Aug. 16, and the rest trickling in throughout the week. Saturday, Aug. 20, is the preferred move-in day, with 885 students already signed up for that day.

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Operation PC Aug. 21-24 for residence halls

Posted on by satterl

From Aug. 21-24, K-State IT staff will be working with the 5,300 students moving into the residence halls and Jardine Apartments, to prepare their computers for accessing the network. Students must:

  • Update their computers with the latest operating system patches
  • Install the managed version of K-State’s antivirus software
  • Set an appropriate administrator password
  • Verify their computer’s operating system license
  • Install necessary operating system updates
  • Install the Kansas State University antivirus solution
  • Install the Client Security Agent (CSA)
  • Verify their successful registration to the campus network

Once these steps are completed, students register their computer to sign on to the campus network. To date, more than 1,600 students moving into the residence halls have completed the process remotely, which is available from www.k-state.edu/infotech/networks/access.