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Due to licensing restrictions, people using CU VPN may need to authenticate via CUWebLogin before accessing certain electronic resources provided by Cornell University Library. All links from the library website and catalog should automatically check for authentication and enable proxy access. See…
Any member of the Cornell community -- whether faculty, staff, alumnus, or student -- may establish an e-list, as long as it supports instruction, research, outreach, administration, or other recognized university activities. There is no charge for creating a CIT-hosted e-list or using the CIT list…
Log in to the Lyris administrator web interface. - How do I log in? - Take me to the login page. On the left, click Members.
Information on Wired Networks for Students applies to only: 660 Stewart Hasbrouck Apartments Prospect of Whitby  Thurston Court Triphammer Cooperative Von Cramm Hall Wait Ave Cooperative  Wait Terrace Wari Cooperative Watermargin All other student housing uses wireless…
Does CIT scan and check to see what files I have on my computer? CIT may scan devices connected to the Cornell Network, but it only checks for vulnerabilities and infections. CIT is not able to tell anything about what sort of personal files you have on your hard drive. These scans do not…
Students should see to Microsoft Office for Cornell Students. All current Cornell faculty and staff have access to the latest version of Microsoft Office for Cornell business use on Cornell-owned computers. The license remains active until you leave the university.
About Office 365 ProPlus for Students To keep your free license activated, you need to launch at least one Office application (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.) at least once every 30 days on each device. Thanks to Cornell's campus agreement with Microsoft, Cornell students can download and install…
Why Two-Step Login? NetID passwords belonging to Cornell community members are stolen, guessed, or hacked daily. Two-Step Login means a thief would also need to have your device in order to do anything with your password. Typically, by the time a password theft is detected or reported,…
If you don't see the Expand Where You Use Two-Step Login tab described below, then you are required to use Two-Step Login with any service where you log in with CUWebLogin and cannot opt out of this expanded use of Two-Step Login.  Expand Your Use of Two-Step Login To better protect…
About Hardware Tokens A hardware token is a keyfob-like device where you press a button to generate a one-time passcode for use in the second step of logging in. Hardware tokens are an option for situations where using a landline, cell phone, or other mobile device with Two-Step Login is not…
First Time Setup for Two-Step Login If you need information about the many types of devices you can use with Two-Step Login, you can explore device options, then return here to enroll your chosen device(s). If you have already selected your authentication device(s), continue with these…
What is SafeDNS? SafeDNS helps protect computers from websites that host malicious software.  DNS Defined DNS (Domain Name Service) allows computers on the Internet to have human-readable names. For example, DNS translates www.cornell.edu to the computer-readable address 132.236.204.10.
You may try to replace an uploaded document or file with a new version, but the link keeps pointing to the old one.  Because of the way files are stored in the cloud service, CampusPress gives each upload a unique name by appending characters to the end of the filename. This means that the…
Use a Cornell-branded theme. Cornell has an Emergency Notification System in place which is used to communicate messages to the Cornell community in emergency situations. During an emergency when a message is active, the message will display automatically. At all other times, the code is…
In order for accounts to be created properly, a person who is to be added to a blog needs to log in once at blogs.cornell.edu before the blog administrator adds them to the blog. If this initial login does not happen, instead of signing in through CUWebLogin, CampusPress will try to sign the new…
Install via Autodesk Educational Licensing (Students, Instructors, and Instructional Staff) The Autodesk Educational License is limited to Cornell University students, instructors (including all faculty), and instructional staff for purposes directly related to learning, teaching, training, and…
For the latest information about Cornell's ChemDraw license, please see the ChemDraw page at the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology.
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