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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.
Any regular system maintenance and server restarts will be scheduled weekdays between 5am and 7am and Sundays between 5am and 12pm. All users should be aware that the system may become unavailable during this maintenance time.
When installing the Mac CU VPN client, you receive an error that the vpn.pkg file is damaged.
How to Solve this Problem
The error message is misleading. The installation package is not damaged. However, a security setting on your Mac is preventing the client installation. To solve this…
Users who are designated as Space Administrators for a space have access to a number of functions that space users do not, including controlling access for the space and configuring a theme for the space. Space administration tools are located in Space Tools found in the lower left corner…
Zoom
Standards-Based Video Conferencing
Use Cases
Casual, on-the-fly Instant Messaging (IM)
Yes
No
Casual, on-the-fly audio chat
No
No
Casual, on-the-fly video chat
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Zoom Video Tutorials
Zoom offers a variety of learning options for users:
Zoom's user blog has a great post on Best Practices for Conducting Successful Meetings.
LinkedIn Learning has a 45-minute video on Starting and Running a Zoom Meeting.
If people will be hearing you speak, be sure to turn off notifications from messaging and other apps on your computer before the…
In general:
Students can only create Cornell Zoom recordings in local storage (not Zoom Cloud recordings).
Faculty and staff who attend a meeting can create recordings in local storage if the host has given them that permission.
Faculty and staff who host a meeting can choose local or…
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Zoom Screen-Sharing Help Topics
In response to reports of audio quality issues in Zoom meetings, investigation has turned up a range of causes, rather than a single issue within the service. The vendor has suggested that it's possible some of the reported issues may be related to running older versions of Zoom. If you encounter…
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Zoom Host Controls Help Topics
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Zoom Scheduling Help Topics
Schedule a Zoom Meeting
Go to your personal Zoom Meetings page (link opens app), where you can:
The following links will take you to Zoom's documentation: