Student Accounts

STUDENT NETWORK ACCOUNTS at SDSM&T

You, as a registered student, are automatically assigned three (3) different computer accounts to aid you in your classes and overall education at SDSM&T. These accounts will remain active until the you have left the school, graduated or you violate the ITS terms and conditions agreement (guidelines). Here are instructions to FTP to your H: drive

	Fileserver/Network Account (allows you access to fileserver resources and printing services at PC lab machines ).
	Desire2Learn Account (allows you to access courses in this course management software; username is the same as the one you use in WebAdvisor)
	WebAdvisor Account (username and password are assigned by Datatel, so both could be different than your SDSMT account)

Your Username (login ID) for your SDSMT Network Account is your 7-digit Student ID Number located on your ID card (see picture below) Ignore the last number on your card. If you do not have an ID card, you can obtain your new ID card by going to the Debit card office located on the first floor of the Surbeck Center.

Your initial Password for each account is your birth date followed by your student ID number (i.e., mmddyyyy1123456) If you don't know your password, go to the ITS Help Desk located in the basement of the Library to have your password reset. You will need to show your ID card to reset your password, so please bring it with you!

You are strongly encouraged to change the default password ASAP to a password of your choice. We recommend you choose a password containing both letters and numbers for additional security (e.g. joe58s).

Buying Print Credits Online

A new service offered by ITS is the ability for students to purchase print credits online. Add print credits to your account 24/7 !!! No longer will a student need to wait for a Help Desk Tech or staff member. Do it yourself using your debit or credit card. The system works like this:

When a student actives the print credits link the student will be required to enter an active directory log in (unless they are already logged in). This page will confirm the student's name and student ID, as well as allowing the student to choose the amount of credits they wish to purchase.

Once the submit button is clicked, the student's info will be sent to Authorize.Net. Authorize.Net takes the student's credit card information and returns to a confirmation page if the transaction is successful. If not successful, the system will notify the student of a denial. In the event that the transaction is not successful the will student receive a message immediately. At this time the student can make changes to their information and try again or close the browser. If the student chooses to close the browser and end the payment attempt, the print credit info is never submitted so the balance will not be altered.

Print credits are added to requesting accounts in 10 minutes intervals. After the job has run the system will email the student with the notification that they can now use their print credits.

Trouble using the online form? Call the Help Desk at 394-1295

Fileserver/Network Account

Fileserver/Network access and student email services are controlled through Microsoft Active Directory. The password and username for both these accounts is the same.

This account gives you access to any of the lab computers on campus. For each semester you receive $12.50 in print-credits. Each page you print at any of the lab deducts $0.05 from your account (giving you 250 pages total). The print rate is $0.15 per page if you print in the GIS lab. You can check the balance of your print credits at anytime while logged into a lab machine; simply hold your mouse over the '$' on the bottom-right side of your screen. More print credits can be added at any time by going to the ITS Help Desk.

Logging In:

To access a lab computer, start by pressing CTRL-ALT-DEL. The login screen will appear. Proceed by entering your 7-digit student ID number (located on your ID card) as "Username" and your initial password, birth date and student ID number (i.e., mmddyyyy1123456). Your password can be reset by the ITS Help Desk located in the basement of the library as mmddyyyy1123456.

Changing Your Password:

To change your network account password using a machine connected to the campus network, start by pressing CTRL-ALT-DEL after you are logged in. Next, click the "Change Password" button and follow the instructions on the screen.

Storage Space:

This account allows you 300mb of storage space on H:

HPCNet

This account gives you your own personal "web domain" inside the "Tech Students Domain". From this account you can create multiple web sites/pages using an easy template based procedure. This service is provided by the school's High Priority Connection Network (HPCNet).

Logging In:

Point your web browser to http://www.hpcnet.org and the login screen will appear.

Student Email

Student email is now handled through Hotmail. Your username is: Firstname.Lastname@mines.sdsmt.edu - your default password is your BirthdayStudentID.

CLICK HERE for more information on setting up your account

WebAdvisor

The most commonly asked question asked about WebAdvisor is how a student can obtain their WebAdvisor password.

Open WebAdvisor from your browser.

Choose WebAdvisor for Students(or Faculty)

Choose “What's My Password”. Choose “I don't remember: Reset My Password” (the second choice.)

Complete the screen and click submit.

You should immediately receive an email from Debra Renken with a temporary password, you can then log In to WebAdvisor with the temporary password. Once logged into WebAdvisor , You will be prompted to enter a new password. The new password can't be the same as your temporary password.