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 ==== Setup your account ==== ==== Setup your account ====
 +<note important>If you already had an account in the past, tell the admin so!</note>
   * **Get an account:** Ask one of the [[it:iqo-admins:start|IQ-Admins]] to get one. You ideally drop by in person. If this does not work for you, provide the admin with at least the following mandatory information via mail   * **Get an account:** Ask one of the [[it:iqo-admins:start|IQ-Admins]] to get one. You ideally drop by in person. If this does not work for you, provide the admin with at least the following mandatory information via mail
     * Your full name     * Your full name
-    * A valid E-Mail: Ideally institute mail. Alternatively private mail+    * A valid E-Mail: Ideally institute mail. Alternatively private mail. If you are supposed to get an instute mail (M.Sc. and above), get back in contact with an admin, once you have it.
     * Your mobile phone number: For password delivery via SMS     * Your mobile phone number: For password delivery via SMS
     * Your group & supervisor     * Your group & supervisor
-    * Your status in the group (Bsc, Msc, PhD, ...)  +    * Your status in the group (B.Sc, M.Sc, PhD, external, ...) 
-  * **Please read the [[it:it_security:passwordpolicy:start|Password Policy]]:** Our servers are accessible worldwide. So the choice of a secure password is crucial! Passwords have to be eight characters or longer. These characters have to include lower case letters, upper case letters and numbers. +  * **Please read the [[it:it_security:passwordpolicy:start|Password Policy]]:** Our servers are accessible worldwide. So the choice of a secure password is crucial and you also shall not re-use an existing password of yours: **Make it unique for your IQ account**. 
-  * **Get an email account:**  This should be part of your //Laufzettel//, handed out to you by Frau Kaisik. Note, that your request won't be submitted until you have finished your //Laufzettel// and have returned it to Frau Kaisik. For information about mail configuration read the [[it:configuration_stuff:mailconfiguration:start|IQwiki page on Mail Configuration]].+  * **Get an email account:**  This should be part of your //Laufzettel//, handed out to you by Frau Kaisik. If you urgently need the IQ account before will get an email account, we can of course activate your IQ account with your private email address. But once you have a valid institute email address, reach back to us so we can update the mail. For information about mail configuration read the [[it:configuration_stuff:mailconfiguration:start|IQwiki page on Mail Configuration]].
   * **Read the [[it:configuration_stuff:aboutafs:start|Introduction to AFS]]**: AFS is a distributed file system, which allows access to your files on the server. This will give you an overview over the basic features of our file server.   * **Read the [[it:configuration_stuff:aboutafs:start|Introduction to AFS]]**: AFS is a distributed file system, which allows access to your files on the server. This will give you an overview over the basic features of our file server.
  
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 == Install an antivirus software == == Install an antivirus software ==
-You can use the university's license for Bitdefender. See [[it:it_security:antivirus:start]] for details.+**It is highly recommended** to use a dedicated anti-virus software on your Windows machine. 
 +You can use the university's license for Bitdefender. See [[it:it_security:antivirus:start]] for details and drawbacks.
  
 == Connect to the institut's ethernet == == Connect to the institut's ethernet ==
-  * <fc #ffa500>**NOTE:**</fc> You can skip everything below, if you only use the university's WiFi.+  * <color #ffa500>**NOTE:**</color> You can skip everything below, if you only use the university's WiFi.
   * You need a valid MAC address to connect your computer to the institute's network. [[https://www.wikihow.com/Find-the-MAC-Address-of-Your-Computer|See here, how to find your MAC Address]].   * You need a valid MAC address to connect your computer to the institute's network. [[https://www.wikihow.com/Find-the-MAC-Address-of-Your-Computer|See here, how to find your MAC Address]].
   * Communicate the following information to one of our [[it:iqo-admins:start|admins]].    * Communicate the following information to one of our [[it:iqo-admins:start|admins]]. 
-    * **MAC Address**: <fc #ff0000>In **AB:CD:EF:01:23:45** or **ab:cd:ef:01:23:45** notation</fc> and not in AB-CD-EF-01-23-45 or ABCDEF012345+    * **MAC Address**: <color #ff0000>In **AB:CD:EF:01:23:45** or **ab:cd:ef:01:23:45** notation</color> and not in AB-CD-EF-01-23-45 or ABCDEF012345
     * **Experiment / Workgroup**     * **Experiment / Workgroup**
     * **Computer Type**     * **Computer Type**
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     * **Computer Name**     * **Computer Name**
       * For Lab, Office, Laptop, Server: Exact ''Hostname''       * For Lab, Office, Laptop, Server: Exact ''Hostname''
-        * **<fc #ff0000>Give that device a proper hostname/computer-name</fc>**. ''desktop-1gk4d65'' ("Windows generic") or ''rasel-mbp'' ("Apple generic". mbp = MacbookPro) should be avoided.+        * **<color #ff0000>Give that device a proper hostname/computer-name</color>**. ''desktop-1gk4d65'' ("Windows generic") or ''rasel-mbp'' ("Apple generic". mbp = MacbookPro) should be avoided.
         * Stick to the name convention of your experiment like ''vlbai-oc-05'' or ''qc-oc-13'' and so on.         * Stick to the name convention of your experiment like ''vlbai-oc-05'' or ''qc-oc-13'' and so on.
       * For Privat: ''YourName''-PRIV       * For Privat: ''YourName''-PRIV
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       * Ideally the IQ-Account username that will use that device or any other responsible person       * Ideally the IQ-Account username that will use that device or any other responsible person
       * For Guest devices: If that user gets an IQ account, use this. Otherwise: The person, who invited the guest       * For Guest devices: If that user gets an IQ account, use this. Otherwise: The person, who invited the guest
-    * **Building number** & <fc #ff0000>**Room number**</fc> ([[https://standortfinder.uni-hannover.de/en/|Use this sitemap]])+    * **Building number** & <color #ff0000>**Room number**</color> ([[https://standortfinder.uni-hannover.de/en/|Use this sitemap]])
       * Some common Building Numbers down here       * Some common Building Numbers down here
         * LUH: [[https://info.cafm.uni-hannover.de/building/1101|1101]]         * LUH: [[https://info.cafm.uni-hannover.de/building/1101|1101]]