Gordon College

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• How do I logon to a Gordon lab computer?

Gordon computers located in our lab facilities are for students only and are password protected. Students are required to logon to a Gordon computer in order to access its resources. Gordon provides every student with a network account. Your network account allows you to access computing services and resources such as lab computers, residence hall Internet, disk space, wireless (Wi-Fi) Internet, e-mail, etc. Network accounts are created for a student once they have been accepted to the college. Follow the instructions below to logon to a computer on campus:

Username...

  1. To access a Gordon-owned lab computer, first you will need to obtain your Gordon network username. This username is the SAME username used to access your e-mail account. Therefore, if you have already successfully logged into your e-mail account, use that same username and password combination to logon to a computer at Gordon. Otherwise, continue with step #2 below.
  2. You can look up your username online by going to the http://www.gdn.edu/privacy/ web site and clicking on 'Lookup My GCID#' from the left-side menu on the screen. Within the smaller pop-up window, enter your last name, date of birth, and last 4 digits of your Social Security Number in the text boxes provided and press the 'Lookup' button Your username will be printed next to the bold heading NETWORK / GeorgiaVIEW USERNAME. Remember this username!

Password...

If you have NOT already activated your e-mail account online by resetting your password, you will be required to change your password following your first logon attempt to a Gordon computer. Otherwise, use the password you created previously online when you were following the steps to access your e-mail account.

Your initial network password is arranged as follows...

First initial in uppercase
+
Last initial in lowercase
+
2 digit day of birth
+
Last 4 digits of SSN.

For example, John Doe with birthday of April 23, 1981 and SSN of 123-45-6789 will have an initial network password of Jd236789.

Logging into a computer...

Once you have your network username and password on hand, follow the instructions below to logon to a computer...

  1. Making sure the Gordon computer is powered on, press CTRL + ALT + DELETE to enter the Logon to Windows box as shown in Fig 1 below.
Windows XP logon dialog box screenshot
Fig. 1
  1. Enter the username that you obtained from the lookup instructions above in the first text box**.
  2. Enter your initial password combination in the second text box or if you have already logged into your e-mail account online you will need to use the password that you have already created.
  3. Leave the Log on to: drop-down box set to GORDON.NT and press 'OK'.

    If this is the first time you have logged into a computer and have NOT previously changed your password to access your e-mail, a dialog box will appear requiring you to reset your password. Enter a new password by following the complex password standards outlined on our web site at http://www.gdn.edu/departments/computerservices/network_password.asp.
  4. You should now be logged into the computer and can now see the Microsoft Windows desktop.
  5. Remember to log off the computer when you are finished by clicking on the Windows start menu and choosing 'Log off' (see Fig 2 below). It is very important that you log off when you are finished. If you do NOT, others may be able to access your files and e-mail.
Windows XP log off button under the Windows start menu
Fig. 2

**For all students, your Gordon College username will be printed on the back of your Gordon College ID card under the magnetic strip.