Set up a Newly Purchased PC

The steps below outline what you need to do to on your newly purchased computer, so that we can remotely add it to the ANR Computer Security Project.  (Note that this should be done before installing any programs or transfer any user data)

 

  1. When you first turn on your new computer, you will be prompted to choose a User Name and password.  Set the user name to something other than your name as this is not the account you will use (you will be using your UC Davis ID and Password).  You can, for example, set the user name to be local_admin and password to be UCCE.
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  1. Enable Remote Desktop on the new computer
    1. click Start
    2. right click Computer
    3. click Properties
    4. click Remote Settings on the left
    5. click to select Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop
    6. click OK ok to accepte changes
  
  1. Determine the IP address of the computer
    1. click Start
    2. click All Programs
    3. click Accessories
    4. click Command Prompt
    5. in the black window that came up, type ipconfig 
    6. press the Enter key
    7. Your IP Address will be listed, and it should be something like 172.16.x.x
  
  1. Let us know the IP address, user name and password you set in step 1 above, and we will remotely add this computer to the ANR Computer Security Project.  As a part of this process, Sophos Antivirus and other security features will be installed, configured and monitored.
  
  1. We will call you back once we are done with your computer, and you can then login using ad3\ followed by your UC Davis ID (e.g. ad3\bjnoel) and password.
  
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