Laptop Setup for New Users
Step | Description | EdCom Instructions |
1 | Make sure your computer hardware, software, and peripherals meet the "UCSD Medical Student Computer Requirements". | Medical Student Computer Requirements  |
2 | Ensure your laptop is UCSD security-compliant with current operating system updates, a firewall, anti-spyware, and anti virus software (See A-D below). | See steps A-D below. |
| | A) Configure your laptop to automatically download and install critical operating system updates. | System Updates |
| | B) Enable your computer's firewall to protect it from unwanted and unsolicited network traffic and to ensure the privacy of your information. | Firewall |
| | C) Install an Anti-Spyware program onto your laptop to protect it from unwanted malicious software. | Anti-Spyware |
| | D) Install an Anti-Virus program onto your laptop to protect it from viruses. | Anti-Virus |
3 | Connect to the UCSD Virtual Private Network (VPN) to allow access to Library e-journals and other UCSD restricted sites. | Virtual Private Network |
4 | Configure your preferred email program. | |
5 | Connect to the UCSD wireless network (Must be done on campus). | UCSD Wireless Network |
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