Datacenter
Lincoln University maintains a state of the art datacenter to service the technology needs of its campus. The datacenter boasts a broad range of leading technologies that help LU keep up with the ever changing and dynamic needs of IT today. Here are some of the exciting technologies that Lincoln University utilizes:
- A high speed Gigabit Ethernet network consisting of copper and fiber optics serves all buildings on campus with circuits ranging from 1Gb to 10Gb.
- Wireless thin-client network campus-wide consisting of approximately 250 access points in 37 buildings.
- Faculty/Staff office telephones are provided through VoIP technology and utilizes e911 technology.
- The campus utilizes 200Mb of a 1Gb Internet circuit through its internet service provider (ISP) MOREnet.
- That Datacenter is designed for high availability through the use of independent heating and cooling systems from the main building, UPS backup, and a diesel generator. It is maintained at a constant temperature and humidity to optimize equipment lifetime.
- The Server infrastructure utililizes Virtualization and Storage technologies which provides many features such as Disaster Recovery, High Availability, Load Balancing, and power savings.
- A secondary on campus facility is utilized for Data Replication along with an offsite tape backup storage location for disaster recovery.
- Cloud Computing services are also in use to compliment the onsite services and provide advanced technology to the campus.
- A "Universal" user name and password for authentication of many different applications is utilized to maximize user simplicity and security.
- Single-Sign-On (SSO) facilitates one click authentication to varoius applications from the BlueTigerportal.
Email & Account Info Help
Email FAQ for Faculty and Staff
- How can I manage my Exchange Mailbox and Personal/Archive Folders?
- How much space do I have on LU's Exchange mail system?
- How do I reduce the size of my mailbox?
- How do I set up a signature in Outlook?
- How do I login to my email away from my computer?
- Is my email archived?
- How do I setup an email signature in OWA (Outlook Web Access webmail)?
- How do I find the email address of someone at LU?
- How do I connect to LU Exchange with Microsoft Outlook 2007?
- Does LU filter SPAM?
- How do I connect to LU Exchange with an Exchange ActiveSync enabled phone?
Email FAQ for New Office 365 Staff and Faculty Users
- How Do I log in to the Webmail?
- What Will be Different on My Desktop?
- What Do I Need to Do?
- How Do I Access My Email on A Mobile Device?
Email FAQ for Students & Alumni
- How do I login to email?
- Can I sync my email with my mobile phone or setup email in an email client?
- What can I do with my LU student email?
- Where do I go for help with my gmail account?