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SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS

FACULTY & STAFF

Both faculty and staff will receive priority support for Help Desk services. The following services will be offered.

  • Microcomputer hardware troubleshooting and repair of office computer or laptop.

  • Peripheral support for printer installation, maintenance, network connectivity and print queue clearing. Toners and ink will not be provided. Toner and ink purchases will be directed to the bookstore or a vendor selected by each department.

  • Security and intellectual property protection (passwords will not be given over the phone).

  • McAfee Virus protection and virus alerts or removal.

  • Data recovery from individual network storage or departmental shared drive. Data recovery from floppy disks, zip, local hard drives etc… will be investigated but not guaranteed.

  • Any email communication problem - SPAM, email problems - will be investigated and solutions will be limited.

  • Software installation provided license has been purchased and authorized.

  • Rapid Deploy imaging provided faculty/staff member has approved Dell or Gateway model.

  • Network connectivity (hardware or software related).

  • Network storage and HTML directory.

  • Hardware/Software consulting. (All acquisition consulting will be directed to Kelly Sloan. Contact Kelly to insure approved Dell model for imaging).

  • Microsoft support of Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. Also Internet Explorer and Netscape. The following programs will not be supported: Outlook, Publisher, FrontPage, Works, WebCT, Adobe Suite and SPSS.

  • 3rd Party software installation only.

  • Admin system program scripts and reports.

  • Web Services.

  • Printing of reports from Admin system to LP in server room.

  • Any issue related to a faculty/staff personal home computer will be limited support.

  • Data replication (CD burning will not be supported).

  • Class specific software will be installed in the labs provided two weeks notification and the appropriate licensing.