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A Quick Guide to Technology Resources for Students

Accessing Online Resources

The DrexelOne portal ( http://one.drexel.edu ) is a single sign-on system for many services, including:

  • Web access to your Drexel email account

  • Access to personal data

  • Student registration, transcripts, grades, housing

  • Online course management systems

  • Library access to online databases

  • Group Web pages and mailing lists

  • Campus news and announcements

  • iWebfolio (formerly eFolio)

Drexel email can be accessed via DrexelOne, via Webmail, or through a configured email client (see http://ask.drexel.edu , click on “Current Students, Faculty, and Staff,” and search for “configure an email client”).

Drexel University communicates important information to students, faculty, and staff via electronic mail; it is your responsibility to read your Drexel email regularly, either directly or by forwarding it to another account.

Manage your Drexel email settings at http://accounts.drexel.edu . In addition to activating new accounts, this service enables you to:

  • Pick up new accounts

  • Choose a personal email alias

  • Change your password or set up the Password Retrieval Wizard

  • Check your mail quota

  • Forward incoming mail to another account

Drexel Domain access is granted when you activate your Drexel computer accounts. Drexel Domain accounts allow access to networked printing, site-licensed software on file servers, the wireless network, lab computers, and other shared services that require authentication.

File/Web storage can be accessed via dunx1. The academic Unix server (dunx1) provides space for personal and course-related home pages, as well as personal file storage and specialized, server-based software. Pick up a Unix server account at http://accounts.drexel.edu .

The address for a personal home page on the server is of the form http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~username. Publishing instructions are available at http://www.drexel.edu/irt/web/personal/configureAccount .