This page contains information about frequent problems and solutions with the IT infrastructure. 

Please find below the up-to-date instructions for IT, which should cover all you need to know: MCN QuickReference.pdf

Just in case, below are previous years' instructions, just in case they might help troubleshooting what is going on.

 For general information, see the MBL IT page: www.mbl.edu/it/

The lab computers already have access to printers and network storage configured. For details on setting this up on your own laptops, see below.
Admin password for all lab computers: mblpass

Journal Access

The MBL-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Library (MBLWHOI) has journal access that we can use while here. This access now work on both MBL-GUEST, MBL-REGISTERED, and wired network connections. You can access using:

• The library website, which has journal and database search: http://www.mblwhoilibrary.org/
• If you use Google Scholar, go to the homepage, click on Settings-->"Library Links", then search for "MBLWHOI" and click add. Then when you search a full-text link will come up
• Other databases: Web of Science , PubMed

Wireless Access

Network SSID: MBL-GUEST
User name & password: mblguest

Network SSID: MBL-REGISTERED (Access to internal MBL resources)
To connect to MBL-REGISTERED, please follow this instruction: Connecting to MBL Wireless.pdf

Printing

In Loeb 260, we have two printers: one colored (MCNCLRPRT) and one black and white (MCNPRT1). In director's room 257B, there is a black and white printer (MCNPRT2).

The lab computers already have the access to MCNCLRPRT and MCNPRT1 in Loeb 260.

To access printers from a personal computer, please follow this instruction: Installing network printer.pdf

Note that the printers are accessible by TCP/IP at the following IP addresses:

MCNCLRPRT (Loeb 260, color): 10.225.3.231
MCNPRT1 (Loab 260, black and white): 10.225.3.232
MCNPRT2 (Loeb 257B, black and white): 10.225.3.214

Kindly note that to use printers from a personal computer, you MUST be on MBL-REGISTERED or a wired connection (stop VPN if using it).