Below is a list of the questions we are asked most often. If you don’t see the information you need, remember you can always send us an email at help@ece.uw.edu.
Computing Emergency Contact Information
General information
Husky card access to ECE labs is not handled by the computing staff. Instead, see the front office staff for help (Room AE100R).
- Do I need an “ECE account”?
- How do I get an ECE account?
- How do I change my ECE password?
- What if I can’t log in to an ECE system?
- Terms of Use for Licensed Software
- What are the account policies?
- What support is offered to faculty, staff, and official visitors?
- What resources are available to support faculty and TAs who are teaching courses?
- Commonly used network and server information
- Frequently-used departmental email addresses
- How to request a static IP address
- Software Copyright Policy
- Ethics in Computer Usage
- UNIX Quick Reference Sheet PDF
- Zoom Meeting Setup
Desktop Computing
- Microsoft Software for ECE Faculty, Staff, and Students
- How do I move files from my computer onto an ECE server?
- Using UW Kerberos Authentication with a Local Mac Account
Remote Access
- Remote Access to ECE Computing Resources with Husky OnNet VPN
- About COE-VDI (Windows Virtual Remote Desktop)
- SSH access from the Internet
- Setting Up Remote Access to Research Computers and Devices
Computing Labs
- Where are the ECE computing labs located?
- How do I request software be installed in the ECE computing labs?
- About the Linux Computing Lab
- About Linux VNC Sessions
Web
- Website Hosting Options for Groups, Labs, and Individuals
- How to password-protect pages on this server (“peden.ece.uw.edu”)
- How to move files to/from the web server
- Setting up class web pages
- Controlling access to web pages
- ECE WordPress server
- About search engines and “spiders”
- Email at UWECE
- Sending Email Using UW’s SMTP Server
- Guidelines regarding mailing list usage
- Info for graduates regarding email lists