Staff resources
Don’t find what your looking for in topics below? You can consult our Articles online or contact the Helpdesk at extension 4357 (HELP) or helpdesk@dawsoncollege.qc.ca using your Dawson College e-mail address.
Wifi
Access the WiFi with your Network account. If not already created, go to MyDawson : My Dawson Life : Network Account.
Eduroam
Dawson College is a member of Eduroam (education roaming), a service that allows member institutions from the international research and academic community to securely access wireless services at other participating institutions using their educational institution credentials.
Dawson College students, faculty and staff can use their network username and passwords at other colleges and universities such as Concordia, McGill and Vanier College to log on to the wireless service.
See here for instructions on how to connect to Eduroam.
Troubleshooting
- Check if your password has expired, especially if you’re still using the default password we generated for you. Do so by going to MyDawson : My Dawson Life : Network Account.
Storage
Network drives
- You are given 100MB for personal storage on the H: drive
- Your teachers may share files with you on the S: drive
- Outside Dawson, you may access those from MyDawson : My Dawson life : My Files
Cloud storage
- You may use OneDrive Business (Office 365) for additional, cloud storage
Software
Standard machines come with Windows 7 and Microsoft Office (Pro) 2013.
| More software, mostly open source, is available in the Sandbox (shortcut on the desktop) : VLC, Gimp, OpenOffice, etc. |  |
| There are also applications for Accessibility executed remotely from a terminal server (shortcut on the destkop in labs). |  |
You can find more software to install on your office machine in the Software Center This includes an upgrade to Office 2016, Adobe Pro, Adobe Creative Cloud.
You may also purchase software for home use at a discounted price. See details here.
