Computing Resources

Visit www.usc.edu/firstlogin to find your email account and activate your password. If you're a visiting scholar or any other special circumstance, please contact our system administrator, earthadm@usc.edu

Once your account has been activated, you may use USC's webmail services at email.usc.edu. Please send an email to earthadm@usc.edu so that you are added to our department database and to the appropriate email lists below:

• earthscience@usc.edu
• earth-all@usc.edu
• earth-grad@usc.edu
• earth-ugrad@usc.edu
• earth-postdoc@usc.edu
• earth-staff@usc.edu
• earth-social@usc.edu

You may contact John Yu, johnyu@usc.edu, to have basic software installed on your computer. See the list of available software below:

• Microsoft Office 2010 for Windows
• Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac
• Matlab 2012b
• Kaleidagraph 4.12
• SigmaPlot 9.01
• ArcGIS 10 for Windows

USC Wireless
Any one can joing the "USC Wireless" network without registration. Not part of the actual USCnet.

USC Wireless Plus
Requires your USC login and additional configuration for Windows.  See http://www.usc.edu/its/wireless/plus/.  Part of USCnet.

Wireless Earth Network
Active members only. Contact earthadm@usc.edu for login information. Part of USCnet.

USC LAN (ethernet line)
Computers must be registered before they can use our networked lines. Plugging in unregistered computers will cause active jacks to be suspended. To register your computer for ZHS, email your name, office, and ethernet hardware address (mac? win?) to earthadm@usc.edu. Part of USCnet.

Our computer lab (ZHS 130) offers a full variety of hardware & software for individual computations and classroom teaching.

Hours of availability

• 24/7 to all deparment members
• See the main office to reserve this room for instructional purposes.
• See Barbara in the main office for card access.

• Personal webpages

You must be connected to the "Wireless Earth Network" or the USC LAN to add and print to our department printers. Contact our system administrator for the password.

You can find instructions for adding printers at http://dornsife.usc.edu/earth/printing-instructions

Department Printers:

ZHS 119

• Brother HL-5280DW
• 128.125.23.62

ZHS 119b

• Brother HL-5280DW
• 128.125.23.76

ZHS 119 Color

• HP Color LaserJet 4700dn
• 128.125.25.190

The department as well as the university provides time on our computational nodes for all members' research. Detailed information can be found at http://geosys.usc.edu/wiki.