There are a few important things to do to keep your computer safe from viruses and other malicious attacks.  By keeping your computer safe, it will run better and you will be a better member of the ResNet community.

Have Up-To-Date AntiVirus Software.

All Students, Faculty, and Staff of NC State University are liscensed to download and install Symantec AntiVirus.  To download Symantec AntiVirus, go to this website.
 

Keeping your computer up-to-date.

Updating your version of Microsoft Windows will make your computer less vulnerable by fixing known security holes. You can also download new versions of software such as Internet Explorer from this site.

Below are the operating systems that ResNet supports. Other operating systems will work on ResNet. However, we will not be able to help you get those connected.

Click on an image for update instructions for that OS.

Windows	Macintosh	Linux

Protecting your computer using Windows Firewall

If you have Windows XP on your comptuer and you have installed Service Pack 2, you have access to Windows Firewall.  To learn how to configure your computer to use Windows Firewall, click here.