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* Ask new hire for birth month and day (not year) so account department can generate an MIT ID.  

* Request an account via https://web-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/accounts/www/guest.html&nbsp^{Image Removed}; . Bryan can also do this.  CC new hire on request form so they get the reply with additional instructions. Save the reply from the accounts office; it contains the new MIT ID.

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* For new machine, get the machine on the network. Open web browser; if the machine isn't recognized by the network, it will walk you through authorizing it. 

* Get certificates - http://web.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/ist/topics/certificates/index.html&nbsp^{Image Removed}; - both the certificate authority and the user certificate

* Set up email - general overview at http://web.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/ist/topics/email/index.html &nbsp^{Image Removed}; ; IMAP-specific setup at  http://web.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/ist/topics/email/imap.html&nbsp^{Image Removed}; . Find your postofice server at  http://web.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/ist/topics/email/query.html^{Image Removed}

* Chat setup:   http://web.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/ist/topics/conferencing/jabber.html;  ask room owners to invite users.  For ZINC, show them zinc-talk and any project-specific chat room.  Explain ZINC policy of being online when at work.

* Tech time: http://calendar.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/techtime/index.shtml^{Image Removed} has a link to self-activate your own account from the start page - goes to http://calendar.mit.edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/register;

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