OIS Policies and Procedures (Other)

NOTE:  The following items are not part of any controlled document (SOP's and BPP's).  Those continue to be housed in OnBase.


Electronic Data Storage

Best Practice:  Do not save any data on your “C” or local drive that you cannot afford to lose. 

Location / ID

Risk of Data Loss

Description and Proper Usage

Desktop

High

No backup of the desktop items.

PC

C: Drive

High

The “C” drive or your local drive is local to your computer.  No backups available.

Network

K: Drive

Very Low

“K” is user specific.  Backups available. 

Network

L: Drive

“Software”

Very Low

The L:\ drive or “Software” share contains small networked applications.  It is generally only utilized by OIS.

Network

O: Drive “Organization”

Very Low

The O:\ drive is intended for data shared across the organization.

Network

M: Drive “Department”

Very Low

The M:\ drive is intended for data shared within a department or division. 

Email (Webmail)

Your WSLH mailbox can be accessed from any Web Browser by following the instructions below:

  1. Open the following web page: http://webmail.slh.wisc.edu/
  2. Use your WSLH Username and Password for the log in information.

Passwords

WSLH has some minimum password complexity requirements. Your password must be a minimum of 8 characters long with a combination of at least 3 of the following character types:  uppercase, lowercase, numeric, punctuation.  Do not use a password on any WSLH system that you’ve used outside of the lab. See https://staysafeonline.org/online-safety-privacy-basics/passwords-securing-accounts/ for helpful advice.

VOIP Phones Self Service Portal

The following link takes you to the UW’s knowledge base for the VOIP phone system.  You can learn from the quick reference guides, access the CISCO self service portal, and get all the information you need on establishing your voicemail box.  You can always contact the DoIT Help Desk if you need further assistance.  The WSLH service desk cannot make modifications to the CISCO phone system.      https://kb.wisc.edu/72125