Student Resources

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Don’t find what your looking for in topics below? You can consult our Articles online or get help at the Service Desk in 2H.12.

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In addition to the MyDawson account you created upon your admission, you need to create a Network account to access WiFi, computers, network drives, etc. To do so, go to MyDawson : My Dawson Life : Network Account.

Your username is your student number. Passwords have to meet complexity requirements. You may use the same password for MyDawson and Network accounts.

Note

MyDawson gives you access to Omnivox services, MIO, Léa, Moodle.

Network Account

  • The network account is used to login to the wireless network and computers in labs
  • It is also used to access H: and S: drives.
  • Access to library databases
  • If you haven’t created your network account by the beginning of the semester, it is automatically created for you with a default password. In such a case, you must change this password as soon as possible (go to MyDawson : My Dawson Life : Network Account).
  • Your network account is terminated a year after your last registration. Associated services for printing and Microsoft 365 are terminated at the same time.

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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.

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Printers are located in labs and in the library. Costs are 5¢ (B&W) and 50¢ (colour) per page.

To check the balance and purchase more print credits with your credit card, go to MyDawson : My College Services : Print Balance Account. Alternatively you can use the money transfer machines in 2H.12 and in the library (more info to come soon).

Wifi printing

In some labs, you can print files from your phone, tablet or laptop over the wireless network.

Go to https://dc2.dawsoncollege.qc.ca, login with your network account, upload the document and choose the printer. For more details, see here.

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More info to come soon

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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

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Your teacher(s) will inform you of the platform to use for online classes: Moodle, or Léa/Omnivox. They will also inform you of the use of MIO (the internal messaging system) within their class.



Last Modified: August 28, 2020