How to get Access to Your H: Drive and Set Up Matlab and Mathematica

NOTE: Computer packages and systems change all the time, and Macs 
have different operating systems, so these instructions may not apply 
exactly: expect to do some experimentation and consult the UNC Help Desk 
if necessary.

1. Install the AFS client on your computer: This will give you secure
access to the main UNC server, with lots of programs plus personal
storage space, known as your home directory or H: drive: 

    While connected to the internet, go to http://shareware.unc.edu.
Click on either Software or CCI Addons. Choose OpenAFS and follow
the instructions for installing the AFS client on your computer.

    Make sure that if you have a chance you turn OFF (uncheck the box) for automatic
startup of AFS. You may have to go to http://onyen.unc.edu, scroll down
 to Other Services, and “subscribe” to afs in order to get space to allow
 you to set up your H: drive.

    Help screens are available if necessary. You can go to
http://help.unc.edu and look for the AFS client installation
instructions.

   Note that if on your computer your username is not the same as your
onyen, your H: drive may not work correctly unless you change some
settings. If you do not get a J: drive "mapped" to \afs and an H: drive mapped to
\afs\isis\home\(firstletterofyouronyen)\(secondletterof
youronyen)\(youronyen), 

click on Drive Letters and add those drives,

mapped to those directories. Deepending on the operating system, you may have
to open "Computer", select "Add network drives", and add a J: drive with 
address \\afs\isis and an H: drive with address \\afs\isis\home\(firstletter
ofyouronyen)\(secondletterofyouronyen)\(youronyen) as above.

2. Get tokens (click on the little lock icon on the bottom of your
screen, follow the instructions for starting AFS). 

  Note that if you have a weak or interrupted connection, as can often happen 
with wireless, you may lose your tokens from time to time and have to log back on.

3. Go to your H: drive and create a folder for Spring2011 and a subfolder
of that for this course. This subfolder can contain further subfolders
for materials, programs, homework, project data, drafts, etc.

4. From the My Computer icon, select the J: drive, then
    isis
    pc-pkg 
    matlab70-r14sp2 (or mathematica-52) (or more recent versions if available)
   (older versions : matlab-r14sp1,  mathematica-501)
    program
    right click on the LOCAL folder and copy it to your desktop
    rename it to Matlab (or Mathematica)

5. Alternatively, you can get CD's with mathematica and Matlab from the university's
software acquisition center. This may be especially necessary for Matlab.

Go  to: http://its.unc.edu/Support/softwareacquisition/index.htm

Click on the links for Matlab and Mathematica, and follow the instructions to get your CD.

You should receive an email a day or so after you make the request informing you that your CD is ready and where to
pick it up.

6. It may also be possible to rn Matlab through the univeristy's Virtual Computer Lab: http://vcl.unc.edu.


7. Before running Mathematica, in that folder maybe you should run
PromptIndexerInstallationOFF.reg. Then you can run, from that folder,
Mathematica 5.2 whenever you are connected to AFS. For Matlab, in the
Matlab folder run Matlab 7.0.4 (or whichever version you have installed). 
You can also copy these as shortcuts to your desktop.