IT Service Desk 

Faculty & Staff

We strive to provide excellent customer service, and knowledgeable support to the Academy community.  We collaborate with all of our technology team members regularly to find the most efficient outcome for you.  We offer support for your technology, software & online accounts, as well as personalized training needs.
 

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Don't forget to check out our Knowledge base Solution Articles
 

Academy Issued Computers 

Full-time employees are provided with a single laptop for use at Massachusetts Maritime Academy. These are replaced every 4 years. We also have a number of equipment types for short-term borrowing.

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Students on 3rd floor of ABSIC building

 

2 cadets gazing out the window.
Faculty member Lori Norman working with students in ABSIC building

4-8-24

Snipping
Did you know there is an application on your Windows PC that allows you to capture images of items displayed on your monitor? It is called Snipping Tool and should already be installed on your PC. To find it, go to the search box on the lower left side of your screen and start typing "Snipping Tool".

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4-01-24
Passwords
Did you know Massachusetts Maritime Academy's password policy requires you to update your password every 6 months? Passwords must also meet the IT Department's guidelines for password complexity. Visit myaccount.microsoft.com to update your password.

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3-25-24
Phishing
Did you know phishing emails are becoming more common? Bad actors will use different social engineering techniques to try and steal personal data. When in doubt verify who the sender is. Phishing emails can look legitimate but there are a few key things to be mindful of. 

Perhaps the email seems too good to be true or the sender is asking for money or in some instances they are in a time sensitive situation. Many bad actors will try to deceive by means of impersonation. They will disguise themselves as trusted and known entities, for example UPS or FedEX. If you receive a message double check and verify by visiting a trusted source ex: company website. Always proceed with caution. When opening an email look, for the phish alarm below. You can report any suspicious emails to us here at the IT Service Desk.

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3-18-24
Printing
Did you know if you are trying to print a document from one of our computers here on campus there is no need to upload to PrinterOn? Within the document just simply go to file > print for word documents or look for the little printer icon in the top right corner for pdfs.

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3-11-24
Loaning Equipment
Did you know the IT Service Desk offers an equipment loaner program?Calculators and laptops are a couple of the things we loan on a first come first serve basis. We also offer students Ethernet cables free of charge. See the accordion box below, Equipment Borrowing, to learn more about what we offer and our loaning policy.
 

3-04-24
Restarting Your Computer:
Did you know that it is important to restart your computer at least once a week. By restarting your computer, it allows your system to implement critical patches and updates that will keep your computer
secure.

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2-26-24
Microsoft Office Download:
For students and contract employees here at MMA, Library and Technology Services offers a free version of Microsoft Office you can download onto your personal device. 

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2-19-24
Backing up your files to the cloud:
Did you know you can access your files on any device by uploading your files to Google Drive. Backing up files to the cloud can also ensure you don’t lose all of your classwork in the event of hardware failure.



2-12-24
Gmail Categories:
Did you know you can have multiple tabs in your Inbox with Gmail Categories?  Gmail has 5 default Categories and allows your email to be sorted into different tabs, such as Social or Promotions.

 

March
Passkeys: from the Verge

All the news and updates around passwordless sign-on.

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AT&T News: from CNN Business

AT&T says service has been restored after massive, nationwide outage. Authorities are investigating. 

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February
Tech Standard to Reshape Shipping one Brick at a Time

The S-100 framework has been given teeth to drive maritime digitalisation (Source: TradeWinds New)

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Massachusetts Maritime Academy uses Coursedog to schedule rooms and spaces for meetings and events. All staff and faculty are invited to use this scheduling software to ensure that room and space usage is properly accounted for. Use "My Maritime" credentials to log into Coursedog. Conference rooms are on a first come first serve basis.

All new hires need to be on-boarded through the New Hire On-boarding ticket. This ticket creates all necessary child tickets for having all of the appropriate accounts' setup including email, IDs and other MMA accounts that you may have.

New employee ticket icon

A new hire ticket should be put in at least 10-14 days before the new employee's start date by the new hire's supervisor.

The first day the employee starts, they will need to come to the Service Desk to get their ID and register it for printing, set up their accounts and set up their laptop, where applicable.

Please reach out to the Service Desk with any questions or concerns.

 servicedesk@maritime.edu
508-830-5308.

All employees who leave the Academy must be off-boarded through the Off-Boarding ticket. This ticket creates all the needed tickets for account closures, accesses as well as record updates. This includes contract employees who are not coming back the following semester and employees that are only here 1 semester a year. Tickets need to be created for each individual, separately.

employee offboarding ticket icon

Please reach out to The IT Service Desk with any questions or concerns.
servicedesk@maritime.edu
508-830-5308

Visit the IT Service Desk located on the 1st floor of the ABSIC building to loan equipment.

A variety of equipment is available for Maritime Faculty, Staff, and students. You will be asked to sign an Electronic Equipment Borrowing Agreement to check out the equipment and you are expected to return the equipment by the due date. If you need to use the equipment longer than the due date, you need to reach out to a Service Desk staff member and ask to renew/extend the equipment agreement.

Students - Overdue equipment may result in a Class II. 

Review/Print our Equipment Borrowing Agreement

Our equipment for check-out includes:

Non-semester loans
Laptops 

5-day checkout 

  • Lenovo laptops with Windows OS
  • MacBook Pro laptops with Mac OS
Calculators

7-day checkout

  • Non-programmable 
  • TI-83 Plus
  • TI-84 Plus
  • TI-84 Plus Silver Edition
Presentation Equipment

2-day checkouts

  • Adapters for Macs and/or PCs
    • Apple USB Type-C to Multiport/HDMI/USB/USBC
    • USB Type-C to Multiport/HDMI/USB/USB-C
    • USB Type-C to Ethernet
    • USB Type-C to HDMI
    • USB Type-C to multi-USB ports
  • Portable projectors
  • Portable projector screen with stand
  • Presentation Remotes
  • USB Document cameras 
  • Video recorder & Tripod

Semester Loan

Semester loan, 1st come 1st serve basis

I-clicker

Semester loan, 1st come 1st serve basis

Ethernet Cables
Need an Ethernet cord for your dorm room? Come to the Service Desk and ask. We have 6' and 10' cables and longer if needed.

 

 

The Academy uses Google Workspace for productivity and collaboration tools. 

As a Maritime faculty or staff member, your email address will be your first initial + your last name + @maritime.edu. Your password is linked with My Maritime. If you have not yet enrolled, please enroll at My Maritime.

We support Gmail as the standard email service. Please refer to Google Help Docs for support

Go to Gmail

If your ID stopped working or you need a replacement ID, stop by the Service Desk and we will fix or replace it. You can also put in a ticket at FreshService

You will need to set up your ID at a copier in order to access your accounts and print.

Note: If you have already set up your MFA but have since gotten a new phone, please reach out to the Service Desk. Your phone will need to be re-set up.

Follow these instructions to set up your MFA. You need 2 forms of security setup. You will need to sign in with your maritime.edu email and password. 

Open My Maritime > choose Security Info from the link on the left > + Add sign-in method. Follow instructions to complete setting up your Multifactor.

  • Phone > Have your phone with you if you are going to use your phone.
  • Application > Download 1 of the following apps and follow the instructions on the app.
  • EMAIL > Open the application if you are using the Authy or Microsoft application.

You will need to verify between My Maritime account and the application/phone, texting or calling.

If you would like further assistance, stop by or reach out to the Service Desk.

servicedesk@maritime.edu
508-830-5308

 

Free Microsoft Office Suite:

  • Students - while you are a student at MMA. 
  • Contract employees - while you are under contract.

Microsoft Office

Your My Maritime username and password will allow you to access most of the computing services that Massachusetts Maritime Academy offers.  My Maritime is built on a cloud-based service provided by Microsoft that allows you to manage your password and security settings.  It is a self-service password portal and requires additional information to enroll and secure your account.  Please follow the instructions below to enroll or manage your My Maritime.  The following systems that you can access with your My Maritime credentials are: 

1. Go to My Maritime. You will see the Microsoft Sign-in screen.

2. Enter your username and password. Your username is your Massachusetts Maritime Academy email address and if you are a student this will be first.lastname@maritime.edu. (e.g. John Doe as a student is john.doe@maritime.edu). If you are a faculty or staff member, this will be firstinitial+lastname@maritime.edu. (e.g. John Doe as a staff member would be jdoe@maritime.edu). 

3. Click Next. You will see the My Maritime “Enter password” screen.  

4. If this is the first time logging in as a new user (i.e. incoming freshman), you should have received an email from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy Service Desk.  If you did not receive this email please contact the Massachusetts Maritime Academy Service Desk. Upon first login you will be prompted to change your password.  You cannot use an old password. This new password will need to:

  • consist of at least 8 characters
  • have at least 3 of the following: lowercase letters, uppercase letters, digits, or special characters (~!@#$%^&**(){}?)
  • not contain your first or last name

5. Enter your password and click the “Sign in” button.

6. If you have never logged into "My Maritime" (new or current user), you will need to add the security settings, (MFA, Multi Factor Authentication) to your account to be able reset your password.

7. To secure your account, you will need to set up at least two of the four options shown below:

  • Office Phone (Faculty & Staff)
  • Mobile Phone (text or call)
  • Personal Email
  • Security Questions

8. Click on the "Set it up now" link for the two options of your choice and follow the instructions for each option.  For example, if you choose mobile phone, the system will send a text or call and ask you to verify your account.  Once your security settings are complete, you will be logged into your My Maritime account page. From your account page, you can update your security settings or change your password, whenever needed.

9. Your password will need to be reset every 6 months.

Maritime Wifi:

If you cannot access your Maritime Wifi with your password and get a note that you need to change your password, go to: My Maritime and reset your password. If you need assistance, please stop by or call the Service Desk.

  • Maritime Wifi should be used by students, faculty and staff who want to print from their personal laptop using PrinterOn
  • Using certain MMA programs will not work if not using Maritime Wifi.

Important note: If you change your password, update your phone & Ipad Wifi password also to avoid getting locked out of your accounts. 

Guest Wifi:
Should be used for MMA visitors.

Ethernet Plug:

For MMA issued laptops, if you have changed your password off campus, you will need to be plugged in for the first login with your new password. 

Printing from your personal computer

If you would like to print from your laptop while on campus, you need to be logged on to the Maritime Wifi. You can submit a print job electronically via PrinterOn after logging in with your My Maritime credentials. The document you are trying to print must be closed. You should bookmark the PrinterOn page if you think you will use it often.

Printing from your MMA computer

1.  Print a document from your computer  > From your PC, print your document as you normally would do, (select File >> Print from your program). Your default printer should be FollowBW. If it is not, you will need to choose FollowBW as your printer or FollowColor for color printing. 

2. Select your print job from a Ricoh Printer  > Go to a Ricoh printer. Tap your MMA ID card on the card reader located on the top of the printer OR login manually with your My Maritime credentials. If this is your first time using your ID at a printer, you will need to enter your My Maritime credentials and click "Login". After this initial set-up, you will only need to tap your card and your account will be displayed. If you need help with this initial set up, please see a Service Desk staff member in the ABSIC building.
 

Printing login page


Select the “Follow-You Printing” button and choose the document(s) you want to print.  Note: Any documents left in your queue, will be automatically deleted after 24 hours. 


logged in printing

3.  To scan a document to your email:

​​Place the document you want to scan in the printer.  Tap your MMA ID card on the card reader located on the top of the printer OR login manually with your My Maritime credentials.  Select the Scan-to-Me button.

4.  To make copies:  

Place your document(s) in the feeder or on the glass of the printer. Tap your MMA ID card on the card reader located on the top of the printer OR login manually with your My Maritime credentials. Select the Copier button on the printer. 

Printing from public computers

You can print from desktops in the dorms and the ABS after logging into a computer with your My Maritime credentials. To print from a Maritime computer, choose File > Print > FollowBW or FollowColor. If you do not see the follow printers, choose "see more". Be sure to log out of your account when you're done. When you're ready to print, choose the printer you'd like to use and swipe your card. Your jobs will be listed and you can release them. Print jobs are stored for 24 hours on this system. 

If you have never used this system, you will need to enroll. To enroll:

  1. Use your My Maritime credentials to log in to one of the desktop computers on campus.
  2. Send a document to the default printer (FollowBW).
  3. Register your Maritime ID card at the 1st deck of the ABS; the Service Desk staff can assist you with this process.
  4. From now on you can swipe your ID card at any of the dorm or ABS printers to release your print jobs.

To print in Color, you must choose the FollowColor printer. Color printers are located on the 2nd and 3rd floors of the ABSIC building.

Large Print and Copy Jobs

Faculty and Staff are able to send large print jobs to FedEx. You can use this request form to have FedEx do the printing for you or email the job to usa0386@fedex.com with any extra comments (eg three hole punch etc). Generally, FedEx sends print jobs back with a 48 hour guarantee. 

Self-Service is Massachusetts Maritime Academy's interface used for

  • Academic Planning
  • Advising
  • Financial Aid
  • Payments
  • Undergraduate Course Registration

Explore the pages listed below to learn how to use Self-Service.

Go to Self Service 

Live Instances
Colleague UI (internal access only)
Image Silo (Entity ID = 8385 )
Informer 5 (internal access only)
Self Service
Event Booking CourseDog
 

Test Instances
Colleague (internal access only)
Colleague2 internal access only)
Self Service TEST  (correlates to Colleague Test) 
Event Booking CourseDog (Test)

Do you have a device you need to connect to the Wifi?

To connect your device to Wifi, you will need to fill out a Service Desk ticket and add the following information to it:

  • MAC address off of the equipment.
  • The type of equipment, smart tv, gaming console...

Filling out the ticket - New Incident > Category = Hardware > Subcategory = Student Device