Technology Support:

We are currently providing virtual and in-person support.

To request support:

Help Desk Walk Up Support Hours:

Monday through Friday:  9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and  1:00 p.m. to  4:00 p.m.

Closed on weekends and when the university is closed.

We are located in room 206 in the Michael Smith Natural Resources building.

General Support:

 

Use our online help desk form.

WCNR Students – laptops available for checkout! Learn more here →

CSU Wireless Connection Changes 

Effective 8/15/22:

  • The CSU-eID wireless SSID is being replaced by CSU-Net
  • The CSU-Guest wireless SSID is being replaced by CSU-Visitor

More information is available here https://it.colostate.edu/wireless-network-updates-fall-2022/

Account Basics

WCNR computing and network access is provisioned based on your affiliation with the college. 

Access is granted automatically within 24 hours if our systems discover:

  • you are a student, faculty or staff with a home department in the college
  • you are a student from another college taking a WCNR class
  • you are a sponsored affiliate of WCNR

If our systems cannot automatically detect your eligibility, you will need to request an exception at:

https://accounts.warnercnr.colostate.edu

Network home directories (MyFiles) have a 30GB quota!

Email

Getting an Email Account

All Colorado State University students, faculty, and staff are given a free email account with the creation of an eID. Visit the eID Web Site to create an eID.

Microsoft 365 Service for Faculty & Staff, and new students

http://help.mail.colostate.edu/ is the go-to source for information about the Microsoft 365-based calendar for employees and students, mail/calendar clients and client access, tips & tricks for setting up, configuring, and getting the most out of Exchange 2010.

[  Additional information about campus email services  |  Login to Outlook Web App  |  Configure Your Email Client  ]

Get Connected

Get Connected

Install and run CSU’s VPN client, Global Protect. That is available at https://www.acns.colostate.edu/security/ . Comprehensive instructions can be found here.

Map Network Drive (Windows)

  • Two-factor authentication is required for connection to the CSU network from off-campus. Ensure you have Duo properly setup.
  • Connect to the CSU network using the Global Protect client. You will need the Duo app for your two-factor authentication within the Pulse Secure client.
  • Right-click “My Computer” and choose “Map network drive…”
  • Network path:  \\acns.colostate.edu\wcnr-network
  • Username: COLOSTATE.EDU\<your eUsername> OR <your eUsername>@colostate.edu
  • Password:  <your ePassword>

Map Network Drive (Mac OSX 10.10+)

  • Two-factor authentication is required for connection to the CSU network from off-campus. Ensure you have Duo properly setup.
  • Connect to the CSU network using the Global Protect client. You will need the Duo app for your two-factor authentication within the Pulse Secure client.
  • In Finder, click Go -> “Connect to Server…”
  • Server Address:  smb://COLOSTATE;<ename>@acns.colostate.edu/wcnr-network
  • Username: COLOSTATE.EDU\<your eUsername> OR <your eUsername>@colostate.edu
  • Password:  <your ePassword>

Linux SSH

Download the free PuTTY client (Windows) or use terminal (Mac), and then connect to linux.warnercnr.colostate.edu.  For further instructions please see our KB-FAQ.