Services Provided by the AHIT Office

The following services are provided to the Division of Arts and Humanities and division faculty, staff, and students

NOTICE: This list is tentative and currently exists as a reference of services provided to the former College of the Arts.

• Communications Services:
  • Jabber (instant messaging/chat) Server for Offices, Faculty, and Staff
  • E-mail hosting for hosted domains, faculty, and staff (by request)
  • Mailing lists for quick e-mail distribution (the so-called 'listserv')
  • iCal (calendar) Server for faculty and staff (by request)
  • Wiki and Blog for users and groups (including all students, faculty, and staff)
  • Wiki, Blog, and Web Calendaring for groups
• Web Services:
  • Web Hosting on home servers with at least 2 GB of space for all accounts (including students, faculty, and staff)
  • HA Web Hosting for college departments and organizations related to university business
  • Quicktime Streaming Server for streaming audio and video (BETA)
  • Podcast workflow processing and hosting (BETA)
  • PHP and MySQL consulting
• Equipment Loans to faculty, staff, and students:
  • Conference microphones
  • Audio/Video/USB cables
  • USB wireless remotes (for presentations)
  • Laptops (faculty, staff, and departments only)
• Data backup and recovery (see the lab policies for a description of what is not backed up)
• Quotes for the purchase of computers and related technology . Download the quote request form
• Technical Service and Support for all faculty, staff, and students on university owned devices. Visit our help desk
• Workgroup shared storage for all departments, offices, and workgroups (by faculty or staff request)
• Network home directories and server space for all faculty, staff, and students
• Technology consulting for college of the arts courses, galleries, and related services for faculty, staff, and departments
• Network rendering farm (deployed for Cinema 4D only at this time)
• MCSS compliance for all college network devices
• Domain name service (DNS)
• Network IP leases (DHCP)
• Network time server (NTP)
• Central authentication authority and directory services, supporting Windows, Linux, and OS X
• Computer imaging, deployment and inventory
• Software packaging and deployment, supporting Windows and Mac OS X
• Software licensing and auditing
• Printer setup, deployment, and accounting
• Windows terminal services for Mac OS X faculty and staff to support any Windows or ActiveX specific application (e.g. OSU Travel)
• Remote network access for faculty and staff via our VPN
• Network administration, security, auditing, and perimeter firewall management for all college networks
• Security monitoring and logging for all computers and labs
• Computer lab management, installation, and maintenance
• Software update management for Windows and Mac OS X
• SSL Certificate Authority for college servers and services. Download our root CA certificate.

Please contact us with any questions, comments, or requests related to any listed service.