UC Merced IT Department - Guides & FAQs: Web Services

Web Site and Application Design

For Faculty - A guide for Faculty on designing, developing, and hosting web sites.

A guide to the Faculty Content Management System - An introduction and guide to UC Merced Faculty Content Management System.

For Staff - A guide for Staff on designing, developing, and hosting web sites.

For Departments, Programs, and Groups - Information for Staff Departments, Programs, and Groups about web site design, development, and hosting.

For Graduate Students - Information for Graduate Students about web site development.

For Undergraduate Students - Information for Undergraduate Students about web site development.

For Student Clubs - Information for Student Clubs about web site development.
Guides & FAQs

Email configuration - Find out more information about your email account, access and setting up email clients.

Directory and Calendar services - Information about UC Merced's central electronic directory and the services it helps drive.

Safe computing - Information about viruses, spam, firewalls, operating system updates, and other methods of insuring the safety of your computer's data.

Document management and file storage - Information on the two complementary facilities available for document management and file storage.

Wireless networking - Information on and help with the wireless networking services being deployed throughout UC Merced on an ongoing basis.

Remote access - Information about ISPs and the UC Merced VPN (Virtual Private Network) facility.

Using web services - Including myUCMerced, UCM Mail, UCM Calendar, and other UCM web services.

Interim CMS - An introduction to UC Merced's Interim Content Management System.

Using UCMCrops - Guides to using UCMCrops including the Blogger.

Faculty CMS - A guide to the Faculty Content Management System.

Illegal File Sharing Notice - No Illegal File Sharing.

Banner INB - A guide to Banner Student Information System.

Web Site and Application Design, Development, and Hosting - Information and help for faculty, staff and students.

Information About Mobile Devices - Information about cell phone acquisition, cell phone coverage, and calendar and email synchronization on PDAs.

Printing to Public Access and Departmental Printers - Information about setting up access to printers with CatCard readers and Departmental printers for staff and faculty.

Information About Microsoft Windows Vista - Information about updating to Vista and which version of Windows is recommended by UC Merced IT.

How to protect your Digital Information - Tips and guidelines for backing up data, recommended storage media, and resources to keep information safe.

Desktop Support for Faculty/Staff computers - Information regarding request resolution timelines and outline of what services are offered.
IT Service Centers

Who should I contact? - Help deciding which IT Service Center you need to contact for your problem.

IT Help Desk - List of provided services, hours of availability, and contact information.

Identity Management Office (IDM) - An explanation of what the IDM office does, its hours of availability, and contact information.

Web Site and Application Design, Development, and Hosting

Help for Staff Members:

Personal Use

Currently there are no services for staff members' to create personal web sites.

Teams and Organizations

Staff members can use UCMCrops for a team web site. For help in setting up a site for your team, please contact webrequests@ucmerced.edu.

Organizations for staff members can request space for their own web site. Once space for the organizations is created and the organization's web site manager has their login name and password, they can begin managing their site through the Interim Content Management System.

A tutorial on the Interim Content Management System is available for detailed instruction on how to use the CMS, click here to view the tutorial.

Looking for help?

We offer a number of tutorials and FAQs available in the Guides & FAQs section.

If you have any questions, problems, or comments, please contact the IT Help Desk via email at helpdesk@ucmerced.edu, via phone at 209.228.HELP (4357), or visit them in the Classroom and Office Building room 132A.