The intention of this is to provide general technical information and answers to frequently asked questions about use of the HLA computer resources.

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 File Storage

To access the HLA File Server you must be connected to Purdue's network.  If you are off-campus you must first make a VPN connection to access the file server. 

Students have access to shared folders (LA_students, Hort_Students) on the hlafileserver. These are open shared folders and you may create and delete folders within.  Warning:  these are shared folders that others have access to, Do Not expect anything saved here to be sacred. If you require more security consult the HLA IT Dept.

Students start the year with a 400 mb quota on the file server, more can be requested with legitimate reasons. The quota is per user. It is not dependent on where you put the files. If you save a file it goes against your quota. It is up to you to remember where you saved your files.

Access to the HLA File Server From Windows:

Start > Run > \\hlafileserv.hort.purdue.edu
At the authentication pop up box enter >
[ hort.purdue.edu\”your career account user name”] for the User name
[Your career account password] for the Password

Acces to the HLA File Server From a Mac:

From Go In Finder > Connect to Server > smb://hlafileserv.hort.purdue.edu
At the authentication pop up box enter >
[ hort.purdue.edu\”your career account user name”] for the User name
[Your career account password] for the Password

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PRINTING

Lab Computers should have these printers installed for all user accounts. If you are connected via VPN or PAL use the following method to connect to our print server:

To connect to the print server in Windows:

Start > Run > \\printserv.hort.purdue.edu
At the authentication pop up box enter >
[ hort.purdue.edu\”your career account user name”] for the User name
[Your career account password] for the Password

Access the print server > double click on each printer share icon you wish to install. It should take a few seconds to install the drivers, when finished the printer should appear in your printer lists.  Please note that each time you re

Room 203A HLA Departmental Printers:
    HP LASERJET 8000 (8150) (8-1/2”x 11”, 11 x17) black/white
    HP BUSINESS INKJET 2800 (8-1/2”x 11”, 11 x17) color inkjet
    HP DESIGNJET T1100 (GL and Postscript) 36” Max width Large Format Color
    HP DESIGNJET4500 (GL and Postscript) 24" & 36” Max Width Large Format Color


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Off Campus Connections - Ag VPN

To connect to the servers from off campus you will need to create a Virtual Private Network to get through the Hort firewall.

To create a VPN connection

Click Here For Windows XP Instructions PDF
Click Here For Windows Vista Instructions PDF
Click Here For Mac Instructions PDF

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