Getting Started With Mallard^TM
at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana

You need four things to access your Mallard course

1. A computer connected to the Internet, either through a modem or a network connection.
2. A World Wide Web (WWW) Browser: This a program that runs on your computer and will let you look at documents, Web pages, that are stored on other computers. Two popular browsers are Netscape Navigator 3.x and Netscape Communicator 4.x. We suggest you use Netscape Navigator 3.x. This program is available at every CCSO site, and is free if you want to install them on your own computer.
3. Network ID and Password: Your Network ID and Password allows you to access a variety of services on campus: CCSO Instructional Computing Sites (ICS), U of I Direct, the CCSO modem pool, and your Mallard course. If you do not know your Network ID or Network ID password, assistance is available at the CCSO Account Services Desk in room 1420 Digital Computing Laboratory, 1304 W. Springfield, Urbana IL (M-F 8:30am -5:00pm, 333-6760). Be sure to bring your I-Card with you.
4. The Uniform Resource Locator (URL), of your Mallard course. Every Mallard URL has three parts:
   (protocol)://(server name)/(course id).
• Protocol: The protocol is how your browser communicates with the server. The protocol for every Mallard course is https. IMPORTANT: Notice the letter s at the end of http. The https protocol allows all the communication between your browser and the server to be encrypted. This prevents anyone monitoring the network from seeing or tampering with your grades.
• Server: There are three Mallard servers on campus: mallard.cen.uiuc.edu, mallard.scale.uiuc.edu, www-s.etb.uiuc.edu. Your instructor will tell you which one to use.
• Course ID: Your instructor will provide you with the correct Course ID.

How to Log On

• Start Netscape Navigator 3.01.
• Use the mouse to click on the word File on the menu bar. The File menu will appear. Click on Open Location...
  
  
• A pop-up window will appear. Type your Mallard URL in the text box and click on the Open button.
  
  
• You will be asked to authenticate yourself before you can access your Mallard course.Type in your Network ID, and click on the Enter button.
  
• Then type in your Network ID Password, and click on the Enter button.
  
• If you did not enter your Network ID or Password correctly, you will be asked to enter them again.
  
• If you entered you Network ID and Password correctly, but you are not listed in Mallard as being a student, you will see a message similar to this one. Tell your instructor your NetID, full name, and section number so they can add you to the Mallard course.
  
  
• Success! If you have done everything correctly, you should now see you Mallard course homepage. To find out how to use Mallard click on the Help icon