KATS now using eIDs at web log-in
K-State enrollment for summer and fall semesters started March 31. That's also
the date KATS began allowing eIDs at web log-in.
KATS is the first central administrative system to use eIDs.
The KATS website is at kats.ksu.edu.
Student ID/PIN combinations will continue to work through April.
Starting May 1, only eIDs will be allowed for web log-ins to KATS. (Telephone access to KATS will still
require SID/PIN combos.)
In the first 24 hours of enrollment, K-Staters used eIDs 3-to-1 over
SID/PIN combinations (student ID number/personal identification number):
| Web log-in to KATS |
# log-ins |
% of log-ins |
| With eID/password |
3,048 |
72 percent |
| With SID/PIN |
1,013 |
24 percent |
| With both |
158 |
4 percent |
| Totals |
4,219 |
100 percent |
—D. Blake, Information Systems Office
Security updates for K-State Online
Security was beefed up recently for K-State Online in accordance with new
campus-wide IT security guidelines implemented in March.
K-State Online is the university's course management system that delivers an
interactive, web-based classroom to students.
- K-State Online was moved to a server where all interactions between
user and application are encrypted, a step that enhances already secure
communication between the two entities.
- Instructors exporting a course Gradebook or Roster now have the option
to exclude student ID numbers (SID) from the list.
- Information exported from the Gradebook and Roster will now be
downloaded to the user's hard drive rather than sent as an e-mail attachment.
K-State Online is dedicated to providing a highly secure and up-to-date
environment for the university's on-campus community and distance-education students.
—Rob Caffey, Division of Continuing Education
TechBytes April 4: Using ZENworks to manage desktop computers
Tammy Dille will provide an overview on how to
work remotely using software that manages networked computers.
The seminar is 1-2 p.m. Friday, April 4, in the Hemisphere Room,
501 Hale Library. It is open to the K-State community. See the
TechBytes website for upcoming seminar topics and related resources.
—C. Rodriguez, Information Technology Assistance Center
UsableNet to present web accessibility seminar April 16
Are you still struggling with creating and maintaining accessible websites? Come to this seminar to
hear what strategies have been working for others. UsableNet, a company which develops software tools
and services that automate website usability and accessibility, will be meeting with the K-State
community 1:30 p.m. April 16 in Fairchild 202.
To register for this seminar, contact the ITAC receptionist, 532-4918, e-mail
itac@k-state.edu.
UsableNet will share web accessibility strategies they have learned from
working with their clients and introduce LIFT Machine, a new server product (read the
PDF overview). This tool
is a server-based website diagnostic solution that integrates top-level overview with desktop
web-authoring software.
For those who participated in the volume purchase of LIFT, this is your chance to ask any questions
you may have about the product and its use. Plus, you will be able to learn about their latest product,
LIFT Machine.
For more information on UsableNet and LIFT, check out the
www.usablenet.com website.
—C. Rodriguez, Information Technology Assistance Center
RefWorks updates available online
There are currently 400 K-Staters who have imported over 35,000 references into
RefWorks, the Internet-based bibliographic creator available to all K-Staters.
The company periodically sends information on RefWorks updates; see the
RefWorks new features site.
For an introduction to RefWorks, call 532-4918 and
the Information Technology Assistance Center or the library will set up a training session.
—S. Kearns, K-State Libraries
eID Q/A of the week
I don't know my eID. How can I log in to KATS?
There are two ways you can access KATS via the Web:
- To find your eID, visit the eid.k-state.edu website.
- Through April 30, you can still use your student ID number and PIN to log into KATS.
Send eID questions to eID@k-state.edu.
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