The Michigan Engineering information technology environment is continually evolving. In order to keep the College community informed about what’s happening, CAEN regularly posts news articles on this site. Important notices about current and upcoming service outages can also be found on the CAEN Service Status page.
Starting January 29, 2020, Duo Two-factor Authentication will be required for every University of Michigan student on the Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint campuses:
All students required to use two-factor authentication by 2020
All U-M faculty and employees were required to enable Duo as of the last Winter 2019 term. In response, CAEN implemented the requirement of Duo authentication for all remote access services.
This upcoming change is separate and more wide-ranging, since all U-M students will be required to use Duo for U-M Weblogin services.
For more information about this requirement, and why it is important for data security, visit the Use Two-Factor Authentication (Duo) website, and set up Duo today!
Approximately 250 new HP Z2 computers were installed in CAEN computer labs and learning centers over the Summer. These computers are configured with additional memory, better graphics, and a more powerful CPU:
These are the locations where the new computers are installed:
This Fall, CAEN will introduce Extended Reality (XR) tools for student, faculty and staff use. At the Duderstadt Center Visualization Lab, and other select classrooms and CAEN labs, XR capable hardware is being installed to allow exploration of the technology.
XR standards, software environments, and integration into courses are still emerging. Individual students and student project teams are encouraged to explore XR features and capabilities in the following software packages:
In addition, students can now check out HTC Vive Pro Wireless, HP Reverb, or Oculus Quest headsets from the Duderstadt Center library. Students can also bring their own XR capable headsets and hardware.
EECS 1230 has been moved to EECS 2420
In order to create a new first floor classroom in the EECS Atrium, the CAEN Lab formerly located in EECS 1230 has been relocated to EECS 2420.
The new EECS 2420 CAEN Lab has received a complete renovation with all new carpet, paint, furniture, and computers. In addition to traditional lab seating for access to computers, it offers two reservable student team collaboration areas, as well as lounge seating.
CSRB 2230
The CAEN Lab in CSRB 2230 has been completely and totally renovated.
The renovation included the removal of the raised floor, new carpet and paint, a new instructor’s station at the front of the room, and several large flat panel monitors on the side walls. This lab is one of many that continue to be upgraded and renovated each year.
Over the summer, CAEN upgraded all the computers in the Duderstadt Center, CAEN computer labs, and the remote access services to new versions of Microsoft Windows 10 1809 Enterprise and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.7.
All CLSE systems remain dual-boot Windows and Linux for 2019.
Changes to the CLSE for Microsoft Windows 10 include: