Information on ITS’ web servers, web and network storage, and web hosting.
Subcategories
Services
Authentication, Authorization & Account Services (AAA)
Mason provides authentication services to protect Mason applications, such as Patriot Web and Banner.
Center for Internet Security (CIS) Tools
Mason is a member of the Center for Internet Security (CIS) through the IT Security Office (ITSO).
Certificate Request
SSL certificates are used to secure communications between a website, host, or server, and end users that are connecting to that server.
Conferencing, Collaboration & Calling
This service page provides an overview of available web conferencing applications and rooms, collaboration and chat tools, and voice services.
Domain Name Server (DNS)
Internet resources such as websites, servers, and printers are assigned domain names for identification purposes.
Go (Link Shortener & QR Code Creation)
Go provides University-branded URL shortening and QR code creation for official Mason academic and business units.
IP Address Management (IPAM) Accounts
IP Address Management (IPAM) accounts on the IPAM system are available for users that control a large number of machines or make a lot of DNS updates.
mason.gmu.edu Server
All registered students, faculty, staff, and authorized guests are eligible for mason.
MESA Departmental Shared Storage
MESA to Microsoft 365 Migration ITS is migrating the current on-premise file storage and sharing system (MESA/M: Drive) to leverage Microsoft 365 (M365) services available through the Microsoft (MS) A5 license agreement.
MESA Personal Storage (mydata)
MESA to Microsoft 365 Migration ITS is migrating the current on-premise file storage and sharing system (MESA/M: Drive) to leverage Microsoft 365 (M365) services available through the Microsoft (MS) A5 license agreement.
Microsoft Teams (MS Teams)
MS Teams Wiki End of Support Microsoft (MS) recently announced that they are ending support for Wiki, a smart-text editing feature within MS Teams that will be removed in January 2024.
MyHub
Mason uses MyHub within the Office 365 environment as a one-stop shop for managing existing workspaces and creating new ones in Microsoft Teams (MS Teams).
OneDrive (work or school)
OneDrive (work or school) is a cloud storage service that is part of the Microsoft 365 (M365) productivity suite.
Patriot Drive
The Patriot Drive on-premise storage is part of the university’s departmental shared storage system.
SharePoint Document Libraries
SharePoint Document Libraries are a feature of Microsoft SharePoint that allow users to securely store, organize, and share files with others, and makes them accessible from any device at any time. Members of the workspace can work synchronously on files.
Web Hosting
Web hosting allows for publishing websites.
WordPress Course Blogs
Course Blogs is powered by WordPress, a web-publishing platform that enables site builders to set up a web presence quickly and easily.