Free Software - Available to Wayne State Students, Faculty, Staff (and Recent Retirees*, Symantec only, please see details below)
IMPORTANT INSTALLATION INFORMATION
- We highly recommend that you have a high-speed connection for the download.
- You will need your WSU AccessID and password to download the application software.
Symantec Endpoint Protection
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EndNote/Reference Manager Software
Respondus Lockdown Browser
Oracle Instant Client (Departmental use only)
Symantec Endpoint Protection
Symantec Endpoint Protection software is available for free to Wayne State University students, faculty, and staff for your campus and home computers being used for WSU purposes. Campus servers are protected as well under this software contract.
Symantec Endpoint Protection software have up-to-the-minute protection with virus definition update capability as well as a built in firewall (Symantec firewall is applies to Windows only). For more information about Symantec Endpoint Protection, visit Symantec's website.
*Eligibility Requirements for Retirees - If you retire(d) between 8/27/10 and 8/26/13 you are covered under this contract and are eligible to continue to use Symantec products. Please call the Software Clearinghouse to request access to this product and/or to check on your eligibilty 313-577-4060.
Symantec Downloads
Windows
Note: To verify whether your computer has a 32 bit or 64 bit Operating System left click Start, right click Computer, left click Properties, look at System Type.
Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 RU1 for Windows 7, Vista, and XP (32 bit) (183 MB)
Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 RU1 for Windows 7, Vista, and XP (64 bit) (195 MB)
The procedure to install Symantec Endpoint Protection is as follows:
- Uninstall any antivirus software currently on your computer.
- Download software (see above 32 & 64 bit versions above).
- During installation, if you receive a message "an unidentified program wants access to your computer", click "Allow".
- It is recommended that you perform a "typical" installation (which is the default) as this will automatically schedule daily LiveUpdates and enable the Symantec firewall.
Click here to access our knowledgebase for detailed installation instructions of this software.
Windows Servers
Windows Server or Netware — Contact Computing & Information Technology (C&IT) Computing Support Team
Macintosh
Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 RU1 for Mac OS X 10.5 or later —
The procedure is as follows:
Click here to access our knowledgebase for detailed installation instructions of this software.
- Uninstall any antivirus software currently on your computer.
- Download Symantec Endpoint Protection for Macintosh 12.1 RU1(144 MB)
- Unless your computer is being managed by an administrator other than yourself, it is recommended that you perform an "unmanaged" installation (which is the default). This will automatically schedule weekly LiveUpdates. We suggest that you revise this schedule to daily through the Symantec Scheduler utility in the Symantec Applications folder. If you have not already done so you should enable your OS firewall as well.
Thomson ResearchSoft Software
Wayne State University currently licenses two Thomson ResearchSoft products:
EndNote, is an easy-to-use software program designed to search online bibliographic databases, organize references and create bibliographies. EndNote can format bibliographic entries in almost every citation style and work with most word processors.
Reference Manager, finds references, keeps track of them, and builds a bibliography
For more information about Thomson ResearchSoft software, visit their Website at thomsonresearchsoft.com
EndNote Downloads
Learn how to use your new version of EndNote! EndNote product training available at EndNote's website.
Not sure if you need the latest version?
Endnote X3 and earlier versions are not compatible with Microsoft Word 2010.
Check EndNote/Word compatibilityEndNote for Windows
EndNote X5 (63.5 MB) For Windows XP SP3, Vista, and 7 operating systems
EndNote for Macintosh
EndNote X5 (169 MB) For Intel-based Macintosh OS 10.5.x,10.6.x,10.7.x
Notes:
You must uninstall the previous version of EndNote prior to installing this version.Reference Manager 12.03 for Windows (not available for Macintosh (133 MB)
IMPORTANT Enter the following information during installation:
- Full Name: Your Name
- Organization: Wayne State University
- Serial Number: A69120000646
Respondus LockDown Browser
Respondus LockDown Browser is a "client" application that is installed on local computers to provide a custom browser interface for Internet Explorer (Windows) or Safari (Macintosh), to secure the testing environment within Blackboard.
For more information regarding Respondus LockDown Browser Respondus FAQs.System Requirements for Windows:
- Windows 7, Vista, XP, ME, 2000, 98
- Internet Explorer 6 or higher (configured to the minimum requirements for the Course Management System)
- 3 MB of permanent space on the hard drive
System Requirements For Macintosh:
- Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher
- Safari browser (configured to the minimum requirements for the Course Management System)
- 2 MB of permanent hard drive space
LockDown Browser Download (6 MB)
Oracle Instant Client
This software is intended for personnel that are responsible for installing and maintaining Oracle client software on the PC.
The audience for this software is:
- Desktop support personnel that are responsible for Oracle client installation and configuration.
- Individuals that are responsible for maintaining their own Oracle desktop environment. Individual users that want to install this software will require administrative access to their PC.
- Server or webserver administrators on Windows server O/S that require an Oracle client to connect to a back-end Oracle database can utilize this software.
System Requirements for Windows:
- Physical Memory: RAM 256 MB minimum, 512 MB recommended
- Virtual Memory: Double the RAM memory
- Hard drive space: 216 MB minimum
- Video adapter: 256 colors
- Processor: 550 MHz minimum
Please also download and follow the Instructions for Installation carefully for successful installation of this application.
Instant Client - 32 bit Download (52 MB) Instructions for Installation
Instant Client - 64 bit Download (55.7 MB) Instructions for Installation
Fetch File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Software
Fetch is an easy-to-use, file transfer client for the Apple Macintosh. Fetch supports FTP and SFTP, the two most popular file transfer protocols on the Internet.
Fetch Download
Fetch is free to download for Wayne State students and employees.
Macintosh Download version 5.3 (60.1 MB)