## Preparing the Environment

Before you can use the Duke Ambient environment to start working on your projects or labs, you need to make sure that all configuration settings suit your needs. If you do not verify the preference settings, it is probable that Ambient will not function correctly.

### Verifying the Preference Settings

1. Open the Ambient preferences by selecting Window > Preferences > Duke Ambient > Checkout/Checkin. You should now see the following window.
2. The CVS Host should be [any acpub computer].acpub.duke.edu (ie. teer27.acpub.duke.edu) and the CVS Root should be /afs/acpub/project/cps/[your course designation]/cvs. Lastly, you need to replace [your login] with your NetID.
3. Next, change the Submit preferences by selecting Window > Preferences > Duke Ambient > Submit. You should now see the following window.
4. The Submit server address should be submit.cs.duke.edu and the Submit server port should be 31415.
5. Click OK to save the preference settings. This will close the window. You are now ready to check out your first project.