Iowa State University IT

Administrative Support Costs

Following is a list of Information Technology Services administrative equipment acquisition and support services and their costs. This is not a comprehensive list of services provided by IT Services. Also, the costs on this list may not apply to every circumstance. For a more detailed explanation of IT Services solutions and costs, contact IT Services at 515-294-2128.

Service Cost/Month
Acquisition

Purchase or lease workstations, printers, servers, and software

  • Advising and estimates
  • Ordering and invoicing
  • Setup and installation
Purchase Contact ITS
for a quote
3 year lease
(requires support)
Contact ITS
for a quote
Workstations
(CPU and
monitor or
laptop)

Workstation support

  • Troubleshooting
  • Help Center support
  • Software installation and training
  • Hardware pickup, delivery, move, swap, and repair
  • Network verification
  • Windows and VirusScan updates
Under manufacturer's warranty (usually 3 or 4 years) $20
Not under manufacturer's warranty (warranty extended by ITS) $40

File and print server access

  • Help Center and operations support
  • Network installation coordination, verification, and security
  • Network software license
$13 (Novell server [includes $3 Novell license])

$10 (Windows server)

Email/Calendar (Exchange) access

  • Email/Calendar storage
  • Password management
  • Microsoft Outlook support
  • Help Center support
$2/mailbox (1GB)
ISUAS/ADIN and CAE access $0*
Printers & Scanners

Hardware maintenance and support

  • Troubleshooting
  • Help Center support
  • Hardware pickup, delivery, swap, and repair
Under manufacturer's warranty (usually 1 year) $0
Not under manufacturer's warranty (warranty extended by ITS) $4-$30 (depending on model)

Networked printer support

  • Help Center and operations support
  • Network installation coordination, verification, and security
$10
Host remote printer (requires networked printer support) $20
Servers

Application or file & print server support (maintenance required after 3 years)

  • Troubleshooting
  • Help Center and operations support
  • Network installation coordination, verification, and security
  • Hardware pickup, delivery, swap, and repair
  • Software installation
  • Data backup
Purchased or leased server Contact ITS for a quote
Shared server (File & print servers only) $20/station (1-5 stations) plus $5/each additional station
Consulting

Hourly cost for services not covered by normal support programs, such as custom programming or one-time projects

$60/hour

* One-time setup charge may apply.