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M365, Microsoft 365 Education

Kirjoittaja Pirjo | Julkaistu 24.2.2025

Microsoft 365 Education was also known as Office 365 Education. We use the abbreviations M365 and O365 for it. It is Microsoft’s suite of services that, in addition to email service and OneDrive storage, offers a wide range of tools available to all university students and staff. Link to M365 service: https://o365.oulu.fi/ The contents of […]

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VISU system

Kirjoittaja Pirjo | Julkaistu 19.2.2025

Description of the project The VISU environment is an audited operating environment that meets the requirements of the data permit authority (Findata) and secondary legislation (Act on the Secondary Use of Social and Health Data 552/2019). VISU is intended for research that deals with data-licensed or other sensitive and confidential material in accordance with secondary […]

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MazeMap app

Kirjoittaja Pirjo | Julkaistu 12.2.2025

Quick guide for downloading and using the MazeMap mobile application Contents of this instruction: Downloading the application Installing the Oulu profile Using the application (with Oulu profile installed) Downloading the application Android users Open the Google Play Store on your phone from this link. Install the MazeMap application from the page that opens. iOS users […]

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Google Workspace for Education

Kirjoittaja Pirjo | Julkaistu 10.2.2025

Google Workspace for Education (GWE) has been known in the past under the names G Suite for Education and Google Apps for Education (GAFE). This is a suite of services produced by Google that provides the tools for collaboration work. The service is not available automatically, but as a student or staff member of the university […]

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Home computer

Kirjoittaja Pirjo | Julkaistu 4.2.2025

The home computer or another device which is not in the control of the ICT Services of the university can be used to deal with the information which is related to the work and is classified as public. The handling of the internal information is allowed at own risk, then the information security protection and […]

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Shared storage

Kirjoittaja Pirjo | Julkaistu 29.1.2025

Always follow the university’s information processing instructions when saving work files. See also this instruction: Personal file storage locations. When needed, you can encrypt your files, read more: File encryption. The university offers the tools and storage spaces for the handling of the files needed in the work. If you process your own private files or messages, keep them […]

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Personal file storage locations

Kirjoittaja Pirjo | Julkaistu 24.1.2025

Always follow the university’s information processing instructions when saving work files on hard disk drives, in the network, in cloud services or on external media. See also this instruction: Shared storage. When needed, you can encrypt your files, read more: File encryption. The university offers the tools and storage spaces for the handling of the files […]

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Setting up the phone

Kirjoittaja Pirjo | Julkaistu 13.1.2025

Once you have ordered and received your university/Oamk phone, set it up as per the instructions below. According the phone, read Android or iPhone instructions: Setting up (iPhone) Setting up (Android) Note! Some phones, such as Nokia, might ask for a domain when connecting to WiFi. The domain is oulu.fi. Your new phone is under […]

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Creating an OpenVPN profile (UO)

Kirjoittaja Pirjo | Julkaistu 14.11.2024

This guide is intended for University of Oulu students and staff only. Click here for the Oamk guide. Using the OpenVPN Connect client for university remote services requires creating and importing your own personal VPN profile file into the computer’s VPN client. First create a profile file, download it to your computer, and finally import […]

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Hello for Business

Kirjoittaja Pirjo | Julkaistu 24.10.2024

Hello for Business is a feature that has been introduced on the university’s devices with the Windows 11 operating system. This feature allows you sign in to the device using biometric identifiers. In this instruction: Biometric recognition and PIN code Set-up measures Sign in this way when Hello is in use Changing the PIN code […]

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