Author Archives: Pirjo
FileSender – sending of large files (UO)
FileSender is a service for sending large files in a secure way. The university has two FileSender services in use. Two alternative FileSender services FileSender of the university: https://filesender.oulu.fi/filesender/ available for the university students and staff max. size of the file 150 GB expiry time of file, default 7 days, max. 20 days CSC Funet FileSender: https://filesender.funet.fi/ available […]
QSR NVivo on own computer (UO)
QSR NVivo is software for computer assisted qualitative data analysis. Materials, like open-ended survey responses, literature reviews, interviews, audio recordings, videos, pictures, social media and web pages, which are related to the research project can be analysed with the help of the NVivo. Web pages: QSR International You can use NVivo on the remote desktops of the […]
IBM SPSS Statistics on own computer (UO)
SPSS is a predictive analytics software. More information about the software: pages of the manufacturer | IBM Support As a student, you can use SPSS on the universtity desktops without a license, free of charge. Read more: Remote desktops. You can buy a license code from the university’s webstore and then install SPSS on your own computer: The […]
Wireless network (UO)
You can utilise the wi-fi connections of the University using your own devices (laptop, tablet and phone). Secured eduroam and public panOULU are in your use. You can recognize the service areas from the network logos around the campuses. Eduroam Eduroam is a secure international roaming service for members of the European eduroam confederation. Organisations […]
Remote Desktops (UO)
In the remote desktop servers, you may use some licensed software on your own computer as on the university’s workstations. You can use those remote desktops for which you have a right to use due to your studying or your work. These services are free for the University of Oulu students and staff. When studying […]
Software on student workstations (UO)
Student workstations are computers maintained by ICT Services and they are either fixed workstations in classes and self-study rooms, or laptops that can be borrowed from laptop vendors. Workstations | University of Oulu is the main page of fixed workstations used by university students, where you can see login instructions, location information and number of […]
Multi-factor authentication MFA (UO)
The main purpose of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is to prevent the abuses of the user accounts. In practice MFA means that you verify, in other words approve your sign-ins on the phone, which has been connected with MFA. Because your phone is needed for the verification, no external quarter is able to abuse your user […]
OpenVPN client installing instructions
Using OpenVPN client for remote connections of the university or Oamk services requires you to perform the following prior actions: First, create an eduvpn profile file. Instruction for the university: Eduvpn profile creating (UO) and for OAMK: Eduvpn profile creating (OAMK) Download the profile file to your computer, e.g. Download folder. If your own device […]
Eduvpn profile creating (UO)
The use of Open VPN Connect client for remote connections of the university requires the creation of a personal eduvpn-profile file and importing it to VPN client in the computer. First create the profile file, download it to your computer and then import it to OpenVPN client. NOTE! Your Eduvpn profile is valid for two […]
Secured mail
The secured e-mail should be used whenever confidential or delicate information is sent by e-mail from University of Oulu to outside or from outside to the university. N.B. In the university’s internal e-mail traffic in O365 service an additional protection is not needed. The contents of this instruction: Secured mail inside the university Sending a […]