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 […]

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 […]

The staff computer (Windos or Mac) is a laptop or desktop computer which has been connected to the university’s domain. Maintenance rights of the computer are start-specifically on the Campus ICT support services. In practice, this means that updates for the operating system and basic applications are automatically installed to the workstation at the time […]

This accessibility statement applies to the Howspace facilitation service. In Howspace, you can create group workspaces where you can use different widgets to engage your group. This statement has been updated on January 2, 2025. It was first published on June 5, 2023. This statement is based on Howspace’s own accessibility report, conducted in August […]

You can solve most of the problems related to the username or password yourself using self-services. Did you forget your password or account? Is it time to set a new password? Is your account locked? Can you not log in with your account? Are you unable to login because you don’t receive the MFA verification to […]

In the university an IT service device concept was introduced in January 2022, under which standardised computers will be acquired as service from now on. The unit using the device pays the purchase price as a service fee over the life circle of the computer. In this instruction: What is the service charge consisting of? […]

The University of Oulu and Oulu University of Applied Sciences require that for business trips outside the EU and EEA countries, a separate travel laptop and travel phone must be rented. Your personal work laptop and phone must be left in the home country.  Due to security reasons, the travel laptop and travel phone will […]

The user accounts of the university and Oamk cluster in the Active Directory (AD) to the groups which are in accordance with the person’s cost pool. In addition to these built-in groups, other groups can be created and maintained in different systems to many kinds of needs; for team working, for granting user rights, for […]

If persons without a university or Oamk user account participate in teaching in a computer classroom, the organiser of the teaching can order so-called light accounts for these persons. A light account can be used to log into the STUDENT domain, Linux servers in student use and the university Tuomi server. The account also includes […]

Temporary Ufo user account A person who has no contract in the University of Oulu (UO) or Oulu University of Applied Sciences (Oamk), but has a justified reason to use IT services for the staff, a temporary user account must be applied by her/his unit. This person could be a part-time teacher, a visiting researcher […]