Laptop Vendors (Optima Locker TM) are self-service machines from which, as a university student or Oamk student, you can borrow a laptop. The university and Oamk have their own, separate laptop vendors on the campuses. In principle, the laptop vendors operate the same way, regardless who it belongs to, so these instructions work for both […]

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Software Center is a software installation service through which the users can install programs and updates to the UNIV workstation maintained by ICT Services. On newer machines, the service is Company Portal. The installing of software and updates does not need administration rights. The shortcut to Software Center is found on your desktop: Available applications and […]

In case of information security deviations or cases related to them, the safest thing to do is to ask Campus ICT for advice. If you observe or suspect misuse of a network, services or an account, you can also send an e-mail notification to tietoturva@oulu.fi. In this instruction: What is an information security deviation? Reporting […]

Microsoft 365 Education service’s language settings a) When using M365 service with a web browser, the online applications are affected by the following language settings: Your M365 profile’s language setting Region settings in M365 and/or OneDrive (in some cases/apps) Language settings for the browser you use (affects the front page view of the M365 portal). […]

Mobile devices (smart phones and tablets) can easily get lost or stolen. Therefore, they entail the risk of unauthorised access to the user’s or university’s data. Unauthorised users can also pose as the device owner and send e-mail in his/her name. Hence, it is important to know the information security risks and act accordingly. Contents […]

This Information Security Guide is primarily intended to serve as a general guide for university staff members, regardless of their place of work. It has been produced as a collaboration between universities and has been aimed at making it suitable for all universities. This Information Security Guide is the product of collaboration by the University […]

This Information Security Guide is primarily intended to serve as a general guide for university students, regardless of their place of study. The Information Security Guide is the product of collaboration by the University of Helsinki, University of Eastern Finland, University of Jyväskylä, University of Oulu, Hanken School of Economics and Åbo Akademi University, and […]

VPN Portal vpn.oulu.fi: If you do not have a VPN client on your device, you will get a secure connection to the university network from outside it through VPN Portal. The VPN connection is easily obtained by the web browser, but there are very limited functionality in comparison with the use of the client. At […]

Audio files containing speech, such as podcasts, must have a text alternative, i.e. an alternative in text format for users who cannot listen to the file for one reason or another. When available online, a text alternative improves the retrievability of information in an audio file, as search engines can index speech content via the […]