The university’s AVD environment (Azure Virtual Desktop) runs on the Microsoft Azure cloud service. The service consists of virtual servers operated by the university’s ICT Services. The service is primarily intended for use of students, but staff can also access the service. You can use AVD remote desktops without VPN connection: You need a working […]

Personal home pages could be created in any web server to which one has a user account. In practice students have  user accounts of Paju server and the staff have user accounts of Koivu server. Both of the servers are Apache web servers and the users have a home directory (5 GB) there. You can […]

If you are saving confidential or secret information, you can use the encryption tool of the desktop application or encrypt several files at the same time with a compression software. When using some of the encryption methods, you define yourself the password with which you can later open the files. Remember that the password cannot be […]

Webropol Survey & Reporting is a web based tool to create queries and collect data. You can analyze the results, print various reports, and also transfer data to other programs for further processing. Link to the service: Webropol Survey & Reporting The service operates through the network International; the inquiries can be created in 29 […]

We are using module system called Lmod in Oulu University computing servers. It is installed, because there are plenty of software versions / libraries available for users. This is short guide for using module system. It is really straightforward to use. Module system is also used in CSC Rahti and Puhti supercomputers. Loading module is […]

If you want to arrange a meeting between more people and at the same time book a suitable room, make a reservation in your Outlook calendar of O365 service. The facilities reserved for the university are as resources on the O365 service and appear in the room list. This instruction will tell you how to […]

Oulu Campus Navigator is a mobile navigation and indoor positioning application for University of Oulu campuses; Linnanmaa and Kontinkangas. The application is free and open to use for everyone and it does not require any login information. So, it can be used not only by campus students and staff, but also by visitors. You can […]

Cella is a mobile application that enables students and staff at University of Oulu to find available working spaces and meeting rooms for their use on the go. Cella currently supports a limited amount of working spaces around Linnanmaa campus, but the selection will be expanded in the future. Install and use! Act this way: […]

Kun teet kalenterimerkinnän, eli tapaamisen tai kokouksen (appointment tai meeting: ks. Microsoftin oma ohje kalenterimerkinnän tekemisestä), sen tilatietona näytetään (show as) kalenterissa oletuksena varattuna (busy). Kaikki saman organisaation jäsenet pääsevät tarkastelemaan kalenteriasi, mutta oletusasetuksilla he näkevät kalenteristasi vain merkintöjen ajankohdan ja tilan (ei siis kokoushuonetta, vaan statuksen ;)). Halutessasi voit jakaa kalenterimerkintäsi otsikkotasolla tai kaikkine tietoineenkin […]

This instruction applies to Linux remote servers of the university: kataja6.oulu.fi kataja7.oulu.fi kataja8.oulu.fi To access the university’s Linux remote servers, your computer must be connected to the campus network either via a wired network connection (university devices only), wirelessly via eduroam, or via a VPN connection. For the VPN connection, your computer must have a […]