Install FortiClient on the computer, tablet or phone on which you want to use a secure VPN connection to university or OAMK services outside the campus network. As an alternative to FortiClient, you can use OpenVPN together with the eduvpn profile. The contents of this instruction: FortiClient installation and use in different operating systems: Windows […]

Secure Shell (SSH) is a cryptographic network protocol for secure data communication, remote command-line login, remote command execution, and other secure network services between two networked computers that connects, via a secure channel over an insecure network, a server and a client (running SSH server and SSH client programs, respectively). SSH client can perform A […]

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 […]

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 […]

As a part of the FGCI-project, Carpo2 is a computing cluster that offers the faculties participating in the project resources for scientific computing. The project participants from University of Oulu are the faculties of Science, Technology, Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, Medicine and Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine. Carpo2 computing cluster is physically located in the […]

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 students, where you can see login instructions, location information and number of devices. […]

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 […]