VPN portal for UiT / Secure connection to UiT

The VPN portal connects your private computer to the UiT network via an existing network connection. This grants access to any services or e-resources that require a connection through one of the campus networks.

Log on through https://vpn.uit.no. Remember to choose the domain “Employees”. Use the new address field to access e-resources. If you need a complete VPN connection, install the VPN client AnyConnect through the menu on the left side.

AnyConnect (SSL client)

AnyConnect is used to establish a secure connection to the UiT network on a computer that is connected to a network (private or public) external to UiT. Download AnyConnect through the UiT VPN portal https://vpn.uit.no

Citrix Web Client (psweb)

The Citrix Web Client grants access to common file areas and administrative applications at UiT. It requires a se-cure connection to the network at UiT. Point a browser at https://cag.uit.no

Wireless Guest Network at UiT

Guests at UiT can create their own temporary user account with the University of Tromsø in order to get access to the wireless guest network uit-guest. The registry process requires a Norwegian mobile number.

1. Connect to the wireless network uit-guest2. Start a browser, open a random web page3. Read the instructions carefully, click “Create a new Guest

Network Account”4. Fill in information in all the required fields, then click

“Add User”5. Username and a password will be sent to the mobile

phone number registered shortly6. Click “Back to Login Page”7. Enter your username and password, and click “Submit”.

Remember to accept the use policy for the network

Administrative applications

Access to administrative applications at UiT for any given employee must be requested by a personnel officer at the related faculty or unit. These applications include Agresso, ePhorte, FS, Paga, Syllabus and others. For more information about these applications, please visit http://orakel.uit.no

Fronter UiT

Fronter is a web-based Learning Management System (LMS) used at UiT. By entering the website, one can access “virtual classrooms” where one can follow the lectures. Access to classrooms is determined by the access level set in FS.

To access Fronter, log on with your UiT user account at: https://fronter.com/uit.

Wireless network at UiT (Eduroam)

UiT The arctic university of Norway is part of the Eduroam access service, which provides world-wide roaming access for the international research and education community. The Eduroam network gives access to all of the services available on campus, including the e-resources of the university library.

For dual-language (Norwegian and English) user guides in PDF format for a variety of operating systems, please visit: http://uit.no/orakel/eduroam

You may also download configuration files from https://cat.eduroam.org

Print services

UiT offers a print service called Pullprint. The service needs to be activated the first time it is used. More information is available at: http://uit.no/orakel/safecom

User account for employees at UiT

An employee must be registered in one of the administra-tive applications (Paga, FS, System-X) to get an employee user account at UiT The arctic university of Norway. For more information about this, find the label IT-user accounts at UiT at http://orakel.uit.no

An employee user account gives access to a personal storage on the UiT file server, access to UiT networks and domains, IT services and software provided by the university and access to the Student Residence Network.

A username consists of three letters and three digits (i.e., abc123). The username is generated automatically and cannot be changed.

Automatically generated passwords may be distributed to the account holder by means of a text message (Norwegian mobile numbers only), verbally by phone or by presenting photo ID at Orakelet’s service desk.

You may change or reset your password via this website: https://profil.uit.no/user/passwd/index.php

Never disclose your password to anyone!

E-mail

E-mail addresses are created according to the standard givenname.familyname@uit.no

The UiT mailbox can be reached either through Outlook on an office computer, or through Outlook Web Access on the website https://mail.uit.no

For more information about e-mail for employees at UiT, please visit http://orakel.uit.no

E-mail is the official information channel at UiT The arctic university of Norway. Employees are expected to read

e-mail through their allocated e-mail addresses.

AVSENDER

TITTEL

THE CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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IT-SERVICES FOR EMPLOYEES UiT The arctic university of Norway

Student Residence Network (SRN)

Access to this network is provided for residents at the student housing available through the Student Welfare Organisation in Tromsø. User support is provided by Orakelet. For dual-language (Norwegian and English) user guides in PDF format for a variety of operating systems, please visit: http://uit.no/orakel/8021x

Contact information

Orakelet Department of Information Technology UiT The arctic university of Norway N-9037 Tromsø

Phone: +47 776 44544 E-mail: orakel@uit.no Website: http://uit.no/orakel

Software distributed by UiT

UiT give employees access to software through Software Center (pc) or Managed software (Mac) when you are on campus and through the website https://profil.uit.no/lireg/ when you’re not.

Software provided by UiT is only permitted for installation on personal computers owned by employees currently

employed at UiT. Further distribution of these programs is not permitted. The software must be uninstalled when an

employee is no longer with UiT.

E-resources at the University Library (UB)

E-resources at the University Library include subject and library databases, reference books, and other information. They are available through Ofelaš. You can access Ofelaš through http://uit.no/ub

Access card

Log on to https://adgangskort.uit.no/ to see if your access card is ready. If the card has an active status you can come to Orakelet during opening hours 09:00 till15:45(15:00) to take a picture and get the card printed. Photo ID must be presented before the card can be handed out.

The access card grants access to the UiT campus. They are issued with an access level according to the standard level of access granted to their faculty or unit. The access level can be expanded if needed by contacting the requisitioner at the faculty or by sending an email to adgangskort@uit.no

If you lose your access card, please notify avd. for bygg og eiendom (BEA) immediately through the e-mail address

adgangskort@uit.no

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