Guide for current students

• Single Sign On

 

Your SSO (single sign on) is the account that you use for most things in the University and College such as logging into weblearn and accessing journals.

 

Logging in

Username: shil****
Password:

 

Setting up your account

Your account is activated by an email sent to you once you’ve finished your university card form. It gives you your username and activation code.
Follow this link and click activate new account: https://webauth.ox.ac.uk/
Follow the onscreen instructions to set up your account.

 

Resetting your password

You can reset your password at this link https://webauth.ox.ac.uk/reset_password
Your password must be reset once a year.

 

Remote access account

Your remote access account is different to your SSO. It uses the same username, but it has a different password. Remote access is used for logging into eduroam and using VPNs.

Setting up your account

 

Follow this link: https://register.it.ox.ac.uk/self/index

Click on “Register for a Remote Access (Eduroam WiFi/VPN) account”

Follow the on-screen instructions.

Resetting your password

Follow this link https://register.it.ox.ac.uk/self/remote_access?action=pwreset

The password does not have to be changed every year like the SSO password.

 

 

Wi-Fi

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Eduroam

Eduroam is a network which is used internationally. You will be able to log into the Wi-Fi at pretty much every university in the country.

Username: shil****@OX.AC.UK (upper or lower case normally works but some systems only recognise uppercase).

Password:

Android phones have a few other parameters which need to be changed.

Android (version 7 or higher)

• EAP method: “PEAP”

• Phase 2 Authentication: “MSCHAPV2”

• CA Certificate: “Use system certificates”

• Domain: “ox.ac.uk”

• Identity: Your Remote Access username

• Anonymous Identity: <leave blank>

• Password: Your Remote Access password

Android (earlier versions)

• EAP: “PEAP”

• Phase 2 Authentication: “MSCHAPV2”

• CA certificate: “Unspecified”

• User certificate: “Unspecified”

• Identity: Your Remote Access username

• Anonymous Identity: Your Remote Access username

• Password: Your Remote Access password

If you have issues with eduroam try forgetting the network and then logging in again.

Reset your password by following the remote access link: https://register.it.ox.ac.uk/self/remote_access?action=pwreset

 

Shil Wi-Fi

Shil Wi-Fi is the local college Wi-Fi. You have to be connected to this network to access the intranet.

Username: shil****

Password: Same as your eduroam password.

 

OWL

OWL is another university wide network. You do not need a password to access it. However, you do need to use a VPN for it to work.

 

 

Email

 

Logging on

Your email address is in the format firstname.surname@st-hildas.ox.ac.uk

You can access it at https://nexus.ox.ac.uk/, you sign on with your single sign on (SSO).

You can link your account to program likes outlook on your laptop or phone.

 

Signing up

You can find your email address on the self-registration website here: https://register.it.ox.ac.uk/self/user_info/

You must activate your SSO first.

 

Changing your password

You use your SSO to sign in so you have to change your SSO password if you’ve forgotten your password.

 

Other

Be careful of who is emailing you. Always check their email address to check if it looks official. If in doubt leave it. There have been a few problems with spam email in the past.

Your email will be terminated when your graduate.

 

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Weblearn

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Weblearn is the university virtual learning environment. You can use it to find course materials, exam information, lecture powerpoints etc.

You sign in to Weblearn using your SSO.

Weblearn also has a college section where you can find useful documents such as those required for funding applications.

 

 

Student Self Service

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The student self service has a number of useful functions. It can be accessed here:

https://www.evision.ox.ac.uk/

 

Logging in

Student self service requires your SSO to log in.

 

Registration

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Before you arrive at Oxford you need to register for the uni, which is done on student self-service.

 

Updating details

Student self service has all of your details such as addresses, details of any disabilities and fee information.

 

Functions

• Generating an enrolment certificate. You need this to confirm that you are a student. It’s required for processes like council tax exemption and opening a bank account.

• Exam results. You can find the results of all your exams and coursework on here.

• Candidate number. You need your candidate number for exams and coursework.

• Booking graduation.

 

 

VPN

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VPN stands for virtual private network. VPNs are used to provide a virtual connection to a network elsewhere. You can set up a VPN which uses university internet.

Some restricted resources can only be accessed outside of Oxford by using VPNs. VPNs are also required to use the OWL WiFi.

VPNs can also be used to get around some internet blocks on local WiFi.

When connected to the VPN, all traffic goes through the Oxford connection. You are therefore bound by the IT Rules and Regulations.

To use your VPN you need to use your remote access account (same as your Eduroam account, see the remote access account section).

 

Windows

VPNs require the installation of Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client.

Downloading Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client

1. Log in to the IT Services self-registration pages at https://register.it.ox.ac.uk/self/software.

2. Select VPN Client.

3. Choose the correct version of Windows for the download.

4. Choose to save the file to a convenient storage location.

5. Run the VP AnyConnect installer that is downloaded. This may come up automatically on your browser or you may have to find the storage location and click on the installer.

6. Follow the instructions on the installer.

Using the VPN

1. Ensure that you’re connected to the internet.

2. Start the VPN program via the Start menu.

3. The Cisco AnyConnect window should pop up in the bottom right corner of the screen. It should show ready to connect.

4. Type vpn.ox.ac.uk into the blank box and click connect

5. Use your Remote Access password to log in.

6. The Cisco icon in the system tray will show a padlock it if works and it will not show one if it doesn’t work.

Logging off the VPN

1. Right click on the VPN icon in the system tray.

2. Select VPN disconnect when the menu comes up.

3. The padlock will disappear off the icon.

4. If you want to reconnect then right click the icon again and choose VPN connect.

iOS

 

For the VPN to work, you must be connected to 3G or WiFi.

Follow these steps to set up VPN.

1. Go to Settings -> General and then select VPN. Select Add VPN Configuration.

2. Select IPSec in the configuration menu and then fill out the configuration menu as follows.Description: IT SERVICES VPN
   Server: vpn.ox.ac.uk
   Account: Your Remote Access Account ID
   Password: Your Remote Access Account Password

3. Save this configuration

4. When you go to settings again you will see a VPN bar. Move the slider to on to activate it. You will then have to log on using your Remote Access account. Move the slider to off to

 

macOS

 

Setting up the VPN

1. Follow this link to the IT services Software Registration and Downloads: https://register.it.ox.ac.uk/self/software

2. Select VPN client from the list.

3. Select VPN shared credentials.

4. Make a note of the IPSec secret when it pops up in a new window.

5. Open System Preferences which you can find in the Apple menu or the Applications folder.

6. Click the Network icon to bring up the Network window.

7. Click the + at the bottom of the left-hand pane to bring up a dialogue window to add a new network interface.

8. Set Interface to VPN

9. Set VPN type to Cisco IP Sec

10. Change the Service Name to something you will remember e.g. VPN (OUCS)

11. Click create to add the new interface.

12. Set the Server Address to vpn.ox.ac.uk

13. Set the Account name and Password to your remote access account name and password

14. Click Authentication Settings to bring up another dialogue window. Click Shared secret and fill it in with the text information that you obtained earlier. Set the Group Name to oxford. Click OK to return to the Network window.

15. Click Apply to complete configuration of the VPN.

16. To make a connection, simply click Connect.

Connecting the VPN

1. Open system preferences and click the network icon.

2. Select the VPN connecting and click connect.

3. Disconnect by clicking the disconnect button within the network window.

 

 

Library Websites

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St Hilda’s library

In contrast to most libraries, Hilda’s uses the heritage system: http://webopac.sthildas.ox.ac.uk/

Log on using your reader code (the 7-figure number on the right side of your bod card).

On this page you can look at your current library loans and fines. You can pay your library fines online as well.

You can also search for books that you need and request them if somebody already has them out.

SOLO

http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Most libraries in Oxford use SOLO. You can search SOLO for any books that you need. Some books can be viewed online.

Log on the SOLO using your single sign on.

 

 

St Hilda’s computers

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Computers can be found in the library (in the basement) and in the IT room (South building).

 

Logging on

St Hilda’s computers use your shil number and library card number as a default log on.

Username: shil****

Password: Library card number (the one above the barcode)

The password can then be changed.

 

Using the printers

You can print in the library and the IT room. Everyone gets given 30 pounds of print credit at the start of term. You can check it at this website:

http://papercut.sthildas.ox.ac.uk:9191/app

 

 

Bodleian Login  

 

All of the University libraries outside of St Hilda’s use the Bodleian system. You can use these libraries to print or photocopy.

 

Logging on

This uses a separate log on system to your single sign on. Your username is the number above the bar code on to your bod card.

If you are logging in for the first time or you have forgotten your password, go to https://register.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/. They will email you a link to activate your account or change your password.

You can use this login for Bodleian Library computers, Bodleian Wi-Fi and printing photocopying and scanning (PCAS).

 

Printing

You can print or photocopy in Bodleian libraries but you need to add money to your account.

 

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Software

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As a student you are able to download loads of different software for free. There is a full list here: https://help.it.ox.ac.uk/sls/fulllist

Of particular interest are:

• Microsoft Office 365

• Sophos anti-virus software

There may be some other software which you can get specifically for your course. For example, biochemists can download PyMol (a protein imaging software).

 

 

Accessing journals

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As an Oxford student you have access to all of the main academic journals.

Journal sites will have a section where you can log in. Log in via shibboleth and choose University of Oxford as your institution. You can then log in with your single sign on (SSO).