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Ge t t i ng s t a r t ed a t t he c ampu s
problems, or if you suspect you have opened a
file containing a virus on a university computer,
please contact the Computing Centre.
Various kinds of software, including virus
protection, word-processing and spreadsheets,
are available for home/personal use at low prices
or for free at the Computing Centre. For more
information, contact the Computing Centre or
visit
.
Username and password
After you have registered, the Computing Centre
will normally grant you a user account with
access to the university's computers. The account
and password information must be retrieved
personally from the university's computing centre.
Your username and password are used within
the university for a number of services requiring
a login, such as email, the local web, MinPlan, the
study register, certain library services etc.
Staff at the university get a username and
password when their contract starts.
Your username and password for the IT services
at Åbo Akademi University are personal and you
must not give your personal account information
to anyone else.
E-mail
Once you have received your user account for
the university network (see above), you should
be able to use your own ÅAU e-mail account. It
is recommended that you use this Finnish e-mail
account while staying in Finland.
The abo.fi-addresses, i.e. the e-mail address
you get with your user account, are used by the
university, including the International Office, to
contact you regarding study matters. General
information from the university is also sent to
this e-mail. Therefore, all students and staff are
advised to use their abo.fi-email.
Your depar tment and var ious student
associations may have mailing lists that you can
ask to be added to in order to receive information
about events or other news that may interest you.
Computer labs
The university has computer labs aimed at the
university's own students and staff to use for
working and studying. You should not disturb
other people working in the computer classroom.
For example, talking with your friends and on your
mobile phone, as well as playing computer games
are not suitable behaviour in the computer rooms.
For more details on where the student computers
are situated, check the website of the Computing
Centre (
), or
contact your department.
Sparknet
For people with laptops or smartphones there
is a wireless network called Sparknet. Once
you have received your user account for the
university computer network, you can use your
e-mail address and password to access Sparknet.
Sparknet covers the entire campus area and some
parts of the city centre.
Sparknet is not available in Vasa, but instead
Eduroam or the wireless network "Abo Akademi
Guest" can be used.
Eduroam
Eduroam is a worldwide roaming access service
developed for the international research and
education community. Åbo Akademi University is
a member of Eduroam. Eduroam offers a safe and
easy wireless connection to the Internet free of
charge. University members can use the Eduroam
network in other Eduroam organisations around
the world.
The coverage of the wireless Eduroam on
campus increases continuously but it is still in
early stages.
2.10 Photocopying, Scanning & Print-
ing
At the Åbo campus, copying machines for
students are available in the libraries. To be able
to use the photocopiers you need a copy card
which can be bought at the libraries (4 euros for
50 copies, cash only).
On the Vasa campus, copying machines for
students can be found in Havtornen/Academill.
