New student IT checklist 2014-2015
You will find the Useful info for new students webpage at http://www.ed.ac.uk/is/new-students.
The Welcome to IS Services section of this page contains short videos introducing you to the main services
mentioned below.
Use the checklist to get set up to use the university’s core IT services.
Essential
Done
Register for EASE, the University’s
authentication system
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Go to www.ease.ed.ac.uk/register
Enter your university username
Enter your initial password
Activate your Office 365 account
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Go to www.office365.ed.ac.uk
Click the green Activate button
Enter your EASE password
Register for wireless and virtual
private network (VPN) access
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Go to www.ed.ac.uk/is/wireless
Click Registering for wireless networking
Click the link to the registration page and
follow the prompts
Activate your open access
computing account
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Go to https://www.ease.ed.ac.uk/complabs/
Enter your EASE password
Click Activate your account now
Load print credit to your card
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Log in to MyEd
Click Print Credit on the left-hand dashboard
Follow the instructions to add credit
Install anti-virus software on your
laptop
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Go to www.ed.ac.uk/is/anti-virus and follow the
instructions
Configure your email account to be
used on your mobile device
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Go to http://edin.ac/1oCrVQ4 and download the
guide for your device detailing the server settings
you should use to connect.
Alternatively, book onto one of the Mobile Device
Clinics using the MyEd Event Booking Channel
Optional
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Help and support
Links to online help, support and guidance for the university’s main IT services. You can also use the search
facility on the university webpages to find information and resources.
Service
URL
EASE
www.ease.ed.ac.uk
The university’s authentication system. Log in to access
secure, web-based university systems and resources.
MyEd
www.myed.ed.ac.uk
The university’s web portal providing a centralised access
point for web-based services.
Office 365
Help: www.ed.ac.uk/is/office365
Web-based version of Microsoft's Office suite of
applications, giving you ‘anywhere access’ to university
email and calendar, and document creation, editing and
sharing.
Access: www.office365.ed.ac.uk
(or via MyEd)
Getting started with OneDrive
http://edin.ac/1rdVdp3
Guide to document creation, editing and sharing using
OneDrive.
Email
www.ed.ac.uk/is/email
Overview of the university’s email service.
Mobile email access
http://edin.ac/1oCrVQ4
Downloadable guides detailing the email and server settings
you should use to connect to your mobile device.
Learn
Help: www.ed.ac.uk/is/learn
The virtual learning environment, or VLE, that some courses
use to accompany more conventional methods of teaching.
Access via MyEd
Collaborate
Help: www.ed.ac.uk/is/collaborate
Access via MyEd
PebblePad
Help: www.ed.ac.uk/is/eportfolio
Access via MyEd
A web-conferencing tool for meeting online and carrying out
collaborative group work regardless of people’s
geographical location.
An online personal learning space with a range of tools to
help you plan, record, reflect on and evidence your learning.
Wireless
www.ed.ac.uk/is/wireless
Using the university’s two wireless networks.
VPN
www.ed.ac.uk/is/vpn
Using VPN to secure communications between your
computer and the university network from your home or
other non-work location using the public internet.
Anti-virus software
www.ed.ac.uk/is/security
Protecting your data, and protecting home and nonsupported desktop computers from malware, including free
anti-virus software for PCs and Macs.
Open access computing
www.ed.ac.uk/is/open-accesscomputers
Using open access computers and activating your account,
including information on document storage space.
Printing and copying
www.ed.ac.uk/is/printing
Using the university printing and copying facilities.
www.everyoneprint.is.ed.ac.uk
Send documents for cloud printing via either a web interface
or email.
Finding library resources
www.ed.ac.uk/is/finding-resources
Using the library catalogues to locate course readings and
resources.
IS help
www.ed.ac.uk/is/help
Help with computer, e-learning and library services via
online help or the IS Helpline.
IS Skills Development
www.ed.ac.uk/is/skills
Free computer, e-learning and library courses for students.
Mobile device clinics
http://edin.ac/1hET6Gx
Help with setting up email on your phone, diagnosing and
fixing software faults, and general system clean-up and
maintenance.