Employee Services and Facilities

Cyber-Start Series: Introduction to Computing Services for Employees

Introduction

Computing and Communications Services (CCS) provides many academic and administrative computing facilities. These facilities offer a wide range of services to employees, faculty, and students.

InfoWeb is the University’s central gateway to many secured services such as the AlumBoutique, class lists, and request for leave.

Accessing the Internet

Access the Internet from your office and from wireless areas on campus:

Wireless access

VPN client

Accounts

Request computing accounts such as e-mail:

www.ccs.uottawa.ca/cybersos/

Types of accounts available:

www.ccs.uottawa.ca/accounts/list.html

Changing your password for other accounts

Go to InfoWeb

Select Services, Password Management

Full Name Email Addresses

www.ccs.uottawa.ca/email/fnea/

Accessing your Email

MS Exchange users:
- Outlook Web Access
Mailbox users:
- uOttawa webmail

Changing Your Email (mailbox) Password

University of Ottawa E-mail Account Management System:

MS Exchange users:
- Outlook Web Access
Mailbox users:
- www.uottawa.ca/mailadmin/

Forwarding your (mailbox) Email

University of Ottawa E-mail Account Management System:

Mailbox users ONLY: www.uottawa.ca/mailadmin/

Setting a Vacation Message

MS Exchange users:
- Outlook Web Access
Mailbox users:
- www.uottawa.ca/mailadmin/

Enabling the Anti-spam Feature

Mailbox users ONLY: www.uottawa.ca/mailadmin/

PC Purchases

You can purchase a desktop or notebook computer for your office or home at reasonable prices.

www.ccs.uottawa.ca/pc-purchases/

Employee Purchase Program (EPP)

As a permanent employee, you can use the EPP to purchase your IBM PC or laptop. The EPP allows you to pay for your purchase by having a portion of the total cost deducted from each pay cheque over a period of one or two years.