Staff Guide

University Information Technology provides services, applications, and resources to support you as a a member of the U of U community.

Basic Services
Network Access
Administrative Services
Academic Services
Personal Services
Important Security Information

Basic Services

Your department should provide you with basic IT services. 

New Staff Checklist Checklist for new staff members setting up their IT services.
Building access The UCard provides access to most buildings on campus. (Administrators determine individual access rights utilizing the UCard.) Eventually all access will involve use of the UCard, including medical facilities and Research Park. 
Cell phone University employees are eligible for special discounts on cellular telephone services. If your job requires a cell phone, your department administrator will work with you to provide you with a cell phone allowance.
Computer (applications, Internet & email) - Every department has a Computer Administrator (or administrators) that keep the workstations working and manage departmental email.  Your department’s Computer Admin should set up and instruct you on your username(s) and password(s) for logging onto your computer, connecting to the Internet and using your department email account. 
Pager Your supervisor or department administrator can arrange to get you a pager if your job requires it.  The University Hospital has paging options that allow some good discounts. 
Telephone Your department uses either a Centrex or Sprint-Coral phone system.  Your administrator will tell you what your phone number is. For more help using your phone set/system, including voicemail, if your phone looks like this: (Meridian phone set) see these pages. If your phone looks like this:  (Sprint-Coral phone sets) see these pages (PDF) .
UCard Employees can obtain their UCard after attending Employee Orientation. They are issued a voucher that is taken to either UCard office to have their card made. The numbers on the front of your card serve to identify you in University records.

 

Network Access

Department DSL employees can work from home with high speed DSL through UIT.
WANA ports plug your laptop into general access network ports in classrooms & common areas
Wireless The University of Utah has two wireless networks available in campus buildings and common areas: UConnect is for students, faculty, and staff. UGuest is for visitors.
VPN software Virtual Private Networks (VPN) provide a secure, encrypted connection to a network or website through the Internet from a personal computer.

 

Administrative Systems and Services

Campus Directory Find other U employee & department information and keep yours updated
Campus Information Services The CIS is an important staff resource.  It is an online system that houses your employee information, including your home address, your email address for official University communication, your emergency contact information, and your time & payroll information.  You access the CIS with your University Network ID (uNID) and password.
D-mail Bulk e-mail for formal University communications
ID (uNID) & password Your uNID is your campus IT identity.  It not only allows you to access your CIS records, but many other IT resources on campus.
Mailing lists Sign up for or create email lists relevant to your job
Security Audits Provided by the Information Security Operations for departments
Software The Office of Software Licensing offers discounted software for work and home computers, including low cost anti-virus software.

 

Academic Services

Electronic Library resources Access to indexes, databases, and course reserves
UOnline Online courses offered at the U.
Web Hosting Free website hosting for U departments and organizations

 

Personal Services

UMail free and can be personalized, forwarded, & accessed on the web
Web accounts disk space for storage and personal web pages

 


Important Computer Security Information