Dear students,
The university wants to make the start of the semester as pleasant as possible for you. We have put together some video tutorials and a presentation on the topics relevant to you.
>>PDF-Introduction into the IT Landscape<<
The videos are in German with English subtitles
Welcome to the Ludwigshafen University of Business and SocietyIntroduction into the IT Landscape
Account management
Your university account
With your account you have access to the pages / services that are relevant to you
- PC pools
- WLAN at the University
- VPN
- OpenOLAT (via Shibboleth)
- University portal
Your username / login name is a combination of LU + any two letters + any three digits (for example LUAA000). You can see this in the university portal. The initial password is: Your date of birth with the first letter of your first name and the first letter of your last name, both capitalized (dd.mm.yyyyVN, e.g. 12.05.1981MM).
Please note that the account is linked to your study time. This will be deactivated upon completion of the course or early de-registration. Therefore, you should save your documents and data externally before expiry.
Eduroam (WLan)
Eduroam is a free WLAN network for members of universities and research institutions in Europe and beyond. It allows access to the WLAN at other participating institutions using the user data of the home institution.
Features:
- Free use
- Access to the scientific network
- Secure authentication
- Easy setup
Advantages:
- Convenience: with just one user ID, you can access the WLAN at many different locations.
- Security: The WLAN is encrypted with WPA2-Enterprise to protect your data.
- Compatibility: Eduroam is compatible with most popular WLAN devices.
How do I set up Eduroam?
Instructions for setting up Eduroam
Which institutions participate in Eduroam?
You can find a list of participating institutions on the eduroam.org website.
University portal
University portal
The university portal offers a lot of information on the topics mentioned below.
1. Student and application portal
- Update of contact details: semester address, telephone number and e-mail address
- Overview of account billing
- Enrollment or study certificates (e.g. for BAföG)
2. Event and examination portal
- Timetables
- Room plans
- Registration for exams
- Overview of registered exams
- Overview of personal grades
Introductory video for the
Event and examination portal
Student and application portal
University portal support
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Email account
An e-mail account is automatically created for each student when they enrol at the Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society. This account can be used for internal communication or for receiving external emails. The login details for the new email system are identical to those for the PC pools (...W-Lan, VPN, OLAT via Shibboleth) at the university.
Your e-mail address is usually as follows:
Vorname.Nachname@studmail.hwg-lu.de
The e-mail address may differ in rare cases, e.g. if your name is too long or the name has already been assigned. You can also look up your address yourself in the webmail client.
Retrieval via the webmail client (browser)
The Outlook-web-app (OWA) offers the possibility to manage emails in the browser.
Help for the Outlook-web-app (OWA)
After logging in via the IDP, the initial setup follows.
Here comes first a privacy policy, then the time zone must be selected (+1 Berlin, Amsterdam).
After the initial setup, you can fully use the OWA.
Retrieval via mail program
To access the university mailbox in your personal mail client, click on "Add account" in your mail client (e.g. Outlook, Thunderbird, GMX, Yahoo, G-Mail, etc.). There you select the account connection "Exchange (possibly ActiveSync)".
Then enter your mail address and your HS password. It may take a few minutes for your mailbox to connect.
As far as the autodiscover of Exchange (Exchange active sync) does not work, you can integrate the mailbox manually with the data below.
If ActiveSync does not work, use the "manual setup" with the following data:
Mail address:
Email server: mail.zdv.net
Domain: Campus
User name: "HS login name"
(In rare cases also: domain\user name)
Password:
| Incoming mails | |
| Protocol: | IMAP |
| Server address: | mail.zdv.net |
| Port: | 993 |
| Encryption: | SSL |
| Outgoing mail | |
| Protocol: | SMTP |
| Server address: | mail.zdv.net |
| Port: | 587 |
| Encryption: | STARTTLS |
Automatic forwarding of the e-mail
this function is not supported
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University app "HWG-LU App"
HWG-LU App is a free app for students who want to organize their daily study routine and prepare for their career.
The app offers functions for mail, appointments, grades, communication and career.
VPN - Virtual Private Network
VPN - Virtual Private Network
You can access the university network from outside via VPN. This is necessary, for example, to be able to access your university drive or the library database from outside the Campus. As long as you are connected to VPN, the rules of the university network apply accordingly.
Help for Mac installtion and downloads can be found here
Library
Account creation form -> www.hwg-lu.de/fileadmin/user_upload/service/bibliothek/Anmeldeformular-DSGVO.pdf
send the completed document to bibliothek@hwg-lu.de
Further information and contact details can be found on the library page
Services and licenses
| MS Office 365 | Access to the web-based Office package. You can log in to the site with your university account. Important! The login on the page works with the following login data: "LU-Kennung"@hwg-lu.de |
Instructions for Zoom account | Zoom is a cloud-based video conferencing service, required for hybrid or online lectures. |
| Aris | Tool for the visualization of business process management |
| Datev | DATEV's range of services primarily includes accounting, human resources, business consulting, taxes, organization and planning. |
| SAP | SAP is a software for data processing in the areas of accounting, controlling, sales, purchasing, production, warehousing and human resources. |
| f4transcript | The application helps you to transcribe conversations from audio or video recordings such as interviews or discussions |
| CITAVI | Literature management program |
| SPSS | is statistical software. The software can only be used via the terminal server. No licenses are issued. |
| SoSci | SoSci Survey is a software for creating and conducting online surveys and offers a variety of functions that make it easier to create and analyze surveys. |
| MAXQDA | MAXQDA is a software for the qualitative analysis of unstructured data such as interviews, field notes, surveys, tables, images, video and audio recordings, bibliographic databases and the like. |
Learning on site
2. PC rooms
Location of the rooms
- Ernst-Boehe-Str. 4 / main building(A-building):
A203, A304, A305 / A206 (language laboratory)
- Ernst-Boehe-Str. 15 / Postbank building(E-building):
E37, E1111, E1112
- Maxstr. 29 / Department 4(M building)
M204
- Rheinuferpromenade 12 / East Asia Institute(V-building)
Room MML1 Bangkok
Room MML2 Singapore
The computer rooms can be used by any student of the Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society, as long as they are not occupied for lectures during this period. The occupancy of the computer room can be found on the notice board in the room and the occupancy plans are also available online.
All PCs are equipped with Windows operating systems and the software required for education.
Users have restricted menus and access rights.
To log on to the PCs, a user name (account) and password are required in the CAMPUS computer domain. This will be created for you shortly after enrolment. You can find more information here.
Guidelines for use
Everyone working in the computer rooms undertakes to comply with the user regulations and accepts them without restriction!
- The computer rooms are freely accessible during the opening hours of the computer center, unless a notice on the door indicates otherwise. Workstations must be released in good time during events.
- To log on to a PC, use the login name and a personal password. The login name and password may not be passed on. The university is not liable for damages resulting from the deliberate or negligent disclosure of the user ID; on the contrary, the user may be held liable.
- The session on the PC must be terminated properly, i.e. Windows must always be shut down, the PC and monitor switched off and the workstation left clean.
- The copyright and license rights of the software used must be observed. Modifying, downloading or deleting programs and data as well as installing your own software is strictly prohibited.
- Backing up personal data and scanning it for viruses is the responsibility of the user.
- Food and drink as well as smoking are prohibited at the PC workstations. It is not permitted to take drinks bottles, cups, mugs or the like into the pools!
- Cell phones must be switched off as they can lead to PC malfunctions.
- Do not place any items of clothing, bags, rucksacks or suitcases on the tables or equipment. Sitting on the tables is prohibited in order to avoid vibrations.
- The chairs are not intended for storing clothes and bags; they must be placed on the clothes racks provided for this purpose. Bags and suitcases must not block the paths between the rows of tables.
- Printouts from the workstation can be made using the ASTA network printer. The saved printouts can be collected there for a fee during opening hours.
- If the devices in the PC pools display an error message or other damage occurs, please inform the computer center staff or write a message via the computer center's error message page (see icon on desktop).
- In any case, do not attempt to repair the hardware yourself and do not replace any connected components!
- Serious violations or non-compliance with the user regulations will lead to blocking or exclusion as a user of the PC pools, theft will be reported!
These user regulations are a concretization of the previous regulations and come into force upon publication.