THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Introduction

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Introduction to Agnes Chau (ccbox@hku. hk) Computer Centre Updated September 3, 2007 1

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Agenda What is HKU Portal? Benefits and Highlights How to use HKU Portal Demonstration Putting services on HKU Portal Q&A 2

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE What is HKU Portal? Web-based and user-customizable service that allows users to access HKU electronic services with single sign-on. Through the HKU Portal, you can access email services, online course materials, library resources and other online services provided by various departments. Launched in January 2003. 3

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE What is HKU Portal? Accessible from the Internet at http: //hkuportal. hku. hk using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5. 5 or above 4

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Why do we need HKU Portal? Need to meet challenges in campus informatization • • Explosion of online information services Growing no. of different services providers Heterogeneous system platforms Inconsistent and unfriendly means of user access 5

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Current Outcome Reliable, resilient and scalable portal system. Deliver e-services in a better manageable way. Resourceful – hosting a wide range of information and services for staff and students. Well received by staff and students. 6

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Current Outcome High access rate among staff and students 7

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Benefits of HKU Portal In the past: services were scattered One location for email 8

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Benefits of HKU Portal In the past : services were scattered Another location for faculty 9

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Benefits of HKU Portal : single web interface for various services and information 10

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Benefits of HKU Portal In the past: multiple Sign-on’s User needs to login to each service 11

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Benefits of HKU Portal : no more login is needed for email and other services after entering HKU Portal 12

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Benefits of HKU Portal In the past: users were given all kinds of information 13

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Benefits of HKU Portal : users can select which services to see 14

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Benefits of HKU Portal : different users can have different portals 15

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Benefits of HKU Portal : different users can have different portals 16

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Benefits of HKU Portal : users are given relevant information My. Library, My Department, My Web. CT courses 17

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Current Services HKU Today’s Events and U-Notices Webmail Web. CT My. Library My Faculty and Department Student Connect or staff UIS My Bookmarks of online services 18

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Current Services Selectable services 40 online services provided by Computer Centre, Office of Student Affairs, Institute of Human Performance, HKU Museum, etc. Selectable HKU web sites HKU News HKU Departments Student Societies Halls and Accommodation 19

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Current Services My. UIS for staff 40 services provided by Human Resources, FEO, Estates Office, Academic Services, Research Services Section Student Connect for students 8 services provided by Academic Services, FEO, OSA Local Weather and Traffic 20

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Technical Highlights Server SUN Enterprise v 480 + 2 x Dell PE 1850 + IBM Open. Power 710 2 CPU, 8 G RAM with SAN storage Sun Solaris v 8 Allow access from HKU Intranet initially Database Oracle 9 i and MS SQL Server 21

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Technical Highlights Open source applications Portal platform : u. Portal v 2 Web server : Tomcat v 4 Single sign-on : Central Authentication Service (CAS) Repository of user accounts : Open LDAP Email : IMP Webmail 22

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Technical Highlights Self developed utilities My. Links : intuitive interface to select services in HKU Portal CASEnabler : enable single sign-on CASLogout : provides single logout for all CAS-enabled applications 23

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Using HKU Portal Browser IE v 7 or v 6 or v 5. 5 preferred Visit http: //hkuportal. hku. hk User Identification / Personal Identification No. (UID / PIN) Staff : UID/PIN = HKUCC/HKUSUA account/pwd Student : UID/PIN = HKUSUC/HKUSUA account/pwd 24

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Using HKU Portal New ‘HKU Portal’ icon in Staff / Student Intranet 25

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Using HKU Portal Single login step at http: //hkuportal. hku. hk 26

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Using HKU Portal Presented with default services (template) Some services are displayed directly 27

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Using HKU Portal Can navigate among tabs to select service Select service Navigate among tabs 28

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Using HKU Portal Select information / services of interest 29

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Using HKU Portal Can also customize appearance of portal 30

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Using HKU Portal Logout HKU Portal (will also logout all other services) when finished 31

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Using HKU Portal Close your browsers 32

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Staff Portal For HKU Staff 33

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Accessing UIS on HKU Portal 2 authentication choices for My. UIS Second login with UIS password Added security protection Direct access from HKU Portal Convenience 34

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Student Portal For HKU Students 35

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Demonstration 36

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Putting Services on HKU Portal Develop an online service Authenticate? No Yes enable the online service for single sign-on (with help of CC) Register service on HKU Portal with CC Users can choose this service from their HKU Portal 37

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Putting Services on HKU Portal A service can be Mandatory, Default, Optional Service Type Appear on user’s portal by default Can be removed Can be added by user Mandatory Yes No N/A Default Yes Yes Optional No Yes 38

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Future Possibilities More services provided by different departments More specialized user profiles 39

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Q&A 40

THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Thank You! 41