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The best way to arrange softcopy documents to be signed by approver while off campus

Recently we have received enquiries from administrative staff on handling multiple documents required supervisor / department head / senior management to sign electronically while working from home. To avoid sending message with large PDF document which might jam the recipient’s mailbox, there is a better alternative.

IT security online training course – Module 21 available for staff

New module of the IT Security Online Training Course for staff is now available on LEARN@PolyU. This module will introduce ‘Mobile Ransomware’ and how it steals sensitive data or locks a device.

Pick up office number or department hotline while working from home

To receive incoming calls to your office phone number / department contact number while working from home, you can choose either one of the following ways.

Online workshops for students in March

A list of online workshops covering practical skills of gamification software development, short film creation with animation effect will be made available in March. Students who are interested are welcome to join.

Work from home and remote access to your office desktop

Staff / research students who need to use special licensed software / hardware feature on office desktop or require business sensitive data to stay within office can apply to register your office desktop to enable remote access from outside campus.

Remote access to Student Computer Centre

Students who need to use licensed software such as Adobe Creative Cloud, SPSS, SAS and AutoCAD while studying outside campus can leverage PolyU Desktop Sharing Portal to access desktop computers at Student Computer Centre (SCC).

Two-factor authentication for using PolyU O365 apps on MS Cloud wherever not in HK SAR

To align with security requirements for access PolyU O365 applications (e.g. Outlook email, OneDrive for Business and etc.) hosted on Microsoft Cloud from locations outside HK SAR, two-factor authentication will be required effective from 4 March 2022.

Smart tips for switching phone using Microsoft Authentication app

Are you planning to change smartphone? If you are using the Microsoft Authentication App on your old device, don’t it throw away/ trade in your old device yet as it is needed to transfer Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) service to the new smartphone.

IT security online training course – Module 20 available for staff

New module of the IT Security Online Training Course for staff is now available on LEARN@PolyU. This module will introduce the ransomware risks in Microsoft office files.

Try out the wireless projection to Smart Panels in classrooms

41 classrooms in the University have been deployed with prevailing Smart Panels for class activities. Staff and students can share the screen of their notebooks / mobile devices with others via Smart Panel in the classroom with a few clicks.