1 THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Introduction to Agnes Chau Computer Centre Updated September 3, 2007

2 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

3 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 services, online course materials, library resources and other online services provided by various departments. Launched in January 2003.

4 THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE What is HKU Portal? Accessible from the Internet at using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or above

5 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

6 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.

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

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

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

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

11 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

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

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

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

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

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

17 THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Benefits of HKU Portal Portal : users are given relevant information MyLibrary, My Department, My WebCT courses

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

19 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

20 THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Current Services MyUIS 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

21 THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Technical Highlights Server SUN Enterprise v x Dell PE IBM OpenPower CPU, 8G RAM with SAN storage Sun Solaris v8 Allow access from HKU Intranet initially Database Oracle 9i and MS SQL Server

22 THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Technical Highlights Open source applications Portal platform : uPortal v2 Web server : Tomcat v4 Single sign-on : Central Authentication Service (CAS) Repository of user accounts : Open LDAP IMP Webmail

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

24 THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Using HKU Portal Browser IE v7 or v6 or v5.5 preferred Visit User Identification / Personal Identification No. (UID / PIN) Staff : UID/PIN = HKUCC/HKUSUA account/pwd Student : UID/PIN = HKUSUC/HKUSUA account/pwd

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

26 THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Using HKU Portal Single login step at

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

36 THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Demonstration

37 THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Develop an online service Authenticate? 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 Yes No Putting Services on HKU Portal

38 THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Putting Services on HKU Portal A service can be Mandatory, Default, Optional Service TypeAppear on user’s portal by default Can be removed by user Can be added by user MandatoryYesNoN/A DefaultYes OptionalNoYes

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

40 THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Q & A

41 THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG COMPUTER CENTRE Thank You!