Installation and Setup Procedures for Office 365 ProPlus on Windows 8/Windows 10
1. System Requirements Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster x86-bit or x64-bit processor with SSE2 Memory: 1 GB RAM (32-bit); 2 GB RAM (64-bit) Hard disk: 3.0 GB of available disk space Display: 1024 x 768 screen resolution Operating system: Windows 8 or Windows 10 2. Installation and Setup Procedures Note: Please remove older versions of Office from […]
Setup Procedures for Microsoft OneDrive on Windows 8/Windows 10
OneDrive for Business is a public cloud storage offered by Microsoft. Staff members are advised not to store or share any personal or sensitive data on OneDrive. Please read the “Guidelines on Electronic Communications and Storing Personal Data on Portable Storage Devices, Personally-owned Computers and Public Cloud Services” at Guidelines on Electronic Communications and Storage of Personal Data for […]
SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) with FileZilla on Mac OS X
SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) with FileZilla on Mac OS X The Secure File Transfer Protocol is a network protocol that provides secure file access, file transfer, and file management functionality. The following procedure is for using SFTP connection with FileZilla on Mac OS X. A. Set up a secure file transfer connection Start FileZilla (free download from http://filezilla-project.org/download.php (Intel version)). […]
SSH (Secure Shell) with Putty
SSH (Secure Shell) with Putty Secure Shell (SSH) is the standard for secure file transfer and remote logins over the Internet. All network traffic is encrypted and optionally compressed to provide strong authentication measures for secure communication. A. Setup and connect to the servers There is no native SSH client program installed in the Windows Operating […]
Procedure to access HKU Email via Outlook using IMAP
Procedure to access HKU Email via Outlook using IMAP NOTE: Please close your Outlook before you work out the steps below. Press Windows key + R to open Run command. Enter “outlook.exe /manageprofiles” and press OK. Click “Email Accounts“. Click “New“. Click the checkbox “Manual setup or additional server types” and click “Next“. Click the checkbox next to “POP and […]
Installation and Setup Procedures for Office 365 ProPlus on Macintosh
Installation and Setup Procedures Note: Please remove older versions of Office from your Mac before your start to install Office 365 ProPlus. Go to Microsoft login page. Enter your HKU Portal UID (UID@hku.hk) and you will be redirected to another designated login page, Microsoft Office 365 for Staff. Enter your “HKU Portal PIN” in the password field […]
Installation and Setup Procedures for Microsoft Office on iPhone/iPad
1. Installation and Setup Procedures Note: Please remove older versions of Office from your mobile devices before your start the installation. Go to “App Store”. Type “Microsoft Office” under the search box. Tap “Get” Microsoft Office to download the app. After installation, open “Microsoft Office” app. Swipe through the introduction pages until you see the login page. […]
Procedure to Access HKU Email via iOS Devices Using IMAP Account
Procedure to Access graduate.hku.hk Email via iOS Devices Using IMAP Account To add an email account in your iOS device, tap “Settings” > “Mail” > “Accounts” > “Add Account” > “Other”. Choose “Add Mail Account”. Enter your name, email(in format of uid@graduate.hku.hk), and description of your mail account. Tap “Next” to continue. For incoming mail server, please use the corresponding host name: Email Service Host Name Graduate graduate.hku.hk Then, […]
Procedure to access HKU Email via Android mobile device IMAP account
Procedure to access HKU Email via Android mobile device IMAP account This section describes the configuration procedure to access HKU Email via Android mobile device IMAP account. Open email app on Android device. Go to “Settings” > “ADD ACCOUNT”. Input your email address and password. For Graduates, the email address is UID@graduate.hku.hk Select IMAP. Account Setup […]
User Guide on Office 365 ProPlus for Staff
Quick Links 1. Introduction Faculty and eligible staff are entitled the right to download and install Office 365 ProPlus on up to 5 personal machines (PC or Mac) and Office apps on up to 5 tablets (including Android, iPad, and Windows tablets) and 5 phones per user without additional cost. They can use Microsoft’s online cloud […]