Log In

Activate your UAlbany account to set your Password and obtain your NetID. You will then be able to log in to most IT services by going to MyUAlbany

• The MyUAlbany portal has links to many services, University news, and allows you access to your academic, financial, and other important information.

Learning Management System

Blackboard is UAlbany's Learning Management System (LMS). Blackboard has many features which allow faculty to upload files and organize course content, communicate with students via announcements or email, and assign/grade assignments easily through the browser. When you have courses that use Blackboard, you are able to easily access course documents, contact the instructor or TAs, and check your course grades throughout the semester. At UAlbany, we have Blackboard courses that span the online spectrum: web enhanced to supplement face to face classes, blended which reduces class seat time with more online activities or fully online where students never have to come to campus.

Wi-Fi and Networking

UAlbanyWiFi is the secure wireless service used on campus by students, faculty, and staff. It authenticates with your NetID and Password, and requires support for the WPA2-Enterprise protocol.

To connect to UAlbanyWiFi wireless service on a smartphone or tablet, the following general steps should help:

1. In Settings, view the available wireless networks
2. Choose UAlbanyWiFi
3. Enter your UAlbany NetID and Password
4. If prompted, accept/trust the certificate
5. The connection should complete and reconnect automatically when you are in range of a UAlbanyWiFi signal again

For detailed instructions, go to Getting Connected - UAlbany WiFi.

E-mail

UAlbany Mail is part of Microsoft’s Office 365 for Education. If you don’t already know your University e-mail address, it is posted within MyUAlbany.

To connect to UAlbany Mail on a smartphone or tablet, the following general steps should help:

1. In Settings, choose to add an account
2. Choose the type, Exchange or Corporate
3. Enter your UAlbany e-mail address and your password
4. The account should set up and may present further options for customization
5. New messages will be automatically delivered to the device

For detailed instructions, go to Getting Connected - UAlbany Mail.

Security

Never share password information with anyone; it keeps your data and files safe. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your computer. Be sure to have active anti-virus software installed and running, and keep the operating system and other software updated. We have some recommendations of Anti-Virus Software for Personally Owned Equipment available.

Software

Microsoft Office 365 is available for free via download through UAlbany Mail as long as you are a student at UAlbany. It allows installing a full version of Microsoft Office on your computers and mobile devices.

• For details and instructions, go to Office 365 Subscription License.

Licensed software available to students at no charge are:

• Maple for Students - Maple is a symbolic and numeric computing environment, and is also a multi-paradigm programming language.

• MatLab - MathWorks produces mathematical computing software for engineers, scientists, mathematicians, and researchers. MATLAB, the language of technical computing, is a programming environment for algorithm development, data analysis, visualization, and numeric computation.

• SAS Analytics U - SAS (Statistical Analysis System) is software suite developed by SAS Institute at the University of North Carolina State for advanced analytics, multivariate analyses, business intelligence, data management, and predictive analytics. 

  • SAS University Edition 
  • SAS OnDemand for Academics

Source for purchasing software applications at an educational discount:

• OnTheHub.com - University at Albany has partnered with Kivuto Solutions' OnTheHub Webstore to offer select software products to the campus community for use on their own personal computers.

Additional information about software used by the University Community.

Computers and Printing

In the three University libraries, ITS has computers with Microsoft Office and academic software.

Printers are available in the Libraries. You can print from the computers there or from your own laptop!

For details and instructions, go to UniPrint Services.

Personal Computers and Devices:

• If there is no requirement stated by your academic department, choose a computer that suits your personal and academic needs and preferences. The computer or mobile device should support enterprise wireless technology (WPA2-Enterprise/802.1x) for use with the wireless internet services on campus. We recommend purchase of a 3 year or 4 year service contract including accidental damage protection. Students can then contact the vendor for help with operating system or hardware issues that may occur with a computer or device they bring to campus. 
• Within MyUAlbany is the Technology Resources section where you will find links to Apple Store for Education and Dell University programs.

File Storage

Office 365 includes OneDrive for Business, with 1TB of online storage and Office Web Apps to edit or collaborate on documents. For details and instructions, go to OneDrive for Business.

Access to your S Drive, your personal space with 100MB of storage, is available when you use ITS public use computers or a personal computer. For instructions to access, go to File Storage - S: Drive.

Need more help? Contact the ITS Service Desk.