CMS services for collaborations and working from home
The Computer and Media Service of the HU runs some services to enable you to work in your home office. These range from encrypted access to the HU network and its resources to communication and collaboration services for working in teams:
Services via web browser
You can also reach your HU-Mail account via web interface at: hu.berlin/webmail
Video conference service
Video conferences are a good alternative to meetings and business trips. HU employees can initiate or participate in video conferences with their work computers. Due to the high demand, bottlenecks may currently occur. However, DFN is working on expanding the capacities.
Further information at: hu.berlin/videoconference
HU-Box and OnlyOffice
The HU-Box is an HU-own cloud solution for file synchronization and exchange. With the integrated office solution OnlyOffice, groups can work together on texts, tables and presentations as they are used to from their own office applications. In addition, the HU-Box offers a chat function among the participants of a data share.
Further information under: hu.berlin/box
Web files
Access via web interface to the personal and group network drives in the HU's Windows network. Not available for employees within the administration network. Further information is available at: https://hu.berlin/webfiles
Calendar service
The HU-wide calendar has a web interface to coordinate appointments, e.g. for video conferences, chats or collaborative work.
Further information at: hu.berlin/calendar
Mailing lists
With mailing lists, teams can coordinate and exchange information via their regular mail account.
Further information at: hu.berlin/mailinglists
Schedule of the DFN
The CMS provides HU members with the DFN's powerful appointment planner, which makes it easier to find difficult appointments even in larger groups and enables other simple surveys in addition to appointments.
Further information under: hu.berlin/terminplaner
Moodle
Moodle is Humboldt Universit?t's virtual learning platform for students and lecturers. It is also suitable as a work and collaboration platform for any groups that organize themselves in projects and work on joint work packages.
Further information at: hu.berlin/moodle
File exchange
If you want or need to exchange large files with colleagues, the CMS offers a simple online service where you can store files and make them available to defined user groups that are too large for mail attachments.
Further information under: hu.berlin/file exchange
Etherpad
Etherpad is an online text editor that can be used to edit texts together and simultaneously, for example to prepare proposals.
Further information at hu.berlin/etherpad
Blog
Blogs are suitable as project websites, collections, diaries or micro-publications, which can form a hub for decentralised work. The CMS offers a central Wordpress installation. Users do not have to worry about technical administration or maintenance.
Further information under: hu.berlin/blog
Wiki
In wikis, work groups can solve documentation tasks quickly and easily. The CMS operates a central Wikifarm so that interested parties can quickly set up their own Wiki without having to worry about administration and maintenance.
Further information under: hu.berlin/wiki
Connections that do not require installation
Remote Desktop/SaaS
The Remote Desktop Protocol gives employees access to a Microsoft Windows work environment with multiple applications, either on the computer or browser-based. After logging on with the HU account, users have access to their personal network drives.
Further information is available at: hu.berlin/saas
WebDAV
Access via WebDAV protocol to the personal and group network drives in the HU's Windows network. Not available for employees within the administration network.
Further information at: hu.berlin/webfiles
Services that require the installation of a program
VPN
Using Virtual Private Network, you can connect to the HU's network via your private Internet access in encrypted form to access network drives and services there. Further information and installation help.
Chat service
For meetings of two or more persons the CMS operates its own chat server. Text chat, voice chat and video chat are possible, depending on the application used. Further information under: hu.berlin/chat
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