Software, E-Learning and BigBlueButton
Here you will find information about useful software, central IT services, our e-learning platform »Moodle« and the conference tool »BigBlueButton« for online meetings.
University e-mail address
Each student and staff member of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar is provided a personal e-mail address, created as follows:
firstname.lastname@uni-weimar.de
This address is routinely used by faculties/departments to send important information to members of the university. Therefore, we strongly recommend logging in to your account on a regular basis. If you wish to use a private e-mail address, please set up the automatic forwarding function. In exceptional cases, it is possible to make changes to the e-mail address which you are issued.
Reading your e-mails with one programme
If you wish to view your e-mails using a programme like Outlook, SeaMonkey, Netscape or Thunderbird, you will first have to configure the programme accordingly. For configuration examples, please click on the respective PDF files in the right column.
Using the central e-mail address book (LDAP)
If you wish to use the central e-mail address book for university staff members, you must first configure your e-mail programme to communicate with the LDAP server. Your programme will require the following information:
Host name: ldap.uni-weimar.de
Basis-DN: o=uni-weimar
Port: 389
The server can only be accessed within the university network (also via VPN).
Webmail
With your web browser, you can access the e-mails sent to your university account at: https://webmail.uni-weimar.de
Webmail allows you to log into your account from anywhere in the world. All you need is an Internet connection and a web browser.
Mail forwarding / Out of Office message
Our system allows you to either forward your mails to a private account, or automatically reply with a personalised Out of Office message.
To create an Out of Office message, click here.
To permanently forward e-mails to another account, click here.
Downloads
Configuring your e-mail programme
(in German)
Office 365 for students
Micrososoft Office 365 ProPlus is available free of charge to students of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar on the basis of a state contract with Microsoft. The use of the software is bound to the time of the university affiliation and is only allowed on private computers (up to 5 devices; Microsoft and Macintosh)! This is NOT access to the Microsoft Azure Cloud.
You will receive the latest version of the programs listed below for local installation on your private computer via download.
Which programs can I get?
Welche Programme kann ich erhalten?
- Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook (for Windows and Macintosh)
- Available for Windows only: Access, Publisher, InfoPath, Lync
- Generally not included: Cloud services like Sharepoint and Skydrive
How can I download Office 365 ProPlus?
- The Office products can be downloaded via the Microsoft portal. In order to log in, you must first register for use via our Office365 page. Please register first on the following page: https://shibbo.scc.uni-weimar.de/office365/register
- You will then receive a separate login by e-mail, which you can use to log in to Microsoft on the following page: https://login.microsoftonline.com/login.srf
- There you can access the installation files of the available programs. You download these and install them on your private computer.
Is an Internet connection required to use Office 365 ProPlus?
- An Internet connection is essential for the installation and registration of Office. You can then also use Office offline.
For further information and support please contact our » Service Centre for Computer Systems and Communication (SCC)
NextCloud: The secure place for your data
Cloud Storage at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Together with the DFN-Verein (www.dfn.de), the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar provides users the opportunity to use cloud storage. The Technical University of Berlin is the service provider and uses Nextcloud software.
The cloud service is independently accessible to each participating university. This service can be used for exchanging and synchronizing data. Access may also be granted to external partners.
25GB of storage is typically available for each account.
The service is accessible through the web browser https://cloud.uni-weimar.de/ or through special client software. The client software is automatically accessible on centrally administered Windows systems.
Content Sharing
Content (files, directories) are shareable. The e-mail addresses of (external) partners typically have to be specified. If the partner is already registered on cloud.uni-weimar.de, only their name must be entered.
Collaborative Work (Test)
A collaborative file editing function in Büro-Office format is currently being tested. This is based on the open source software Collabora. Access is only available through a browser.
BigBlueButton (BBB) - Online courses via video conference
To run courses without attendance, the university uses the conference tool »BigBlueButton« (BBB). This allows groups to meet in virtual rooms, to get in touch with each other via video and sound as well as via public and private chats and to show or share presentations.
To make it easier for you to prepare for digital studies, we have set up a »BigBueButton« test room for you. Via the link below you can enter this room at any time and test the settings of your computer.
We recommend the browsers Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome or Edge Chromium. All three browsers work on Mac and Windows systems. Important: Please do not use Safari.
Please note that you may meet other testers in the room. Please do not change the basic settings of the virtual room either, otherwise it may no longer function.
To the BBB test room:
https://meeting.uni-weimar.de/b/rom-s2k-quf