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6 <strong>The</strong> <strong>D<strong>at</strong>abar</strong> <strong>System</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>DTU</strong><br />

3 <strong>DTU</strong> Portal and CampusNet<br />

<strong>DTU</strong>’s web portal <strong>at</strong> http://portalen.dtu.dk/ provides an index of the inform<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

th<strong>at</strong> is available to all <strong>DTU</strong> students and employees. <strong>The</strong>re you can<br />

also read campus news, confirm which courses you are registered for, discover<br />

inform<strong>at</strong>ion groups, and find other useful notes and tips. <strong>The</strong> portal functions<br />

as a frontpage for CampusNet, too.<br />

CampusNet gives you access to numerous study-rel<strong>at</strong>ed functions and d<strong>at</strong>a.<br />

For example, this is where you register for courses or cancel a course registr<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />

You can loc<strong>at</strong>e other students here, and often you will find discussion<br />

groups rel<strong>at</strong>ed to particular courses. It is also possible to access your student<br />

e-mail and download free software <strong>at</strong> CampusNet.<br />

If you want to go directly to CampusNet without going through the portal,<br />

you can use this web address: http://www.campusnet.dtu.dk/, or even<br />

shorter: http://cn.dtu.dk.<br />

4 Support and helpdesk<br />

If you need technical support with any of the IT systems <strong>at</strong> <strong>DTU</strong>, you may<br />

write to itsupport@student.dtu.dk. This is a generic e-mail address, and the<br />

supporters will take care of forwarding your request to the right people — no<br />

m<strong>at</strong>ter if your question is about the Winbar, the G-<strong>Bar</strong>, the K-<strong>Bar</strong> etc. Please<br />

be as specific as possible with your support question; the more details you<br />

provide up front, the less the supporters will have to ask you afterwards, and<br />

the faster your problem can be solved.<br />

Altern<strong>at</strong>ively, you may visit the G-<strong>Bar</strong> support office, which is loc<strong>at</strong>ed in<br />

building 308, room 119 (phone number 51265). <strong>The</strong>y help with G-<strong>Bar</strong> issues,<br />

including problems th<strong>at</strong> you might have connecting to <strong>DTU</strong> from a mobile<br />

device or home computer. <strong>The</strong>y can also help out if you have trouble installing<br />

course-specific software on Linux or Windows computers. <strong>The</strong> opening hours<br />

can be seen <strong>at</strong> http://www.gbar.dtu.dk.<br />

If you have forgotten your password, you will have to have to visit the<br />

student office in building 101 with a valid ID in order to get a new one.<br />

5 ThinLinc remote login<br />

It is possible to log in to the G-<strong>Bar</strong> from your home or through the <strong>DTU</strong> Wireless<br />

Network. Sitting <strong>at</strong> your computer anywhere, you can make use of the<br />

G-<strong>Bar</strong> computing power as well as the large selection of programs. For this<br />

purpose, the G-<strong>Bar</strong> recommends and supports the product ThinLinc offered<br />

by Cendio A/B.

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