Getting Started with the College Portal

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• What is the Portal and how will it help?
• What steps do I need to take to get started?
• Enable Password Self Administration
• Logging into the Portal
• Configuring Access to College Web Services
• Getting further help

What is the Portal and how will it help?

The Portal provides a one-stop-shop for College information and services.  From now on, you only need remember one web address – www.huddcoll.ac.uk

A staff version of the Portal was released in September 2005 and this can be accessed using any Internet connected computer.  Work to create a student version is underway. 

Once you’ve configured your Portal login, you will be able to click through to other services and information. 

What steps do I need to take to get started?

There are three steps:

• First, College systems need to be updated to enable password self administration.  This process will allow you to reset your password should you forget it in the future.
• Login to Portal for the first time
• Configure access to College systems such as the VLE, Email and H: drive.  The Portal will record these details so you won’t need to enter them in the future.

Enable Password Self Administration

This process will:

1. Apply a new password
2. Collect additional information for those times when you forget your password.

Look for and double click the  icon on your desktop
For the Security Alert prompt, click Yes.
At the login prompt, enter your current Username and Password.
For Old Password, enter the same password you used a moment ago to login
Enter a New Password, then Retype the Password and click Submit.
Now click the minimise button or scroll down to complete the Challenge Response Questions shown right.		Minimise
Click Submit
You’ve now completed the Password Self Administration process.
Click  Home to display the Portal homepage.		Home

Logging into the Portal

• Open a Web browser - Internet Explorer, Firefox or Netscape.
  
• If you’re reading this and you’re away from College, enter the College web address – www.huddcoll.ac.uk 
  
• Click to access the Portal.
  
• From the Portal homepage, click Login
  
• For Username and Password, enter your Novell login details.  These are the same details you use to access your College computer system.
  
• You should now be logged in so click to explore.

Configuring Access to College Web Services

Having logged into the Portal, you’re now able to access College web services such as email, H drive and the VLE.  On the first occasion you click these links, you’ll be asked to login.  Portal will remember these details so when you click the same links in the future, you’ll be taken straight into that service.
Think carefully about the login details you use for each service, then login to each in turn.

Groupwise

Login to the Portal.
Click to display the My Home page.
Click the Groupwise link
Now enter your Groupwise User Name and Password.
Click Login

H: Drive

When logging onto access your H: drive network space, remember to include the Context with your login name.  Your context relates to the Centre you work from.

Login to Portal
Click to display the My Home page.
Click H: Drive
Remembering to include your context, enter your User Name and Password.  Your password is the same as the one you use to access your computer

VLE

Login to the Portal.
Click to display the My Home page.
Click the VLE link.
Now enter your VLE User Name and Password.

Getting further help

Contact the ITSS helpdesk
Email – helpdesk@huddcoll.ac.uk
Telephone – 01484 437016