First time setup of Educloud Research

Currently, it is only possible for people with a norwegian ID-number to apply for a project. 

1. Go to research.educloud.no/register
2. Select Request a new project
3. Log in via ID-porten
4. Fill out the form
   • Note: Please make sure to fill in you work-related email address, not a personal one
   • The form is only available in Norwegian. Please contact support for further help.
   • The form is signed via Posten Signering upon completion. Note that signing is a requirement.
   • We evaluate your application and create a project. When everything is ready, you will receive a welcome email with information on how to get started. 

Note: All Educloud projects gain access to the high-performance computing cluster Fox automatically. For those who only want access to Fox, and no other Educloud services, it is possible to apply for membership in the project ec12. This option is mainly directed at UiO users, but users outside of UiO can also apply to ec12 should they want to test Fox before getting their own project. 

You must register for a specific project in order to gain access to Educloud resources (see the guided steps below). UiO user who only want access to Fox, the general-purpose HPC cluster, can apply for access to the Fox test project ec12. 

If you do not have ID-porten 

To add international users who do not have Norwegian e-ID, the process requires the project admin to schedule a video or phone call with the new user.

1. The project admin requests a invitation link being sent to the foreign user: Educloud Self sertvice. The link requires a secret string, and will expire after 3 hours.
2. The project admin gives the secret string to the new user via video or phone call with the project admin.
3. The new user follows the link, creates the user, set password and generates qr-code for authenticator.
4. The project admin gives access to Windows machines after the new user is created.

For questions regarding user registration, please email ec-contact@usit-uio.no

If you have ID-porten

1. Go to research.educloud.no
2. Click on Get started with Educloud
3. Under Apply for access to a project click on Log in (ID-porten)

   

4. Log in using your preferred method
   • Read the documentation on eid.difi.no for help with ID-porten
5. If you are a UiO user, click Log in with Feide under Affiliated with University of Oslo. Otherwise, click Continue under Other. 
6. Click on the account you want to log in with - most users only have one option
7. Enter you Feide username and password - usually the same you use at your institution
8. Click on Log in
   • The first time you log in you will have to approve that Feide sends information about you to Educloud Research. Review the information being sent and click Continue
9. Your details will be filled out automatically. Please review the details and click Next
   • If the details are incorrect: Please stop the process and contact support.
   • You can change the e-mail to your preferred e-mail address

     

      

10. Enter the Project code for your project. (Example: ec12)

    

     

11. Click Submit application

When you have submitted the application, an administrator for the project will need to approve your application before you get access to the project. It is the admin for the relevant project and not Educloud who accepts the application. If you need your application accepted contact the project relevant admins.

From the outside of research.educloud.no

If you don't want to or can't log in with your Educloud user. Note that here ID-porten is a requirement.

1. Please go to research.educloud.no
2. Select Forgot your password?
3. Log in through ID-porten
4. Fill in the fields to make a new password.

If you are not able to log in through ID-porten, please contact us

From within research.educloud.no

If you can log in, but still want to change your password.

1. Log in with you Educloud user via research.educloud.no/login
2. Click the hat to the right of you username displayed in the top right corner, and select Profile.
3. Go to the Change password tab, fill in the new password twice and confirm. Avoid using special characters such as ", / and \. 

First you need an authenticator app on your mobile device, for generating one-time codes. There are many such apps, but we recommend using Microsoft Authenticator.

• Download and install Microsoft Authenticator on your phone. Download from App Store (iPhone) or from Google Play (Android)
• Download and install Google Authenticator on your phone. Download from App Store (Iphone) or from Play Store (Android)

In order to get the one-time codes for logging in to Educloud Research, you need to set up a connection between the authenticator app and Educloud Research. This is done by scanning a QR code that you get from the latter.

1. Go to research.educloud.no/ via PC or tablet
2. Choose Need a new one-time code? 
3. Log in through ID-porten
4. Select Generate new QR-code. 
5. Open Microsoft Authenticator app on your mobile device
   • If you have not done this before, select Get started
   • If you have already used this authenticator app, click on the plus icon to add a new connection/two-factor code.
6. Choose Scan a QR code. The camera on your phone should now open.
7. Scan the QR-code from your PC/tablet.
   • The two-factor code for Educloud Research will now be added to the bottom of the list in your autenticator app (not necessarily with that exact name).
   • The autenticator app will generate one-time codes every 30 seconds.

1. Open VMWare Horizon on your machine
2. The first time you run VMware Horizon Client for Educloud you need to connect to UiO's server. Click Add server

   

3. Enter view.educloud.no  into the text field in the pop up window and click Connect

   

4. You will be asked to enter your Educloud username and one-time code. Click Login after giving your credentials

   

    

5. When you have entered your username and one-time code successfully, please enter your Educloud password 
6. You have now successfully added (and logged in to) the Educloud server in VMWare Horizon, and the available desktops will appear.