Computers & IT
Remote access
Remote access
As a student at KI you can access your documents saved in the catalogue connected to your student login from home or the wireless network.
Please contact Student IT at 08-524 84 000 for more information.
The proxy service has been replaced by a log in link in the top right corner at the main library website. If you are a registered student at Karolinska Institutet or an employee, you will access all library e-resources through this log in whether you are using a computer at Karolinska Institutet, or using your home computer. Therefore, you do not have to log in through proxy anymore.
If you have problems or questions, contact us.
Students and staff at KI can log in to get remote access to databases and journals.
Click log in to the right on top of this page.
- Staff: log in with the same user name and password as your e-mail
- Students: log in with the same user name and password as your e-mail.
Teachers should contact the library customer service: telephone: +46 (0)8 524 84 000; e-mail: ub@ki.se.
If you are a student at KI and have problems with the proxy service you should turn to Lyktan student service desk at the library: phone: +46 (0)8 524 84 000 (choose 2), e-mail: lyktan@ki.se.
Rules and regulations
Rules and regulations
KI is providing a number of computers for students to use in their studies. Terms of use for these are listed in the attatched document below.
Student account
Student account
All students at KI has their own home folder connected to their student login in the computer rooms. You´ll find your home folder on H: (click on "my computer" on the desktop to find the computers different units). We recomend that everyone saves their work in the home folder. We do a daily backup on the home folders and do not take responsibility for lost work saved at other locations.
Computer rooms
Computer rooms
These computer programs are installed on all computers in our computer rooms:
MS Windows XP (operativsystem)
• MS Office 2007 (Access, Excel, InfoPath, PowerPoint, Publisher och Word)
• MS Office 2007 Orthography (swedish & english)
• Keyboard training 2000
• Adobe Reader 9.2
• Marcomedia Authorware Web Player 7.0
• Adobe Flash player 10
• Cult3D
• Dietist
• Pharm
• Chime plugin
• R for Windows
• FysioFix Exercise
• ISIS Draw
• IrfanView 3.97 - picture management
• World Health Chart 2001
• Neural Communication
• SyraBas
• Winamp Lite 5.1 - to play music
• Windows Mediaplayer 11 - for music and films
• Quicktime Alternative - for music and film on Internet
• Realtime Alternative - for music and film on Internet
• Internet Explorer 8 Eng, Full - web browser
• Mozilla firefox 3.6.3 - web browser
• ICQ2Go! - ICQ in your web browser
• Windows Live Messenger 8.5
• PuTTY 0.58 - ssh klient
• WinSCP 3.66 - SFTP program
• Crimson Editor 3.7 - text editor för tex HTML
• Java 1.4.2 - Javaklient
• Ultimate Zip 3.3 - to unpack files
• SPSS 20
• Endnote Web2.8
In Dot, Enter, Space, 6G, S311 also:
• SAS 9.2
• Stata 9.2
There are seven computer rooms in Huddinge. Students can also use the computers in the library's study rooms.
| Matilda(6G) | Computer lecture room |
|---|---|
| Number of computers: | 20 + teacher's computer |
| Opening hours: | Mon-Fri 7-17 |
| Location: | Level 6, Alfred Nobels Allé 8 |
| Printer: | In the room |
| Scanner. CD/DVD recorder. Projector. |
| Malte | Computer |
|---|---|
| Number of computersr: | 20 |
| Opening hours: | Mon-Fri 7-22, Sat-Sun 11-17 |
| Location: | Level 7, Alfred Nobels Allé 8 |
| Printer: | Outside the room |
| Scanner. CD/DVD recorder. |
| Moa | Computer room |
|---|---|
| Number of computers: | 14 |
| Opening hours: | Mon-Fri 7-17 |
| Location: | Level 7, Alfred Nobels Allé 8 |
| Printer: | Outside the room |
| Scanner. CD/DVD recorder. |
| Mona | Computer room |
|---|---|
| Number of computers: | 10 |
| Opening hours: | Mon-Fri 7-17 |
| Location: | Level 4, Alfred Nobels Allé 8 |
| Printer: | In the library |
| Scanner. CD/DVD recorder. |
| Ursula | Computer room |
|---|---|
| Number of computers: | 18 |
| Opening hours: | Mon-Fri 7-17, Sat-Sun 11-17 |
| Location: | Level 3, Alfred Nobels Allé 23 |
| Printer: | Outside the room |
| Scanner. CD/DVD recorder. |
| Urban (S311) | Computer lecture room |
|---|---|
| Number of computers: | 20 +teacher's computer |
| Opening hours: | Mon-Fri 7-17 |
| Location: | Level 3, Alfred Nobels Allé 23 |
| Printer: | Outside the room |
| Scanner. CD/DVD recorder. Projector. |
| Uno | Computer room |
|---|---|
| Number of computers: | 9 |
| Opening hours: | Mon-Fri 7-17 |
| Location: | Level 5, Alfred Nobels Allé 23 |
| Printer: | In the corridor on level 3 |
| Scanner. CD/DVD recorder. |
There are nine computer rooms in Solna. Students can also use the computers in the library's study rooms.
| Hanna | Computer room |
|---|---|
| Numer of computersr: | 11 |
| Opening hours: | Every day 7-22 |
| Location: | Level 3, House 75 |
| Printer: | Outside the room |
| Scanner. CD/DVD recorder (on all computers) |
| Lilla akvariet | Computer room |
|---|---|
| Number of computers: | 10 |
| Opening hours: | Mon-Thurs 9-21, Fri 9-18, Sat 11-17 |
| Location: | Library, by Lyktan |
| Printer: | In the room |
| Scanner. CD/DVD recorder (on all computers) |
| Bodil | Computer room |
|---|---|
| Number of computers: | 10 |
| Opening hours: | Mon-Fri 7-22, Sat-Sun 11-17 |
| Location: | BZ level 2, Utopia |
| Printer: | By computer room ENTER. |
| Scanner. CD/DVD recorder (on all computers) |
| Bruno | Computer room |
|---|---|
| Number of computers: | 14 |
| Opening hours: | Mon-Fri 7-22, Sat-Sun 11-17 |
| Location: | BZ level 2, Utopia |
| Printer: | By computer room ENTER. |
| Scanner. CD/DVD recorder. |
| Enter | Computer lecture room |
|---|---|
| Number of computers: | 14 + teacher's computer |
| Opening hours: | Mon-Fri 7-22, Sat-Sun 11-17 |
| Location: | BZ level 2, Utopia |
| Printer: | By computer room ENTER. |
| Scanner. CD/DVD recorder. Projector. |
| Space | Computer lecture room |
|---|---|
| Number of computers: | 14 + teacher's computer |
| Opening hours: | Mon-Fri 7-22, Sat-Sun 11-17 |
| Location: | BZ level 2, Utopia |
| Printer: | By computer room ENTER. |
| Scanner. CD/DVD recorder. Projector. Stereo equipment. |
| Dot | Computer lecture room |
|---|---|
| Number of cmputers: | 8 |
| Opening hours: | Mon-Fri 7-22, Sat-Sun 11-17 |
| Location: | BZ level 2, Utopia |
| Printer: | By computer room ENTER. |
| Scanner. CD/DVD recorder. |
| Chatten | Computer room |
|---|---|
| Number of computers: | 10 |
| Opening hours: | Mon-Fri 7-22, Sat-Sun 11-17 |
| Location: | BZ level 2, Utopia |
| Printer: | By computer room ENTER. |
| Scanner. CD/DVD recorder. |
| KIB's computer room |
Computer room |
|---|---|
| Number of computers: | 18 |
| Opening hours: | Mon-Thurs 9-21, Fri 9-18, Sat 11-17 |
| Location: | In the library |
| Printer: | Library printer room |
| CD/DVD recorder. |
Wireless network
Wireless network
Ki.se is a wireless network that can be used by students and staff connected to KI.
- Log on to ki.se via the address http://login.ki.se via your browser.
- It´s the same login and password for "ki.se" as for the computers and webmail (goes for both students and employees).
If you have questions about the wireless network, visit Lyktan.
The wireless network(ki.se) covers large areas of campus both in Huddinge and in Solna.
Solna
- BZ, 2nd floor
- Vinterträdgården between BZ and Jöns Jacob, 2nd floor
- Restaurant Jöns Jacob, 2nd floor
- Lecture halls Adam, Bertil och Cesar, 2nd floor
- BZ, the library, 3d floor
- BZ, LIME, 4th floor
- Some parts of Hus75, for example the kitchenette and some of the group rooms.
Huddinge
- ANA 8, the library, 4th floor
- ANA 8, the restaurant and the students pub, 4th floor
- ANA 8, some parts of the Student service area, 5th floor
- ANA 23, 1st floor, 2nd floor, 3rd floor, 4th floor, 5th floor
Wireless network at Studentpalatset & Stockholm University
KI students can also use the wireless network at Studentpalatset and at Stockholm University. Login with the same username and password as at KI (notice the username should be without "@student.ki.se").
Printouts from the wireless network debits in the same way as printouts from the computer rooms. You can charge your printing account at Student-ITs helpdesk or at Lyktan in Solna or Huddinge.
At the present this function is not available for Windows 7 and Mac OS.
How to print
- Click on the start menu and choose "Printers and Faxes".
- Choose "Add a printer".
- Then choose "A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer".
- Write in the printer address: "\\samarin.student.ki.se\printer name". Example: \\samarin.student.ki.se\WLANutopia
- Print the document and make sure to choose the correct printer.
- Finally, in order to approve your print out, you have to login on the page http://samarin.student.ki.se/print. Use the same login and password as for the computers and the webmail.
Available printers:
| Printer name | Place | House | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|
| WLANhus75 | Outside Hanna | Hus 75 | Solna |
| WLANakvariet | In Lilla akvariet | BZ, 2nd floor | Solna |
| WLANutopia | Outside Enter, Utopia | BZ, 2nd floor | Solna |
| WLANElvisPlan3 | In printer room at the library | BZ, 3rd floor | Solna |
| WLANcolorsolna | Outside Enter, Utopia | BZ, 2nd floor | Solna |
| WLANana8plan6 | In Matilda(6G) | ANA8, 6th floor | Huddinge |
| WLANana8plan7 | Outside Malte and Moa | ANA8, 7th floor | Huddinge |
| WLANana23plan3 | Outside Urban(S311) and Ursula | ANA23, 3rd floor | Huddinge |
| WLANKibhudd | Outside study rooms in the library | ANA8, 4th floor | Huddinge |
| WLANColorHuddinge | Outside Urban(S311) and Ursula | BZ, 3rd floor | Huddinge |
Scanning
Scanning
- Put the original in the scanner and start the program PrestoPageManager from the computer desktop.
- Click on the scanner icon in the symbol meny.The scanner manager will open.
- Select document type (photo/magazine/newspaper/document).
- Click on preview under Display test image. The scanner reads and adjust settings.
- Click on perform scan.
- Close the scanner manager. The image will be saved in the PrestoPageManager program.
- Doubleclick on the image and save in prefered format. (choose jpeg to attach to email)
For students at Karolinska Institutet there is a scanner in every computer room, both in Huddinge and in Solna.
For visitors who are not students there is a guest computer with scanner by the costumer service at the library, both in Huddinge and in Solna.
Toolbar
Toolbar
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