University of Wisconsin Stout | Wisconsin's Polytechnic University
Inspiring Innovation.
At UW-Stout, Wisconsin's Polytechnic University, we are inspiring innovation.
Inspiring Innovation.
At UW-Stout, Wisconsin's Polytechnic University, we are inspiring innovation.
Users of smart phones and similar
devices on campus are reminded of the risks involved when using mobile
devices to access potentially sensitive data, such as campus e-mail. We
encourage users to enable the password-lock feature available on most
devices. An unlocked, lost phone could represent a significant data
security breech. Please be aware that the ASK5000 Technology HelpDesk cannot assist with personal handheld devices beyond providing the necessary information to connect to the campus e-mail system.
Departments are responsible for providing
faculty and staff with an appropriate computer hardware. Information on
the purchasing of computers is available from Procurement and Materials Management.
Computer equipment, like all state resources, are the property of the University and the State. Only through campus surplus sales can ownership of assets be transferred to individuals.
Each department designates one or more inventory administrators who have the ability to review and update departmental inventory, including updating the assigned user, department, computer description, or notes. Inventory Administrators as identified by their department can access inventory by visiting the self-service helpdesk and clicking "Inventory Audit" in the left navigation.
Departments may purchase software from Wisconsin Integrated Software Catalogue (WISC) or other vendors under the terms established and enforced by Purchasing and Procurement Management. License adherence and maintenance renewals remain the responsibility of the purchasing department.
Faculty and Staff
Faculty and academic staff
members actively under contract and currently in the payroll system are
eligible to purchase from the Wisconsin Integrated Software Catalogue (WISC)
site. Adjunct instructors whose payments are made to a corporation or
other business entity are not eligible for purchase from WISC. Future
and past contracts do not qualify a faculty or academic staff member for
WISC purchases.
Students
UW-Stout undergraduate and graduate students who are enrolled for the current semester are eligible to buy software from the Wisconsin Integrated Software Catalogue WISC site for installation on personal computers. Enrollment in previous or future semesters does not qualify for WISC purchases. Eligibility begins the first day of the enrolled semester and ends on the final day. Enrollment for previous or upcoming semesters does not qualify for purchasing from the WISC site. In-progress (IP) credits do not qualify a student for WISC purchases. Please see the WISC site for licensing details for each available product.
eStout (Laptop) Students
eStout students can find more information about available software on our eStout pages.
Many software applications are available for installation on all UW-Stout-owned computers. The current version of Microsoft Office is installed by default. Also available are many Keyserved titles. UW-Stout takes advantage of concurrent licensing for many software titles using a product call Keyserver. Concurrent licensing allows users to share a fixed number of software licenses. Under this type of licensing arrangement, software can be installed on any number of computers, provided that the actual usage of an application does not exceed the number of licenses owned. Eligible software titles require either an on-campus network connection or a VPN-connection from off-campus.
Some services when used away from the campus network require an
active internet connection and a VPN connection to UW-Stout. KeyServer
applications, software tutorials and mapped network drives all require
that the user first connect via VPN.
Software training is available to UW-Stout faculty, staff, and students free-of-charge. Note: If you are off-campus, you must connect via VPN in order to access the tutorials.
SPSS is no longer installed on personally-owned computers due to license changes. SPSS can only be installed on campus-owned computers or a current student leased laptops. Currently-enrolled students can purchase the SPSS GradPack from the Wisconsin Integrated Software Catalog website(Wisc Software).
KeyServer is a software-licensing manager for Macintosh and Windows based computers. KeyServer allows the University to share software licenses and significantly reduce costs by placing the number of licensed copies of software packages in a central pool to be used from anywhere on the campus network and metering usage so that the number of licenses is not exceeded. There is no noticeable response time difference between keyed and non-keyed applications as each keyed software package resides on the computer's local hard drive. The major benefit of KeyServer is that a software license is not tied to a specific machine. Once a user quits the application its license is relinquished back to the central pool of software and can then be used by someone else.
Faculty and Staff
Faculty and Staff can contact the Ask5000 Technology HelpDesk and request KeyServed software be installed. Please call Ask5000 (x5000) or create a self-service ticket for the KeyServed software you would like installed.
Students
Students wanting to install KeyServed software can come to the ASK5000 Walk-up Technology HelpDesk located in Millennium Hall.