Health Computing has many responsibilities with regards to computing. Responsibilities include maintaining the undergraduate computer lab as well as deploying lab software. Health Computing also provides Nexus accounts for students. Nexus accounts include a roaming profile, an email account, and personal filespace. Assistance with setting of passwords and printing is also available. All members of Health Computing are available for consulting on any computing issues. If you have read the frequently asked questions and your issue isn't resolved, please feel free to email or visit any member of Health Computing.
See a complete list of services for undergraduate students.
First year student? Resources for first year students
Things you need to know
Getting to know Health Computing
Who are We? Where are we? How to contact us
Your accounts - identity and access management
WatIAM, Two-factor authentication, Protecting your account
Connectivity
Nexus, Wireless, VPN, Printing, Health Virtual Computing Lab
Communication and collaboration
Email, Calendar, Office 365, WatSafe, UWaterloo Portal
Software for teaching and research
Computing labs and teaching/seminar rooms
How to pages
- How to set up your Microsoft 365 email account (on Windows, Mac and Mobile Devices)
- Quickly mute your notifications while in a video conference
- How to connect with VPN (Windows)
How to connect with VPN (Mac) - How to map a network drive (Windows)
How to map a network drive (Mac) - How to restore files from your network drive (backup/recovery)
- SAS
- NVivo
- How to use SPSS and NVivo Remotely (using the Virtual Computing Lab)