Laptops and wireless access
Do you own a laptop?
The Faculty of Life Sciences presumes that new students have a laptop when they begin their studies. Teaching may therefore be planned on the assumption that students have their own computer.
It is not an ultimate requirement that you buy a laptop, but the teachers responsible for the course may plan their teaching on the assumption that you have a laptop at your disposal. If you do not wish to or are unable to buy a laptop, you may use the computer facilities at the Faculty of Life Sciences. NOTE: Special comments apply to some of the BSc programmes – see below.
There is wireless network access in several locations at the Faculty of Life Sciences. Wireless network access is also being extended to cover lecture rooms etc. Power sockets for recharging laptops can be found in locations with network access. Printers can be found in all IT teaching rooms, decentres and group rooms and on landing C in the lobby.
If you need support regarding Internet and programmes for your laptop: contact IT-student support
What are the system requirements for your laptop?
Hardware:
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Minimum requirements |
Recommended requirements* |
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800 MHz processor
512 MB RAM
5 GB hard disk
CD drive and wireless network card ** |
1.5 GHz processor
1 GB RAM
30 GB hard disk
DVD combo drive and wireless network card ** |
* If your studies require you to work with demanding software such as drawing or graphics programs, you may need a more powerful computer.
** The wireless network at the Faculty of Life Sciences supports the three conventional standards 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g. This means that you can use the faculty’s wireless network if you have a wireless network card which supports at least one of the three standards. For the highest speed use the 802.11a standard.
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Note: According to the Faculty of Life Sciences’ IT security regulations, information sent via the wireless network must be encrypted. The faculty uses the encryption standard WPA, and you must make sure that the wireless network card in your laptop supports this standard or WPA2 which is backwards compatible. You can obtain this information from your dealer. Alternatively, you can look for WiFi-certified equipment which is labelled with a sticker bearing the WiFi logo. This indicates that the product supports the WPA standard. |
Software:
Note: Faculty of Life Sciences recommends not to use Windows Vista due to the fact that some software does not work with this operative system. However, the wireless network does works with Vista.
During your time as a student, you may encounter student-specific programs such as
InfoSvin, Bedriftsløsning, Daisy and AutoCad. You do not have to buy these programs in advance, since you will not need them right away. The Faculty of Life Sciences also has student licenses for some of the programs, which means that you will be able to obtain them free of charge.
Special comments:
BSc programme in Veterinary Medicine: You do not have to buy a laptop before you begin your studies at the faculty, but you will need one at some point during your studies.
BSc programmes in Natural Resources, Food Science, Biology-Biotechnology and Farming Economy: Before you commence your studies, you must have a laptop with the program R installed on it. You will need the program for the “Mathematics and data processing” course. You can install R via the website (in Danish): http://www.matfys.kvl.dk/mat-dat/installation.html.
Before you begin your studies, you should also read these instructions from the teachers thoroughly and test your knowledge from upper secondary school (in Danish): Velkommen til Matematik og databehandling.
Study programmes in Landscape Architecture have special software/hardware requirements. Click here for more information.
How to access the wireless network at the Faculty of Life Sciences?
Before you can connect your laptop to the faculty’s network, you must sign the “Declaration on the use of the DSR server Faculty of Life Sciences” form.
This either happens electronically in connection with admission to a study programme at the faculty or by completing a form about IT security at the faculty which can be obtained from the IT student staff.
You can contact the IT student staff between 12 and 16 on the local phone: 2348. You can also meet the IT student staff face to face between 12 and 14 in their office in Barakken
Else-Marie Baun, - last update:17 December 2010