Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning IT Support

Lynda Online Software Tutorials

Online Software Training Resource Available for Staff and Students

The faculty has recently acquired access to a software training resource, Lynda.com.

This provides an extensive suite of software training videos for staff and students to utilise for their professional development, teaching delivery or research training. The video instruction and sample files can be viewed from any computer on the faculty network, a laptop connected to Uniwireless or from home via VPN.

We encourage you to use this resource and consider embedding aspects of the software training in your teaching as appropriate.

Instructions for Access

  1. From a computer on the ABP LAN network
    1. In any web browser enter the following address: iplogin.lynda.com (no 'http://www' is needed).

      IP login
    2. The Lynda.com page with the online library loads, and in a box on the top right hand corner of the page you should see that you are currently logged in as 'IP Program User'.

      Logged in
      If the login has not been successful, please contact the ABP IT Team for assistance.
    3. From any of the four drop-down menus, the 'search' function or the list of course titles select a tutorial to watch.

      Tutorials
    4. Click on any segment and the tutorial should start in a popup window You're in. Watch, learn and enjoy.
  2. From a laptop connected via UniWireless on the ABP LAN network
    1. The process is exactly the same as above, but make sure that the University proxy server is configured, this allows access to external sites. The automatic proxy server address is http://www.unimelb.edu.au/cgi-bin/proxy.pac  For more information about setting a proxy server go to www.its.unimelb.edu.au/support/networks/proxy/windows.
  3. From home with a private Internet Service Provider(ISP) through a desktop or laptop
    1. You will need to log in through your VPN. If your computer does not already have the VPN client, you will need to install it. The install files are located at www.its.unimelb.edu.au/support/networks/vpn/download_client_software.
    2. Select the appropriate client for your operating system Mac or Windows.
    3. After installing the Cisco VPN client, go to the Start Menu to launch the application.
    4. Login with your email account username and password and if VPN is connected you will notice a locked padlock on the bottom right hand side of your system tray.
    5. Now follow the same process as in point No.1.

      NB. After connecting to VPN, you will not be able to browse other external pages unless you change your proxy settings to the university proxy given above.

 

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