Mobile working

This page lists a number of ICT services available for working outside the office.

Divert your phone extension

Your Politecnico phone extension can be diverted to another number or contact and can be used when you are working outside the office through one of these services:

Divert a phone extension: see Basic phone services user guide to find out how to activate this.
Teams: calls. The Teams Calls option enables users to divert their phone extension to any device. For more information, see Teams

Software

To install or use software on a personal or Politecnico computer, you can use one of the following services:

Software portal, resources for study, teaching and work: a topic website with the full range of software for personal devices and those not centrally managed by ASICT. For more information, see the Software portal
Virtual desktop, software for study and teaching: the service used for teaching in lecture halls can also be used remotely on prearranged days and time slots. For more information, see the Virtual Desktop
Remote desktop, access to legacy applications: you can access legacy applications from any device connected to the internet. For more information, see the Remote Desktop

Internet

Whether you are inside or outside the university, there are various options for connecting to the network:

Wi-fi and wired, how to connect to the network: inside the university you can use either the wi-fi or wired internet connection. Check the coverage and how to access it. For more information: Wi-fi and wired
Wi-fi and wired, federation access: the Politecnico is a member of the Idem and Eduroam federations, which enables you to use the network in other institutions that belong to the federation. For more information: Wi-fi and wired
Mobile phones, services and management: mobile phone services also include the supply of web-browsing equipment. For more information: Mobile telephony

Share and/or store documents

There are various tools available for storage and collaboration:

OneDrive for Business: personal space of storage and collaboration in cloud: this is activated at the same time as your university email address. It enables users to store their documents in the cloud, to share them quickly and to use various other functions. For more information: OneDrive for business
SharePoint Online: shared space of storage and collaboration in cloud: cloud storage and collaborative space shared by a group of users. For more information: Sharepoint online
File share: shared storage space online: enables a group of users to share a storage space that can be accessed from any device connected to the internet. For more information: File share

Collaborate remotely on a document

To collaborate remotely on a document, you can use one of the following services:

Teams: communication and collaboration platform that contains all the necessary tools to work remotely, to hold or follow lessons / conferences of any kind; it combines chat, video conferencing, content sharing, document creation in shared and integrated mode with multiple applications. For more information: Teams.
OneDrive for Business: personal space of storage and collaboration in cloud: as a collaborative tool, OneDrive provides an effective document versioning mechanism. For more information: OneDrive for Business.
SharePoint Online: shared space of storage and collaboration in cloud: as a collaborative tool, OneDrive provides an effective document versioning mechanism. For more information: Sharepoint online

Organise remote meetings

To organise a remote meeting, there are two services available:

Teams: communication and collaboration platform that contains all the necessary tools to work remotely, to hold or follow lessons / conferences of any kind; it combines chat, video conferencing, content sharing, document creation in shared and integrated mode with multiple applications. For more information: Teams.
Conference call: the service enables users to organise conference calls from a Politecnico extension. For more information: Conference call

Access to electronic bibliographic resources

Proxy, access to electronic bibliographic resources: the service enables users to access electronic bibliographic subscription resources (e-books, electronic periodicals and databases) outside the university network in authenticated mode.

For more information:
Proxy

Mobile phones

See the page Mobile phones: services and management to find out how to request and manage a university mobile phone.