Quick IT Guide for New Staff

Please check your account readiness or collect it online at SSAC* (with SMS / email notification). *If you have collected it in CU Link Card Centre, please skip and no need to collect the account again.

After enrolling 2FA on your device at Step 2, you can then define your own email address (login ID) & email profile

1. Get a smartphone / mobile device;
2. Go to DUO Portal > Start setup > Tablet to enroll 2FA on your device.

1. Check your card readiness online (with SMS / email notification) or contact CU Link Card Centre to collect staff card, CU Link
2. CUHK Mobile Pass to access CUHK main gate by QR code

• Email service
• OneDrive cloud storage
• Microsoft Office apps on PCs / Macs
• Microsoft Teams for instant chat
• SharePoint for data storage.
• Microsoft Copilot Chat(AI tool)

• Blackboard, where teachers can set up course sites to upload learning materials, assignment and quiz.
• Panopto where speakers can record and share lecture videos
• Zoom / Teams for online class & discussion
• Al tools and services at Al Hub @ CUHK
• More…Teaching with Tech Overview

• CUPIS, where you check salary, manage leave and personnel information
• CUSAP, where you can manage department financial or transactional information
• Library online service
• Facilities / medical appointment

1. In CUHK: CUHK1x
2. Out of CUHK: Eduroam / CSL
3. CUHK intranet: CUHK VPN

1. Anti-virus Software for PCs
2. Camtasia for video editing
3. Snagit for screen capturing, editing and sharing
4. MATLAB & Simulink for data analysis and simulation

1. All teaching staff and Term A/HA non-teaching staff are assigned a Copilot Premium license upon onboarding​
2. University-approved AI tool enhances Microsoft 365 applications for work​
3. Other AI tools such as Google Gemini and Perplexity Enterprise versions are available by application. For details Enterprise AI Hub​