New students' guide to the library

ID Cards

Request your student ID card to borrow from the Library, use University printers, sit examinations, and access computer labs after hours.
 

Passwords

It is strongly recommended you change your default student password to a more secure passphrase unique to you.
 

Saving Files (OneDrive)

Federation students can save up to 1TB of files to their Microsoft OneDrive cloud storage service. OneDrive is secure, accessible from anywhere you can connect to the internet, and allows you to easily share files with others.

Microsoft Office 356

Office 356 is free to download for all Federation students. On the Office 365 landing page, click install apps on the top right hand of the page.

Products include:
Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel and OneDrive.

Microsoft Teams

Online classes at Federation are delivered via Microsoft Teams. To learn more about how to access Teams, join meetings, collaborating on documents, and more visit the ITS Knowledgebase.

ITS Support

To seek support from Information Technology Services please submit a request via the service portal or call 1800 333 864.

Wi-Fi Access

Federation University Australia's wireless network is called eduroam. It is a secure worldwide wireless network which allows users to access the internet at participating institutions. Federation University is one of over 20 Australian universities that currently provide this service on campus.

Minimum Technology Requirements

To help you get the most from your learning experience, it's important that you own or have frequent access to a fast and reliable computer that's ideally not more than two years old.