TU-ID
As one of the first steps to start your campus life, you’ll need to activate your TU-ID. To do so request an activation code from the University IT Center (HRZ) a few days before you start working.
Once your TU-ID is active you can use it and the corresponding password to get access to several university resources:
In the IDM you can find the personal information the university has about you, e.g., e-mail, home address, personnel number, etc.
You can access the IDM on www.idm.tu-darmstadt.de through your TU-ID.
The IDM is also used to consent to various services (e.g., Hessenbox, GitLab) and to set up Wi-Fi accounts for eduroam.
Instructions on occupational safety (behaviour in emergencies, escape routes, etc.) are given once a year and when new employees are hired. The briefing is done through self-study of the presentation (PDF file) (opens in new tab) provided. After viewing the document, the completion of the briefing must be confirmed with a signature.
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When you start at the TU Darmstadt you automatically get a TU-Email address through the TU Groupware. For employees they look like this: firstname.lastname@tu-darmstadt.de
You can access your mail either via the Groupware Online Interface, use the Desktop App for Outlook or use any other mail client.
You can also find general information about the Groupware Service of the TUD on the homepage of the HRZ.
Calender
In addition to e-mail, the Groupware provides you with a personal calendar that you can share with others.
The Groupware also gives you access to the TU internal address book and allows you to make room bookings.
Some resources can only be accessed from within the university network. To have access when working from home or other places, you need to set up VPN access.
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The next.Hessenbox is a Hessian sync & share service that is conform with GDPR. It is widely used at the TU Darmstadt for storing files to use from different devices or among different people.
Before using the Hessenbox for the first time you need to agree to the terms of use via the IDM. You can then log in to the Hessenbox using your TU-ID.
The next.Hessenbox is a nextcloud and can be used through several interfaces:
- 1. Web-Client: Using the Hessenbox in your Browser.
- 2. Desktop-Client: Using the Hessenbox directly in your folder and file system on your PC, synchronizing folders with the client software.
- 3. Mobile Nextcloud App for Android and iOS
You need your library account to borrow books from the University and State Library (ULB). General information about your library account can be found on the library homepage.
Logging in
To log in, you need your library card number and an initial password (which you should change), which you can find in the IDM under Account/Password together with a barcode.
Privileges for employees
For employees, borrowed media are automatically renewed up to 11 times, provided there are no reservations. This means that the loan period is up to approximately one year (instead of 4 weeks).
To get these privileges, send the Declaration on on a work-related use of the ULB Darmstadt (PDF file) (opens in new tab) to the Department Service, Information and Publishing of the ULB.
For Cognitive Science Groups
We use a GitLab server that the RWTH Aachen runs for several German universities, including TU Darmstadt. Even though it’s located in Aachen, this is the official GitLab server for TU Darmstadt, so you can log in using your TU-ID. To do this, select the log-in via DFN-AAI Single Sign-On.
Note: Your account also has a user name (firstname.lastname) and a password independent of the TU-ID.
Remote access
To work with GitLab remotely you have two options:
- 1. Connection through https with user name (firstname.lastname) and password (possibly different from TU-ID password).
- 2. Connection through a SSH-key pair. See chapter 5 and 6 of the HRZ quick guide (PDF file) (opens in new tab) for a detailed description.
Note on https: While using the https access is easier, some cookiecutter tools may require a setup with SSH.
We use the communication platform Element (client for Matrix) to organize our lab meetings and share information.
Every TU-member automatically has an account on a TU-hosted Matrix server. To set everything up, follow the steps under https://doc.matrix.tu-darmstadt.de/first-steps/ (only accessible from within the TU network or via VPN).
Once you've finished the setup ask a colleague to add you to the relevant channels.
