Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams is a video conferencing and collaboration platform and is available as part of Microsoft 365.
Teams is not an official communication channel of the University of Vienna for service requests. If you would like to contact service centres at the University of Vienna, please use the existing support channels.
Scope of service
Teams is available to members of the University of Vienna as part of Microsoft 365. In addition to functions such as chats, calls, (video) meetings and tasks, Teams also offers a link to the Exchange (for employees only) service as well as access to other Microsoft 365 apps, for example SharePoint, OneDrive, Whiteboard and Stream.
Acquiring Teams
To use Teams at the University of Vienna, you need:
- a Microsoft account
- a personal licence
A Microsoft account and a personal licence are created when you acquiring Microsoft 365.
Employees
Employees aquire Microsoft 365 via the self-service portal.
Students
Students order Microsoft 365 free of charge via AcadCloud.
Using Teams
The following options are available:
- via desktop app for Windows and macOS
- via web app in the browsers Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge
- via mobile app for Android and iOS
An active Internet connection is required to use Teams.
Logging in to Teams
To log in to Teams use the following information:
Teams Microsoft 365
Microsoft account at the University of Vienna
- User name: u:account-userID@univie.ac.at – Example: doejami1@univie.ac.at
- Password: u:account password
Teams u:net environment
User name (depending on how you registered):
- UserID@unetunivieacat.onmicrosoft.com
- aStudentIDnumber@unetunivieacat.onmicrosoft.com
Password: The password you have chosen.
Data protection
For information on data protection, see the Microsoft 365 data protection website (in German).
Terms of Use
The Terms of Use Microsoft 365 apply.
User guides
You can find user guides for Teams via the Microsoft 365 user guides.