SECS Software Distribution

As part of the CTO's ongoing effort to enrich the education of students in OU's engineering curricula, we offer a wide selection of software free of charge for students from the following vendors:

Microsoft Software is available through the MSDN Academic Alliance partnership between Microsoft and the CSE and ECE departments. You need to be enrolled for at least one credit in any course in the CSE or ECE departments to be eligible to receive Microsoft software through MSDNAA.

VMware Software is available through the VMAP (VMware Academic Program) and is available to all SECS students (Including CSE, ECE, ME, ISE, etc.) Again, you must be enrolled in at least one credit in an SECS course to be eligible for VMware software.

Both programs require that you have an SECS account before you are able to obtain the software. If you do not have have an account or have lost track of your password, you can request an account or reset your password using the links at the top of our home page.

Microsoft Software

To obtain Microsoft Software, visit the MSDNAA ELMS Store at:

http://msdn08.e-academy.com/elms/Storefront/Home.aspx?campus=oaklandu_eceng

With Microsoft Software, students have the option to either download the software directly (and in most cases, you'll have to burn it to a CD yourself), or check it out from 158 and 153 Dodge Hall.

Regardless of whether you intend to download the software directly, or check out physical CD's from the CTO office, you must first order the software online at the ELMS store, and receive your license key for that software, if necessary.

Once you click the above link, you should see a page like this:

Click the "Log In" button to log in with your SECS account.

You should see a page like this telling you to enter in your SECS username and password:

Once you log in, you'll get a page allowing you to select the software you'd like to obtain. There may be a few pictures near the bottom highlighting common software, but those are only shortcuts: The dropdown list contains the complete list of available software. All the software on the list is free.

Once you select your software, click the "Go" button next to the dropdown, and you should see a page asking you whether you'd like to download the software or check it out physically at the CTO office:

The site will then tell you to agree to the Student Use Guidelines before using the software. Read these guidelines carefully, as they describe what you are and aren't allowed to do with the software!

Once you agree to the terms and conditions, you must enter your name and OU email address to continue with the checkout:

If you selected "Download" in the add to cart page, another page will show up giving you a link to download a .exe file that will in turn download your software. This page also contains your product key! so write it down or save it to a file. You can always return to this page later to obtain your key by clicking "My Software" on the left hand side of the page.

If you selected "CD Check-Out", you'll see a page like this:

This page informs you of how much time you have to come and get your CD (the default is 7 days, but try and get to the office ASAP.) It will also tell you your serial number (so as above, write it down or come back to the page later by clicking "My Software on the left hand side of the page.)

Once you come to the office, we will ask for picture ID, and will verify with the ELMS website that you have reserved the software. If you did not use the ELMS site to reserve your software, we can not and will not give you a CD/DVD.

VMware Software

The link to downloading VMware software is here:

http://e5.onthehub.com/WebStore/ProductsByMajorVersionList.aspx?ws=c3c80f46-e530-de11-a497-0030485a8df0&vsro=8

VMware software is similar to the process for Microsoft software. Here is the page you should see when you click the link:

Click the "Sign In" button at the top right to sign in with your SECS account.

The VMware site has a smaller selection of software available than the MSDN site, but the process is similar. Use the shopping cart to check out your software. Read the license agreement carefully and agree to the terms, and continue with your checkout. The final page you see should look something like this:

The site should give you the ability to download software directly. There is no option to check out physical CD's from the CTO office.

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