Nvivo Collaboration Server - Login, Open Project, Change Password
Nvivo can be used either on your local desktop or via Surgery Remote (Citrix). The program is available in the Campus Software Library; contact the Surgery Help Desk if you need it installed on your Surgery computer.
Nvivo Collaboration Server is a separate, licensed service that runs on a Surgery server installation. It provides access to shared projects that can be worked on simultaneously by multiple users. To access a project running on Nvivo Collaboration Server, you'll need to add the server to your Nvivo client. To do this, follow the instructions below:
1) Open your Nvivo application either on your desktop or Surgery Remote
2) Click on Application Options on the left side
3) Click on the Connections tab and then click the Add button.
4)The Connection Properties window will open. Fill out the Name and Host fields according to the screenshot below.
5)Then click the Specified User radial button and provide your credentials. Be sure to include "Nvivo2\" before your username.
6)Once you have that input, click the Test Connection button to verify that you have entered the correct info.
7)Click OK to add the connection.
8)Check the Default box next to your new connection, then click Apply. Click OK to close the window.
9)Click Open Other Project
10)You will see the Open Project window that lists your new connection on the left and the list of projects on the right. Slick on the project you want to open, then click Open.
11) The program is now running with your chosen project.
Nvivo Collaboration Server uses passwords that are separately managed from your Surgery or NetID passwords. You will need to change the password manually from the default and if/when you want to make it the same as your other passwords. To do this, follow the instructions below:
1) Open a web browser, clear out the address bar at the top of the page, and type the following address: nvivo2.surgery.wisc.edu
2) Hit Enter to navigate to that page
3) Fill out the requested info and click Change Password Now
4) If successful, you will see the "password had been changed successfully" message
