Software Hub

The Software Hub allows, where license permits, Students and Staff to use applications on personal devices. In order to do this, you will need to do the following:

1. Open a web browser and go to https://softwarehub.imperial.ac.uk/
2. Log in with your College username and password
3. You will then get diverted to the College log-in page and need to enter your username and password again.
4. The Software Hub page opens
5. Click on It’s my first time using AppsAnywhere on this device. Let’s go – to download the AppsAnywhere client – you only have to download this once
6. Run the downloaded program and then accept all the defaults.
7. AppsAnywhere will automatically launch and install the Cloudpaging player, if required.
8. Go back to your web browser and on the Software Hub page click on Done.
9. If prompted, click Allow to let your browser interact with the AppsAnywhere client.
10. The AppsAnywhere client will open and, once validated, you are ready to launch applications from the Software Hub webpage.
11. Hover over an application and click on Launch, Download or Visit Website.
12. Your application is now installed and the next time you need to run it you can just find it on your Start menu.

• First and most importantly, it gives you access to software (license permitting) on your own device meaning you can be more flexible in how you work or study. This is particularly useful when College computing resources are unavailable.
  
  
• The Software Hub brings with it an “App Store” style self-service website. The website allows you to easily search for applications you need to use and launch them on-demand. 
  
  
• Using the Software Hub allows the College to be more agile and responsive. ICT will be able to target applications to any device (subject to licensing and device capability), making the precious space we have on campus more adaptable.
  
  
• Finally, the Software Hub allows ICT to be more responsive to security threats that are discovered in applications by enabling a patch-once strategy.

Re-add the application by going back to the software hub.

If you are unable to launch a previously operational application from your player, right click on it in the player and choose remove then reload it from the the Software Hub. If this doesn’t work, contact the ICT Service Desk.

Some applications require access to licence servers on the College network, so you must be on campus or connected to the network remotely to use them. You can do this by setting up a VPN connection with the college.

Use your College username to login, not ic\<yourusername>.

It is likely that the settings have been amended. These can be found by going to File and then Options. Make sure that the Start Software Hub when Windows starts box is ticked. If Software Hub still fails to launch, applications will not be available via the Start Menu. If you’re still experiencing problems, contact the ICT Service Desk.