Accessing BCIT’s vmWare student store

Prior to April 2021, BCIT was only creating accounts by instructor request. Due to changes in tools and the expansion of online delivery, BCIT will now be creating accounts for all BCIT students and students will need to complete registration.

To complete registration:

1. Go to the BCIT vmWare site.
2. Click on the REGISTER button.
3. Complete registration of the account by entering your @my.bcit.ca email as the username. (IE: jsmith44@my.bcit.ca)

Your account will not work until you complete registration of the account. Please do not attempt to log in without registering, as the account is not available until registration is complete.

Account creation is performed in batches at the start of term. If your account is not allowing you to complete registration it is possible that your account did not get created, and you should email techhelp@bcit.ca, include your @my.bcit.ca email address, and ask for access to vmWare.

Personal keys are available for each product you add to your cart and check out using the store. Product keys will not be available until a product is checked out. Each item in the store is free for student use. To check products out:

1. Navigate to the vmWare student store login page and sign in.
2. Click on a tile in the application store (i.e., VMware Fusion 11.x Pro).
3. Review the product details. Note the restrictions on ordering only a single copy within the 12-month period, and the license duration for the product. This limits the product to 1 license per user. You cannot install multiple versions of this product, so choose the computer you want to install on wisely.
4. Click on the Add to Cart button in the top right.
5. Review your cart. Confirm it says Price = ‘Free’. If for some reason the price is not ‘Free’ do not proceed – call the BCIT IT Services Service Desk at 604-412-7444 and notify us.
6. Click on the Check Out button.
7. Review your order, and complete the required fields.
8. Click Proceed with Order.
9. Stay on this page. After a few moments, your unique product key will be generated and visible and a Download link will appear.
10. Record the product key information on the screen (to avoid needing to return for it later), and click Download to download the product installer.

You now have a VMware product downloaded and a personal key to install it with.

Students can return to the store at any time and re-access the download and product key. Products can only be installed once, but this is useful if students are not registering, downloading and installing all in one session.

1. Navigate to the vmWare student store login page and sign in.
2. In the top right there will be a cart icon and message “Hello, <username>”. Click on the dropdown chevron to the left of the cart icon, and click on Your Account/Orders.
   
3. Review the list of your ordered products and click on View Details for the product whose key you need. You will see a page containing a download link and your personal serial number for this product. This is the same product key as the initial order.