[Technical] Staff personal laptops

[Greg Neil (Mr)]

First and foremost they must have a reliable, frequently updated (and if commercial, valid and currently subscribed) anti-virus application, or they don't get on the network. Assuming they meet this basic criteria, and have a suitable OS/hardware/drivers (has to be able to connect to a domain/support 802.1x wireless security), we will put them on the network. It must come to us with all the correct drivers installed. They can also purchase licenses for appropriate software if necessary, which we will install. After that it is best efforts (which are usually pretty good), so long as they are happy to live with any other restrictions we have (for example, we do not allow access to external POP3 email from inside the network). As we are a notebook school, and provide all full-time and most part-time staff with notebooks, this is the exception rather than the rule, so the burden is not so great. Once set up we find that most staff members are pretty good and need minimal ongoing support.

Students who choose to purchase their own laptops rather than use the school leasing program are another matter entirely. . . . .

Cheers

Greg Neil

Computer Systems Manager
St Margaret's School, Berwick
Berwick Grammar School, Officer

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From: tech-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of Jason Clarke
Sent: Fri 1/23/2009 3:46 PM
To: Technical Discussion in Schools Mailing List
Subject: RE: [Technical] Staff personal laptops
 
Hi Alan,



"Best Effort".

 

If it is for work purposes and they're ineligible for a teacher notebook
(i.e. student teachers, overseas teachers, CRTs) we will put them on our
wireless, give them the proxy settings that are required, but after that
its whatever spare time we can spare.

 

Given that teachers have very easy and very cheap access to laptops that
are already supported.. its hard to justify why a personal notebook of
god knows what configuration or virus protection status should be put on
the network.

 

Regards,

 

Jason Clarke

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From: tech-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:tech-bounces at edulists.com.au]
On Behalf Of Alan Oh
Sent: Friday, 23 January 2009 12:30 PM
To: Technical Discussion in Schools Mailing List
Subject: [Technical] Staff personal laptops

 

Please excuse me if this email is in the wrong place.

 

I would like to know how schools cater for staff with personal laptops
who would like to use it in the school. Access to resource,
applications, mail, etc. Especially those laptops with Vista and the
school is all on XP.(still)

 

Regards

alan

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