Home Access Plus+

[nickbro]

Hi, my boss told me to let you all know about this little app that I've been making with the help of the RM Communities, so here goes.

Over the past 8 months I've been building a website which I've dubbed Home Access Plus, it's a website coded in C# which allows students & staff to access their my documents, a basic booking system (staff only), a basic help desk (staff only again) from any internet enabled pc in the world.

I've just released version 4.6, which has been a major build, and includes a new my computer interface, built in silverlight, and sporting drag and drop features, as well as near instant response times.

Anyhow, for more information, and a few (slightly out of date) videos, search online for Home Access Plus+ (top link in google, 2nd in bing)

If I've posted this in the wrong place, sorry, I'm new.

Nick B - IT Tech at Crickhowell High School, Powys

[Edu-IT]

Been lots of discussion about this over on Communities.

Excellent product Nick!

[nickbro]

Mainly by me it has to be said, but yes. It works on non RM networks as well, you just had to remove bits to get that working.

[PiqueABoo]

Well I know what a lot of work looks like and that's a classic example. Expect this will be useful to a lot of people so thanks for all the effort.

[EduTech]

That's great Nick! Good work mate.... Would the same kind of thing be good for vanilla networks too do you think? or/ is it strictly RM?

[SYNACK]

Looks really good, here is the codeplex page for those interested, there is a nice Youtube demo video on it too Home Access Plus+

[sister_annex]

Youtube Blocked here so cant see videos!! if you have any instructions or if you can email the vids over PM me would be worth a look

Mark

[nickbro]

There is a manual to download in the latest release

[jsnetman]

Have you got an install guide for vanilla, seems very RM orientated, realise it was built for RM networks but also says will work on vanilla.

[nickbro]

It will but the Booking System wont work since it's got some hard coded OU paths (I'm planning on removing them though)

The instructions should work on a vanilla network. I use it on a vanilla web server (server 2008 R2), but an RM AD network. The My computer part will work regardless though.

[victory2009]

have tried on our vanilla network but it doesnt work.. everytime i go to login it comes back asking me for login details again.. and all i get is access denied. Im wondering if its something to do with our ad layout differs from RM as i cannot find any settings for the OU's can you help at all.. as its looks a very promising....

[nickbro]

Ah yer, there is. It's down to the RM AD group xxx Easylink. If you open the web.config files (search for *.config in ~/extranet), then change Easylink for a group you want to use.

[victory2009]

Ah yer, there is. It's down to the RM AD group xxx Easylink. If you open the web.config files (search for *.config in ~/extranet), then change Easylink for a group you want to use.

working now.. must say this is very good!

[nickbro]

For those using HAP, I've just released version 4.7, which should allow NON RM networks to use the full feature set of home access plus+ (booking system + help desk)

[sparkeh]

Just to say I can highly recommend HAP+, been using it for a while now and its excellent.