Free PCs in Rooms software

[Sheridan]

I've noticed a lot of Uni and colleges offer a service that show where computers are available in their 'study areas' or shared spaces

 

I really like the idea of implementing something similar as we have desktops scattered all over the place in suites/pods etc and having a list of rooms with spare computer would be useful

 

Something like this:

 

Library - 20 free out of 50

Main Suite - 5 free out of 30

 

and so on. I'm assuming it will only show as free when logged out

 

I can't find anything that seems to offer this, so does anyone know if these are custom systems, or all based on a similar api/codebase?

[mavhc]

I'd probably start with something like https://4sysops.com/archives/how-to-find-a-logged-in-user-remotely-using-powershell/

 

Modify it to return true if the computer is off, or no one is logged in

 

Then do a powershell ldap query to get a list of computers in a room, and loop around your function