Rob446
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We're migrating everything over from G Suite to O365 in the Summer. Does Defender do everything I've mentioned above?
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Currently looking into replacing our on-premise instance of Sophos as they're discontinuing it in a couple of months. We use it for: Anti-virus and malware protection Web filtering Application control Device control I can't find anything else that does all of that in one console like Sophos does. Should we just migrate to the cloud version? We could fragment those roles with other software, but I like how it's all manageable with one client at the moment, which installs automatically and reliably. What does everyone else do?
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This is what we currently do with Cunninghams. They're desperately trying to keep us now - free upgrade from Impact to Fusion, 3 free new tills, promises of improved support...
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Is there an option for a PIN rather than a card?
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I've been asking to do this for two years. Keep getting pushback. "It's expensive and we don't need it as we've never needed it before."
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Might be bumping a dead topic here, but we're looking to tender for a replacement for Cunninghams at the moment. Our contract is nearly up and the support we've had from them has been rare and of poor quality. There seems to be a culture of poor customer service in their support team that they are unable or unwilling to address. Who should be looking at? From this thread I've seen a few: Biostore NRS Easytrace LiveRegister Vericool We are a Bromcom school, do they offer their own cashless catering system, through MCAS, maybe? We'd like to have fingerprint devices as well as PINs for each user, our Revals are being used less and less so happy to ditch them and go online payment only. Our main requirement however, is a reliable system that will run things like day end reports automatically, but with timely and competent support should we need it.
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We just have an analytic to alert when the Policies page of our site gets more than 10 hits in day. That's when you know...
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If you can load the driver for the USB network adaptor into your imaging solution, that generally works. I just booted them from a vanilla Win 10 USB image, then added software from ninite.
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What are the legalities around schools donating their allocation to another school? We're a Secondary, they're a Primary in our trust who have been allocated 10-12, but don't need them. They've said we can have them. Is that OK to do?
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Yep, 40 or so in Year 11 who left. 300+ in Year 7. Very bottom heavy distribution. Even current Year 11 is only two forms.
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Due to security concerns, we had to remove Local Admin access from the user last week, and now Etimetabler doesn't work any more. Any news on that web based version, Bromcom?
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Is there a way to appeal to the DfE for more? We had a few last academic year, but have been allocated 0 this year, despite nearly 300 new students joining since September.
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Has anyone got a reliable supplier for Legamaster stuff? We inherited a couple of screens through our trust, but they misplaced the remotes. Ordering remotes through the official channels (Edding in the UK) has been like pulling teeth, and our usual suppliers for other kit haven't been able to source anything. Literally just looking for the standard remotes for them, and maybe the external IR receivers as well.
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You have to be joking. Not only is the THE WORST written application I have ever had the misfortune to attempt to install in a 20 year career in IT, but it won't even work with a network file store? What an utter, utter shambles. I didn't know IT could be this backward in this day and age.
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If we've been allocated 0 in this latest round, is there a way to appeal or apply etc.? Definitely have some kids who could use them.
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Hi everyone, hope we're all back into the swing of things for the new term. Here's a problem that's not reared its head before: We have groups set up in Google Admin for each Year Group - every student is part of their year's group. I want to allow all teachers (and some other staff, but let's not needlessly complicate things at this stage) to be able to send email to these groups, but we don't want all students to be able to. In fact, we don't even want students who are members of that group to be able to send to everyone. Year 11 group chats can get pretty unsavoury very fast. Teachers are a sub OU of Staff, Students are their own OU, broken down into year groups. As far as I can see, I can either allow "Entire Organisation" to email these groups, "All Group Members" or only the Group Managers. I don't want to have to add all staff to every Year Group distribution as they get enough email they don't read as it is. Is there any way of doing this?
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You're right, £51.50 a go. Makes sense - a lot of the machines were Windows XP when new (I'm not joking) and are now Windows 10. Many thanks for the detailed reply - and to everyone else. Feeling confident that we do actually need these now, will get an accurate FTE staff number and go from there.
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Wow. No wonder I had no idea what was going on then, never seen that in corporate! Many thanks for the explanation.
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I'm from a corporate background - my first job in education here, and zero handover. Supplier has sent through a list of what we ordered last year. Some of it makes sense - SQL Server licences and CALs for SIMs, Server Standard for the servers etc., but a lot of it is in decipherable to me: Even the supplier can't tell me what this is, only that we bought 80 of them last year at a cost of £4k. The only thing that we have close to 80 of is student-facing PCs in the PC suites - but we actually have 93, and have done for some years. Are we really paying for Windows on an annual subscription for a desktop PC? Surely not? I'm still unsure as to what we get for free, what's discounted, and what we have to pay full price for as a school - is there a guide anywhere? Everything I've googled says "contact your supplier". Ours doesn't seem to know!
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I've just had a member of the public email me directly, offering me two laptops, having got my details from donatealaptop.co.uk Has anyone heard of this before? I 100% have not given my details to anyone for any sort of site like this. I was thinking maybe our Receptionist did, but then there's a whole - completely made up - spiel they've posted as if I've specifically begged for stuff: Utter bollocks. In fact, we've got 30-odd laptops left over from the DfE scheme as the parents "don't want the responsibility" of being issued them. I'm getting in touch with them to ask them where they got my details and to remove us from their site. Random.
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We're just keeping our one with a broken screen to use as parts when one comes in with a broken keyboard, charging port, USB slot etc.
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Recently moved from a full Windows AD environment to a school which uses both. I've been able to work out the basic G Suite Admin functions myself, but I'm getting some more tricky requests in, and am in need of some proper training. Firstly, any decent YouTube videos that focus specifically on Google Workspace for Education? I've watched a few "normal" G-Suite ones, but they typically explain a lot of the paid-for features we don't get. Second, any recommended paid-for training that anyone's done? Part of my benefits package was 2 x paid training courses a year, so I might as well use it. Thanks
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They've told me I have to set up a Volume Licensing agreement with them for that?
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Thanks. Previous chap had a scorched Earth policy on documentation, so I have no idea who our supplier was. I'll go direct to MS and see what they say.
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Can you install Office 365 with an A1 licence? We only have the A1 licences, and have had a few requests for it.
