benward1
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I’ve done this twice. Back up your Net2 configuration (database), onto a network file share. Whilst on the existing Net2 Server, I took screenshots of the network configuration (TCP/IP tab), but I don’t have many ACUs. Shut down the Net2 Server service or the entire PC. I would recommend contacting Paxton to get the latest Net2 v7 files and install the latest version on your new Windows Server. It doesn’t have to be the same version as the current machine, but note, if you’re on an older version, you’ll need to allow your ACUs to update as well. Follow the installation prompts, and select the right version (Pro or Lite). Once installed, open the Net2 Configuration Utility and import the database backup. Attempt to ping and connect the ACUs on the TCP/IP tab, and ensure the checkboxes are ticked, then click Apply. The ACUs should try and download the latest firmware. If they are daisy chained ACUs this may take a while. The readers can be used in the meantime and will send up any data during downtime back to your new Net2 Server when it is online.
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Excluding any hub associations, could I please ask how other schools are designing their SharePoints. I have set up separate SharePoint sites for curriculum subjects (Maths, English etc), but was curious about the administration side. We have an Admin Portal network drive and I could replicate this with an Administration site with sub folders for say "Catering", "Facilities", "Admissions", or is the best option to separate these into sites too?
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I’d like to know about other schools’ experiences migrating from on-premise file storage to OneDrive/SharePoint. Did you move to OneDrive user profiles? How do your user profiles work? Are they 100% cloud only? Currently we store on a NAS (all the usual file server features) and folder redirection. How do you handle the key Downloads/Pictures/Music? For those with apps like Adobe/Unity, anything to be aware of? Currently on AD/domain-joined so not Intune joined just yet. I am in the position to trial this with a small set of users, which will also tie in with an Intune migration eventually. Thanks.
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I am managing a mainly Windows-based network and have been using an M1 MacBook Pro for a while. What laptops are other Network Managers / Technicians preferences? Any decent Windows recommendations? I love the battery life and efficiency but regular remote sessions and remoting into RSAT etc largely defeats the point of using the Mac as the main machine.
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Interested to know what people’s typical naming conventions are for Ethernet/data/patch panel points around your schools. We’re in a single multi story building and using FLOOR/Port eg 01/125. I’m looking at moving to CABNUMBER/PatchPanel/port eg C4/01/002. All of our (full height) cabs are in a single server room. There are 200 odd ports on each floor so 0/001 to 0/200, 1/001 to 1/200 etc. The patch panels are at the top of cabs, switches at bottom. I will change this. Advice and recommendations welcome!
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I am starting to add Macs into our Intune set up. These are for a classroom so would be shared devices. It looks there are fairly big limitations when you set up a device without user affinity. E.g policies apply at the device level and you could not exclude certain user groups from being impacted by that policy (like staff/students). How have others set up Macs on Intune for classes and shared scenarios?
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Thanks. PaperCut we use for printing so I am questioning the importance of USBs aside from using to send to exam boards (rarely).
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We’re exploring banning USB sticks and although can easily allow these for our exam accounts, I wonder how others handle completed work. Do you have them save it to the account, and move/print it after? Should you allow USBs for exam accounts?
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Impero Proxy Password in Plain-Text
benward1 replied to ColonelPanic's topic in Data Protection & Information Handling
Has any more info been shared on this issue? Slightly concerned it may exist in 8.6.02 which we’re running. -
Do you hide the system tray/notification area in Windows 10/11 for your student profiles? We have a highly restricted environment for students but I question the benefit of hiding the system tray. Apart from Spohos, there are no sensitive icons that they shouldn't have access to. Volume/battery etc would be useful to view at a glance so considering enabling it again.
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Looking to remove Azure AD Connect away from a hybrid AD and Microsoft 365 environment. Currently users are synced from local AD. We want to create users in AD and 365 separately (I know(!), but part of a long term plan). Currently users made & configured in AD, synced to 365 and license/mailbox applied. What happens to existing (synced) users? Obviously passwords etc will be separate for AD & 365, but any issues come to mind when I disable synchronisation? Specifically we have edited the proxyAddresses attribute in local AD pointing to the 365 username/email address.
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Thank you so much! Sorry for sounding stupid, how would I reverse this? So I want the 'if (dnsDomainIs(host, "example.com"))' bit to be any website, and then the 'else' bit to be 10.* - our internal addresses. function FindProxyForURL(url, host) { if (dnsDomainIs(host, "example.com")) { return "PROXY 192.168.1.1:8080"; } else { return "DIRECT"; }}
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Can someone help me make a PAC file? I want to setup Lightspeed Rocket proxy and believe I’ll need this if I don’t want the filter ‘inline’.