IrritableTech

Stickers with your details already printed on them - then you don't have to fill out so many forms for extra info or to enter competitions.

Is it getting an IP address - or was it set with a static? I'd be tempted to see if I could ssh into it to see how dead it really is first.

I'm visiting on Thursday. Hope to bump in to a few of you.

Ofsted see this type of system as an indicator of good safeguarding practices - so it's not legally required, but is a good thing to do. We used SWGfL's Boost. It includes an anonymous reporting tool (pupils submit issues via web page or text message), an online reputation alerting tool (it monitors the web for the school name, alerts you to new results and suggests whether they are good or bad) and some general esafety guidance. It only costs a couple of hundred a year and is available to all schools nationally. http://boost.swgfl.org.uk

Speed wise I've not see any slowdown. We've been peaking at 100Mbits numerous times today according to the dude. We have had a couple of little issues with communication between the lightspeed clients not reporting the user to the rockets both today and Friday - but seemingly only for a short time. The SB help desk are looking into that one. The captive portal is active so users can authenticate, but as they are not used to it it has created a few calls to our help desk.

Explain to the head that you believe this is a necessary step to ensure the safe and secure use of the network. Your specific concerns are around data protection and safeguarding of pupils and staff. You don't wish to be seen as obstructive, but you do want to ensure the school is following its legal and moral requirements. You're happy to install software to computers on request if the software is legal, assisting teaching and learning and passes a few simple tests to ensure it is compatible and compliant. If the head teacher does not want this to go ahead, then ask for confirmation in writing. Be helpful, knowledgeable and always have the schools best interest at heart.

If there is any suggestion that an file contained illegal material then the police must be involved. They will decide what necessary actions need to be taken. Removing, moving or accessing the evidence it not advised.

Northern Grid? If so it'll probably be Simon Finch who is one of the best eSafety trainers I've had the pleasure to listen to. If not NGfL then your local GfL should have a suitable trainer in house, or know of one they can bring in. Most independent experts will travel - Traci Good - e-Safety Training | e-Safety Training (Derbyshire), Alan McKenzie - e-Safety Training, Advice and Consultancy (Lincolnshire). They'll all deliver good quality training suitable to your requirements.

We do yes - we've had the odd password reset request but not too many. As a GAFE school we share documents and the like with governors a fair bit. I'd be hesitant to be sharing school information over personal email accounts.

@timbo343 SIP trunks are great but I found they weren't for us. We ended up using ISDN30. The issue we found was unless your telecommunications/SIP provider also provides your broadband they're generally not keen on working with each other. Imagine if you had call quality issues - they could easily point the finger of blame at each other. We bought a IP based system from a provider in Leeds who I really can't fault.

I had a fitbit flex and used it in the swimming pool almost twice every week - and the sauna and steam room. It was perfectly waterproof. I sold mine a couple of months back after it was sat in the drawer - not because I gave in on tracking my movement, but because I replaced it with an Apple Watch. The watch doesn't go in the pool, but occasionally gets put under running water (the official Apple fix for a sticky crown).

If I were to get FTTC at home I think I'd be looking at a Draytek VDSL modem to hook up to my draytek 2830. Otherwise I'd be tempted to have a play with a Microtik router of some description. I've already got Unifi APs around the house, so that wouldn't be an issue for me. You like to play and learn right @localzuk - off the shelf is boring :-)

30mA resting is pretty impressive - I've been playing with Arduino Pro Mini (clones) on solar projects that pull 23mA using the on board voltage regulator - much less processing power but it is actively running code, reading sensors, sending pins high etc.

Even factoring in the £250 exit fee, you may find much better value elsewhere making that sum seem quite small. You've two months to get quotes from suppliers - the better ones are generally quite quick as they know their onions. If in two months there is a clear price difference, give notice while you work out which supplier proves best value. If you go back to them with three months left on your contract and ask to renew - you don't pay the fee surely?

Demolition worker needed to take lessons with Fred Dibnah. Never even wore a hard hat, let alone used heavy machinery!

Or is that the Tormead allowance?

Some if statements depending on the current host ip address... if (isInNet(myIpAddress(), "10.10.1.0", "255.255.255.0")) return "PROXY 10.10.5.1:8080"; Taken straight from PAC Functions | FindProxyForURL Sorry - missed the resolution; although this may help someone too!

smtp.gmail.com is SSL/TLS only I think are you using that? This page suggests if that's a problem you can use the smtp relay on port 25... https://support.google.com/a/answer/176600?hl=en

All fuel has to comply to the relevant BS standard. Every single pump has to deliver compliant fuel. There are only a handful of refinery owners and all deliver fuel to which ever retailer which is consistent and compliant. Additives may help some vehicles but they are definitely not necessary. You pay your money, you makes your choice.

We've had a couple of issues with our meraki enrolled devices. The original wifi profile was setup on WPA/WPA2 but I've noticed this option within meraki has changed. I changed the setting within meraki to say WPA2 iOS 8+ (from memory) which seems to have helped - but I've still had to manually remove the profile from a couple of devices and manually connect to a network to download the newer version.

Sorry - Right click on Forward Lookup Zone and click New Zone assuming you haven't already got a schoolwesbite.com entry? Add a new zone, Primary zone, to all DNS servers running on domain, Zone name: vle.schoolwesbite.com Allow only secure, finish. Then enter the zone and create a new A record leaving the name blank and pop in the IP address.

Setup a static DNS entry internally (forward lookup zone) for the vle.schoolwebsite.com address pointing at 10.10.20.10 and then later when it goes public you just need to add an A record (vle) to your external DNS pointed at the 62.86.34.12 address. It should really be that straight forward.

Most schools will be somewhere between the two I'd suggest. Filtering needs to be age appropriate as suggested by Ofsted. Some schools will be comfortable allowing some social media for older students, others not so comfortable - however that level of comfort may be around safety, or it may be around keeping students on task. The sway from one side to the other will probably derive from the ethos of the school - which is dictated by the governing body and the SLT. I think you've missed a really important point however in your research so far; monitoring. Protecting users is not always as simple as locking everything you can think of that might cause harm, and it stands to reason that allowing everything does not guarantee a user will be harmed. Risk and harm are separate issues, and sometimes users learn a lot from putting themselves in a slightly risky position. After moving away from the LEAs filters, we have been more open as a school, however our process of monitoring usage has increased with it. It has allowed us in the past to intervene before serious issues arise, and helps us identify behavior which might be of a concern outside of the schools filtered internet connection - safeguarding beyond the school gate is another area Ofsted have highlighted more recently.

We've got LiveRegister - as you suggest not a big name in the market, but by far the lowest cost for us. We have biometric tills, and recharge/top up boxes. We don't use a pre-order terminal. Support has been good when required, but generally the system just runs. Catering Manager is happy with his end, and it feeds payments from and to Tucasi which we were already using before cashless catering.

We've been using a system provided by Diva Telecom based in Leeds for the last couple of years. I think we managed to strike a great deal, and the team in sales and support are all great in my experience.