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Wow, thanks guys. Some great info there. When we had 6 computers I did get into the habit of naming them accountspc, maryspc, principlepc etc etc. Bad practice I admit, but now we are getting funding and a lot more so I want to start off on the right foot. I’ll have to read through all of that and come up with something suitable.

What format do you use when assigning computer names? Do you reuse those names when a computer is replaced?

I installed the unifi edu ap/speakers a year ago any they have yet to be used. You have to use an app in your smart phone to make announcements and there is no native way of piping music through them. If someone else has figured it out let me know!

Great guys. thanks a million.

Our windows keys are OEM keys. We dont have enough computers to warrant anything else.

Thanks guys, is licencing an issue? I had a look at MDT a while ago and remember something about entering a new licence number.

I'm trying to learn how to streamline or get better at how I set up new pc's. The most I have ever had to set up in one go is 6 desktops so it's not a chore to do them individually. But I'd like to get better at it. So my two questions are: 1. if you have new desktops what is the process of getting them ready to give to your staff. What I mean is, do you setup windows, install updates, install key software, say office and antivirus etc., domain join, apply gpo's and then hand it out to the staff member? 2. I'm trying to better my powershell knowledge. I understand that I can use the add-computer command to add a machine locally, but I dont understand how domain joining multiple computers works. I understand the command [size=1][font=&quot][b]add-computer -computername PC-IT, PC-ADMIN, PC-TEACHER -domainname ad.contoso.com –credential[/b][/font][font=&quot] [/font][font=&quot][b]AD\adminuser -restart –force[/b][/font][/size] or using a text file with the computer names. But if my new pc's have a default name like DESKTOP123456, DESKTOP123457, DESKTOP123458 and I want them to domain join using the name's PC-IT, PC-ADMIN, PC-TEACHER what machine do I run the command from? and how do the new pc's get their names? Thanks, B

I bought a USG because it worked with the unifi controller and it looked really easy flexible. But I replaced it with an edgerouter X within a week. The edgerouter is much more configurable using both the GUI and the command line. Whereas with the usg you have to edit json files if you want to go beyond what’s on the GUI.

Thanks guys. I’d better get on that!

Thanks, I currently have students and visitors on a separate vlan and internet provider so I’m happy with that. It sounds like there might’ve no advantage to me, because of our size, to worry about moving our pbx and cctv to a different range.

Thanks, everything is on the same physical network at the moment. (There may be a new building in a few months time though) If I just extended the ip range to include different ranges I.e. 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.3.0 and moved the cctv and pbx to a new range each. Is there any security advantage?

I was reading this topic: VLANS - Subnets - Security /showthread.php?t=20548 And I’m really interested to learn how you do you manage services across subnets? What I mean is, If our offices subnet is 192.168.0.0 and my pbx is 192.168.1.0 and our cctv is 192.168.2.0 and so on. How do you log into the different machines I.e the pbx and nvr from your admin machine? Do you bridge them on the router? Thanks a mill.

Yeah, but containers sound really interesting too.

Why do you recommend a separate server for dhcp? Would a virtual server do?

What do you use containers for? I though of running our unifi controller in one but couldn’t think of what else?

I’m studying for my Msca cert at the moment and am really interested in how nanoserver and containers can be used in my schools network. We’re only a small school with a file server, a hyperv host and two Dc’s (one virtual one physical). The question I have is what sort of real world use do you guys have for nanoserver or containers? Thanks