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== RCS | == RCS Laptop Cart and Lab Mac Computer == | ||
=== How to Use | === How to Use These Macs === | ||
* These | * These Macs are designed to be used while on RCS Campus for quick, stable access to the internet and your files for academic purposes. | ||
====The Login Screen==== | ====The Login Screen==== | ||
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==== The Local Storage Partition ==== | ==== The Local Storage Partition ==== | ||
* When using a MacBooks, in the Local Storage partition will only be available from that | * When using a MacBooks, in the Local Storage partition will only be available from that Mac, and can be accessed by anyone else using that machine. | ||
*Any files that you wish to store in your private network storage should be saved in your personal network account home folder. Your personal network account home folder will mount of the desktop upon login. | *Any files that you wish to store in your private network storage should be saved in your personal network account home folder. Your personal network account home folder will mount of the desktop upon login. | ||
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==== Printing ==== | ==== Printing ==== | ||
* Network printers are available from all RCS laptops. Printers are assigned per cart and their proximity to the network printers. | * Network printers are available from all RCS laptops/labs. Printers are assigned per cart/lab and their proximity to the network printers. | ||
*The default printer will be the last printer used on that laptop, so you must pay attention to which printer you are printing to, and change it if necessary. | *The default printer will be the last printer used on that laptop/iMac, so you must pay attention to which printer you are printing to, and change it if necessary. | ||
==== Troubleshooting ==== | ==== Troubleshooting ==== | ||
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When laptops are put away in the carts while sleeping and not shutdown, the batteries can become discharged and various system settings revert to default settings. The most deleterious default is a reset of the system clock back to some time in 1976. Because network connections and user logins rely on a system clock being within 2 minutes of the servers they are connecting to, this can cause problems. In addition, all laptop carts must be connected to an AC source at all times when stationary, and all laptops must be shutdown and connected to the power supply cables within. Laptop cable connectors will glow orange when charging, and will show green when the laptop battery is fully charged. | When laptops are put away in the carts while sleeping and not shutdown, the batteries can become discharged and various system settings revert to default settings. The most deleterious default is a reset of the system clock back to some time in 1976. Because network connections and user logins rely on a system clock being within 2 minutes of the servers they are connecting to, this can cause problems. In addition, all laptop carts must be connected to an AC source at all times when stationary, and all laptops must be shutdown and connected to the power supply cables within. Laptop cable connectors will glow orange when charging, and will show green when the laptop battery is fully charged. | ||
If a User Cannot Log in it is possible there is a Network Error in which case a Reboot of the System should occur and then the | If a User Cannot Log in it is possible there is a Network Error in which case a Reboot of the System should occur and then the User may attempt to log in again. | ||
If a user logins in and does not see desktop item, please reboot the machine and log in again. | |||
==== Internet Access ==== | ==== Internet Access ==== | ||
*Please see [https://knowledge.riverdale.edu/index.php?title=Web_Filtering#Campus_Laptops this page] for information on accessing the internet from RCS laptops | *Please see [https://knowledge.riverdale.edu/index.php?title=Web_Filtering#Campus_Laptops this page] for information on accessing the internet from RCS laptops | ||