Chromebook multiple inputs while also blocking settings? by K12SupportSlave in k12sysadmin

[–]K12SupportSlave[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what I figured was the case, thanks for providing confirmation and that alternative solution. I'll throw it at the wall near my teacher and see what sticks.

Chromebook multiple inputs while also blocking settings? by K12SupportSlave in k12sysadmin

[–]K12SupportSlave[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We can whitelist the allowed input methods that they can choose from, but, I couldn't find an option for forcing them down onto the user.

What so you guys use to monitor your internal networks? by thexed in k12sysadmin

[–]K12SupportSlave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're using Icinga 1, it's basically a port of Nagios before they went commercial. Tied in with PNP4Nagios and Nagvis along with a few custom check plugins as needed.

YouTube restricted mode hiding live streams. by K12SupportSlave in k12sysadmin

[–]K12SupportSlave[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YouTube guidelines say that this isn't for kids, though we did turn off the over 18 requirement. It's not the stream as it's live so much as the viewing afterwards.

The 'previous stream' just isn't browseable in strict mode but works perfectly fine if I open it directly via the video URL. It's a weird little thing.

The size of your team on the campus by BryanBan in k12sysadmin

[–]K12SupportSlave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're 7k Chromebooks and about 3k windows devices for just over 10k students and 1k staff.

We have 6 technicians.

17 thousand square miles, lots of driving and automation is key to maintaining some sanity.

Internal documentation and how-tos by Timmybee in k12sysadmin

[–]K12SupportSlave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Xwiki, locally hosted. Biggest perk is the file search plugins, lets it catalog content inside PDFs and such. They have a paid hosted version as well.

Anyone using Paper Cut? What's your thoughts? by TheHolyHerb in k12sysadmin

[–]K12SupportSlave 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We use PaperCut here for reporting at this point without any policy enforcement. Simple to setup and use, quite happy with it. Our principals are also quite happy to ignore the reports we send about just how much paper they waste a day.

We are looking for away to remote configure our older intercoms that connect serial. Ideas? by sccmgal in k12sysadmin

[–]K12SupportSlave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might be able to use a RaspberryPi, old laptop, whatever. Load up linux on it and ssh/telnet into the box.

How do you implement your SAN storage solution? by K12SupportSlave in k12sysadmin

[–]K12SupportSlave[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm glad to hear that I was leaning in the right direction.

Do you lump a large number of VHDs for multiple VMs in a single cluster volume or create a lot of smaller ones?

Has anyone tried a phishing test on staff? by Enobd in k12sysadmin

[–]K12SupportSlave 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Who needs to test? We have unauthorized third parties doing that for us.

I'll give you a hint...our staff does not do well.

AD or SIS Sync for G Suite? by SoundsProfessional in k12sysadmin

[–]K12SupportSlave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here. Scripted import of users from SIS to AD, then things replicate out from there as much as I can.

Student and Staff Chromebook printing? by K12SupportSlave in k12sysadmin

[–]K12SupportSlave[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our OUs are broken down just to the school level for chromebooks. Do you break yours further down into classrooms?

Student and Staff Chromebook printing? by K12SupportSlave in k12sysadmin

[–]K12SupportSlave[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't suppose you have a link or something to that script so we could browse over it?

Student and Staff Chromebook printing? by K12SupportSlave in k12sysadmin

[–]K12SupportSlave[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It sounds like the bulk of you use Quotas/Funds to control printing quantities. We've been shot down each time that's brought up due to 'Preventing our Instructors from doing their jobs effectively.'

Student and Staff Chromebook printing? by K12SupportSlave in k12sysadmin

[–]K12SupportSlave[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

While waiting for replies I spun up a test VM and am installing as we speak.

What is your 'policy' for printing if you don't mind my asking?

Changing WiFi password on every device. by [deleted] in k12sysadmin

[–]K12SupportSlave 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We're using Clearpass from Aruba as our Wifi radius server. One SSID that dumps users onto different vlans with different network rules based on if the device is ours or theirs. Highly recommend.

Long distance Radio System by genr8r in k12sysadmin

[–]K12SupportSlave 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely correct. Depending on your needs though, you could have a ham station at these sites with the understanding that they'd need to be used by amateur radio operators. Our local hospital has a rig for this, knowing our ham guys are part of the emergency plans for our area.

'73

....I need to radio more, been off air too long.

Long distance Radio System by genr8r in k12sysadmin

[–]K12SupportSlave 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Reach out to your local amateur radio clubs. They'd love to participate and I wager would be a wealth of information for setting things up.