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- If possible, connect your computer to the network by plugging in an ethernet cable (preferred as it will be more reliable)
- Connect the computer to the mains, and power it on.
- Choose a language (only required when multiple languages are installed), locale, and keyboard.
- Connect it to a wireless or wired network with internet access. If using wireless, enter your home Wi-Fi information.
- Enter your Clinical School email (medschl) and you should be re-directed to our sign-in page (see below). Please enter your MINTS password to sign in to the device.
- You will see a message saying "..Device is setting it up, please wait and do not turn off the device" or similar. For a 10Mb/s internet connection the download & setup time is approximately 1.5-2 hours hours. On a 100Mb/s connection it is approximately 30-45 minutes. (Hint: You may want to let this run overnight)
- During this time the following will happen:
- Basic computer set up
- Windows settings & security settings such as the Firewall, logon settings, BitLocker encryption
Software will be downloaded & installed:
Expand title List of software The following software will be downloaded to your device and installed:
- MS Office 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, OneNote, Publisher)
- Google Chrome
- Firefox
- FileZilla FTP client
- WinSCP
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Forticlient VPN Client
- Microsoft Teams
- Sophos Anti-Virus
- Kace Management client
- Company Portal
- During this time the following will happen:
- When the setup is complete, you will be prompted to restart the PC (this is required as some of the software requires a reboot to finish setting up - e.g. Sophos Anti-Virus and MS Teams)
- MS Teams will not become visible after installation until you have signed out of the account and back in.
- What you should do next
- Log into the Computer using your normal "crsid" and MINTS password. If the PC has not finished synchronising (or you are using a Zoology / Biosci account) you may need to enter your email address as the username the first time.
Log into One drive using your "<crsid>@cam.ac.uk" email address and Raven password.
Note: Once you sign in to OneDrive your "Documents", "Desktop" and "Favourites" folders will redirect to OneDrive (any existing files will be uploaded automatically)Expand title Signing in to OneDrive - Click on the OneDrive icon by the clock (you may need to click the "up arrow" to show the icon):
- You will then get a popup box asking for your email address - please enter your "<crsid>@cam.ac.uk" email address and click "Sign in". You will then be taken to the University of Cambridge branded login page:
- Enter your Raven password and click "Sign in"
- The OneDrive icon will then change to become blue, indicating it has signed in:
Expand title Testing OneDrive - Open Explorer - by clicking on the Folder icon on the desktop, or by pressing the Windows key and E together.
- You should see "OneDrive - University of Cambridge" listed on the left:
- Expand this by clicking the arrow beside it, and you should see at least the folders "Desktop" and "Documents" listed.
- Create a file on your Desktop - right-click on a blank space of the Desktop and choose "New > Text Document" you can give it a name or leave it as "New Text Document". It should briefly show two blue arrows in a circle, indicating it it being Synchronised to OneDrive, before then getting a green-tick indicating it has been uploaded:
Synchronising Synchronised - Go to the "Documents" folder in Explorer, and repeat the process - the file should get the blue arrows in the "Status" column initially, before changing to a green-tick:
- If you had anything in your University of Cambridge OneDrive you should see it listed in the OneDrive folders.
- Click on the OneDrive icon by the clock (you may need to click the "up arrow" to show the icon):
- Launch the "Company Portal" application (search the Start menu for "Company Portal"):
If prompted, select the correct category (Medschool or Zoology) and click Done (If you are not prompted then this may have been pre-set): - Mapping network drives is the same as on other remote Windows devices - please see the guide page here: Mapping a Network Drive via VPN - Windows
- Installing applications - please visit "https://software.medschl.cam.ac.uk/" and select the software you need. You computer will be called "CSCS-<SerialNumber>" - the name can be confirmed by launching the Company Portal app, scrolling down the main page until you see "Devices", and you will see "This device" and the name underneath:
Alternatively, you should have Administrator rights on the PC, and can download and install applications yourself - if you cannot please contact the Service Desk to be made an administrator.
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