…’s much easier. You can simply type it in the Find in KeyConfigure, or the Search on the Computer page in the Web UI. For help desk types using the Web this is likely to be a great convenience. On Demand Division Mapping Our long standing feature to map Computers to Divisions based on Active Directory OU membership has always been popular. It saves you time and effort when you have a well organized and maintained domain. It’s also generally apprec…
Read more…cations can also be presented in a simple list view. Floorplan Layouts Easy-to-build room floorplans provide a real-time view of a room’s current status. Green, blue, and red icons indicate computer state and OS. Click a computer for a list of installed software, and a “Connect” link for our Remote Access feature (details below). Computers in each room can also be organized into a list view, and printers imported via spreadsheet or with our offici…
Read more…porter’s Computer and Software Availability Maps are designed to provide up-to-the-minute hardware availability data to end users, including a unique software search feature that lets users find not just an open computer, but one that actually has the software titles they need to complete their assignments. And our brand new drawing tools make it easier than ever to design and implement maps for all of your computer labs and classrooms. In this se…
Read more…re seeing issues. You can also manually get the definition in KeyConfigure -> Tasks -> Find Product Definitions. Type in solarwinds and search. You’ll see the below item in the list. Ensure it is checked (you can uncheck anything else potentially listed) and click Import. Computer Audits Remember that we can only show data from systems that have reported in to the server. If you have machines without KeyAccess, you may want to address that as need…
Read more…t via Jamf, Intune, or CSV, and Sassafras automatically matches against pre-existing computer records the first time they log in. Manage locations with filters or our built-in Active Directory integration, then set, sort, manage, and filter on the lifecycle stage throughout the life of the hardware. Manage device loans with our convenient loaner pool plug-in. Jamf and Intune integrations allow easy importing of mobile devices as well. Login Report…
Read more…other examples on this OpenStreetMap Wiki page. This is what a default, out-of-the-box map looks like from OpenStreetMaps. Below are a number of examples of filter overlays developed by independent developers. Styles can be used to permanently change the look and feel of your maps in KeyReporter, or you might just use them on special occasions to mark holidays or major events on campus. The maps listed on the wiki above were created by various dev…
Read more…y of details is limited, but we expect you should see make and model. When combined with the computer attached to, this gives you a big head start on knowing about these devices! Active and Idle time in Usage reports We have long had % Active as a column in Usage reports. The reason it was a percent was this isn’t a precise metric when it comes to software. After all, many applications can continue to do “active” work when they are in the backgrou…
Read more…methods entirely. If you’re a Sassafras customer, we’ve come up with a pain-free option. You click a button. That’s right, just one button, and “poof,” if your publisher won’t let you launch that product remotely, Sassafras will keep that software product available for local use only. Students will still be able to remotely access that lab machine and its other software products, just not the “offensive” one. If the publisher comes to their senses…
Read more…useful except in certain cases. Primarily they are designed to look at dual-boot computers and analyze relative usage of different OS’s. Even when every computer shows 100% Mac or 100% Windows, you could use this report to get a sense in a lab with both OS’s, which OS was more popular. Of course this would be modulated by the number of computers of each OS available to begin with, as well as the number available once the lab starts to reach capaci…
Read more…roduct is sold and you have to adjust to the new pricing structure. The all-or-nothing model only works for so long, even for a company like Adobe, and they are working now to finalize details on the new buying options for institutions of higher learning. No, it’s not the Autodesk model (wouldn’t that be nice!?). It is a model, however, that offers you a couple of reasonable choices, if you have the information you need to make the right decision….
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