In order to map a network drive, the user will need an account on both the machine they will be using and the main admin server machine with the same username and password. If the user has already been setup with the same username and password on the server, ignore this step. On the main…
Please note Windows 7 will no longer be supported from January 2020 – customers are advised to upgrade to Windows 10 – https://faq.scomis.org/kb24897/ The following steps explain how to create a new user on a Windows 7 operating system: Press Start, right hand mouse click on Computer and click on Manage. You will then be presented…
Google and SWGfL Internet Filtering Changes Google searches utilise encryption technologies for added security and where this has previously been optional, it will be made mandatory by them in early February 2015. In order for the RM SafetyNet Filtering service to perform filtering on all Google searches (such as images), there is a need to…
In order to view web pages when using a SWGfL internet connection within school you will need to set Internet Explorer to use a SWGfL proxy Server. To do this: Open Internet Explorer Click the Tools button, and then click Internet Options. Click the Connections tab, and then click LAN settings. Select the Use…
Add SWGfL proxy server settings to my iPad or iPhone 1. Navigate to the ‘Settings’ app and tap on ‘WiFi’ 2. Next, tap on the WiFi network you need to add the proxy to. This should be one you are currently connected to. 3. This next page will display all of your network information, for the network you…
Top 15 Windows 8 Shortcut Keys. With the changes made to Windows with the introduction of Windows8 and the new Metro tile interface some important items are no longer accessible in the same way as before. Below is a list of Windows8 shortcut keys that will allow users to find the most common features, information…
There are a wide range of devices running the Android Operating System, with sizes ranging from smart phones to Smart pads, and produced by a range of diffrent manafacturers. Most of the devices have versions of Android that differ to some degree from each other. Actual displays may differ somewhat from the examples below, but…
Please note that although the Apple iPod and iPhone both use the same operating system (IoS) there may be minor differences in the layout of the screens. In light of this commonality the term ‘Device’ will be used in place of iPod and/or iPhone. 1: Start up your Device 2: Tap the Settings icon…
Some networks require you to use a proxy server to access the Internet. A proxy server is another computer or device that acts as an intermediary between you and the Internet by relaying your requests to a server and the servers responses back to you. Unfortunately, this type of setup requires you to specify certain…
Some managed networks require that your wireless device’s MAC Address ( a unique identifying code) be added to a list of devices that have permission to join the network. To obtain the MAC address of your Google Chromebook… 1: Start the Chromebook up. 2: Click on the Network Icon in the corner of the screen….
To connect your Google Chromebook to a Wi-Fi or Wireless Network. 1: Start up the Chromebook. 2: Click on the Network icon in the lower left hand corner 3: If no networks are listed then first check that the Wireless Connection is enabled, then click on the words ‘No Network’. 4: This will now display…
In Mac OS X, to see if a computer is on the network, use the Network Utility to ping the remote host. A ping is a small packet of data sent to the remote host and then sent back by the recipient computer. If the computer is not on the network, it will not be…
Recommendations for a minimum wireless access point configuration.
How to set your Home Page in Internet Explorer and FireFox
How to configure Windows Updates when behind a firewall using a proxy server.
Video guide on how to get you IP address for your computer. Click the link to watch.