Devon County Council has adopted a password policy that defines how passwords are used to protect the county network and county data. It is recommended that Schools adopt a similar policy.

Invalid user name/password error when logging into Hosted SIMS

ByLiam Motevali January 10, 2018July 17, 2018

When logging into Hosted SIMS, the user may experience a local SIMS login box or the following error: This error will appear after the initial Remote Desktop Connection screen and after the blue/green Windows server screen where the user profile and group policy settings are being loaded. This is common when the user is logging…

Scomis Password Policy

Byscomis@devon.gov.uk July 5, 2010August 14, 2020

This is the current DCC Password Policy which is applied to the ScoMIS Managed Services. It is also the password policy which schools are recommended to use…

Recommended Settings for McAfee Anti-Virus

ByLiam Motevali June 2, 2017December 16, 2021

McAfee Virus Scan is due for end of life 31/12/2021. Please ensure you have updated your antivirus before then. Depending on how it was installed, the settings for McAfee Anti-Virus software may not be optimally configured for the best protection. For this reason, you can check the settings as per the instructions below. Accessing the…