On March 23, 2020, UB will move to distance learning for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester. See UBIT recommendations for making the transition.
Recommendations
IT staff install the following on all university computers
Cisco VPN
Fortinet VPN if it is ready and properly tested
Cisco Jabber
Panopto
Webex Meetings
Faculty and staff with a work laptop:
Take it home and work as they normally would
VPN required
Faculty and staff using a Windows desktop in the office and with a personal computer (Windows or Mac) they are willing to use from home:
IT Staff enable RDP on their work desktop
Faculty and Staff install/configure Remote Desktop client on personal computer
Faculty and Staff remote to their office computer
Faculty and staff using a Windows desktop in the office and without a personal computer they are willing to use from home:
Directors should prioritize these staff
Emergency Planners determine, across all units, who is most in need of a loaner computer
Distributed IT or UBIT Customer Service to provide a loaner computer