AgIT Update

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• AgIT Update
• December, 2006

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Welcome and Agenda

• Desktop IP Video Camera Installations
• Microsoft Office Communicator
• IE 7, Microsoft Vista, Microsoft Office 2007
• Lease Update
• AgIT Holiday Hours
• Questions
• Roll Call for questions
• Email to tctrain_at_agad.purdue.edu during session

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IP Video Installation Preparation

• Our new camera(s) arrived, what now?
• www.agriculture.purdue.edu/agit OR
• http//sharepoint.agriculture.purdue.edu/agit/List
  s/IP20Video20Checkin/NewForm.aspx
• Scheduling the installation
• Will be scheduled 1-2 weeks in advance
• The Installation
• Initial installation will take 30-45 min, then 15
  min for each staff member who will use camera
• Requires presence of each camera user

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Microsoft Office Communicator

• Secure alternative to
• AOL Instant Messenger
• MSN Messenger
• Yahoo Messenger, etc
• Allows communication with other staff in
  Extension and College of Agriculture
• Stays within Purdue network

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Microsoft Office Communicator

• Use with headphone microphone in place of long
  distance telephone in network
• Network is Extension and College of Agriculture
• Use with new IP Video camera for point to point
  meetings in network

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Internet Explorer 7

• Download included in updates on Microsoft website
  if updating your home computer
• You can choose to download and install or not
• Being tested extensively on campus now
• Not fully compatible with all current websites
• Particular issues with sites using cascading
  style sheets
• Outlook Web Access (OWA)
• SAM uses cascading style sheets

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Windows Vista

• Vista will be default OS on home machines
  purchased early 2007
• Leased machines will continue to run on Windows
  XP
• AgIT will switch OS to Vista only after testing
  on our system
• No changes will be made during or immediately
  prior to fair season

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Office 2007

• Office 2007 will be default on home machines
  purchased w/Office early 2007
• Leased machines will continue to have Office 2003
• Office 2007 and earlier versions.
• 2007 saves with .docx extension which is
  incompatible with 2003 and older.
• Can use save as and save in 97-2003 format
• Can download reader
• Important to those who carry documents between
  home and work.

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Office 2007

• AgIT will begin testing Office 2007 after the
  first of the year
• Internal testing will be first
• Extension offices to be test sites will be
  recruited early 07
• AgIT will migrate to Office 2007 on all supported
  machines in 2007
• Migration not likely to occur until after 2007
  County Fair Season

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Lease Update

• Current order has been sent to Gateway
• Expect new computers to begin arriving in 3-4
  weeks
• Printers may begin arriving as soon as 2 weeks
• Same process as recent lease process for
  scheduling installs
• Fax packing list to AgIT
• AgIT contact to schedule install

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Network vs non-supported printers

• Several counties have purchased printers with end
  of year monies
• Supported printers are those which allow AgIT
  to manage them remotely
• Typically printers on the lease printers list
• Only supported new dot matrix printer is the
  Epson LQ590
• All others will be setup for individual machines
  in the office rather than put on the network

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Extension Database

• All 92 counties have been updated to most current
  version
• Reminder when asked to sync always do so
• Never store any other files on the L drive
• Training 12/14 at 2 pm see Richards email
• Topic Online Enrollment
• Documentation will be available online
• Educators can use the view only password to
  access information in ED without the option to
  make changes

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AgIT Holiday Hours

• AgIT observes University Holidays
• AgIT will be Closed
• December 19 from 1130 130 for Ag
  Administration Building Holiday Luncheon
• December 20 8 am to 1100 am for AgIT December
  Staff Meeting
• December 22, December 25, December 26, January 1
  Holiday Break
• January 15 Martin Luther King Holiday
• AgIT Hours are 730 am to 500 pm all other
  weekdays

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Useful Links

• AgIT Webpage
• http//www.agriculture.purdue.edu/agit
• AgIT Help Page
• http//agithelp.agriculture.purdue.edu/
• Secure Purdue webpage
• http//www.purdue.edu/securePurdue/
• Outlook web access
• https//exchange.purdue.edu

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Thanks and Questions

• Thank you for participating in this IP Video
  session
• Roll call for Questions
• Email questions to tctrain_at_agad.purdue.edu

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Happy Holidays!

• Happy Holidays!
• From everyone at AgIT