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Category: New projects at K-State

Campuswide site license for digital signage

Posted on by Rebecca Gould

Information Technology Services under the direction of Ken Stafford, CIO, has purchased a campuswide license from Four Winds Interactive for digital signage encompassing the Manhattan, Olathe, and Salina campuses.

A steering committee composed of individuals from across campus is planning the rollout of digital signage that includes a pilot test, recommendations on hardware, templates, policies/procedures that are important for digital signage use, and emergency management considerations.

Eric Dover from iTAC and Katie Mayes from Communications and Marketing co-chair the steering committee. To learn more, see the Four Winds Interactive website.

SSL VPN service now available to all K-Staters

Posted on by Josh McCune

As part of an ongoing project to decommission the aging hardware that is currently supporting most VPN services at K-State, all users with an active K-State eID are now enabled to use the new SSL-based VPN (K-State Virtual Private Network) and the Cisco AnyConnect client. The new client:

  • Is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux
  • Is simpler to configure
  • Should work better than the older IPSEC-based client in more restrictive network environments

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iSIS Upgrade: How will I know when iSIS is back up after the upgrade?

Posted on by bcad

While the upgrade is scheduled to last from 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, through 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 24, there is a chance that the application will be ready sooner. Once the project team has completed the upgrade, and all affected offices have completed their testing of the system, the upgrade will be considered finalized and a time for making it available to the campus will be determined. There will be at least four hours notice given to the K-State community.

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iSIS Upgrade: What will not be available during the upgrade?

Posted on by bcad

The iSIS upgrade is scheduled for the week of Thanksgiving break — after 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19, through Wednesday, Nov. 24. During this time, iSIS will be unavailable.

  • Faculty will not be able to see their class rosters from iSIS, although they will still be available through K-State Online.
  • Students will not be able to enroll for classes.
  • Administrators will not be able to look up information about classes, students, faculty, or other resources housed in iSIS.
  • Applications for admission submitted through the K-State website will be queued and processed as soon as iSIS is up and running again.

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Faculty/staff: Archive your Oracle Calendar events

Posted on by Amanda Tross

The university transitioned from Oracle Calendar to K-State Zimbra Calendar over the summer. Oracle Calendar is still available as an archive, but will be decommissioned in early 2011.

Easy-to-follow instructions are available for you to export your Oracle Calendar data and then import it into K-State Zimbra. This will allow you to have a copy of past events from your Oracle Calendar accessible in your K-State Zimbra Calendar. Other Oracle Calendar archiving options are available if you’d rather not import your past events into K-State Zimbra.

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eID registration simplified; new help site available

Posted on by Amanda Tross

New K-State students, employees, and others should now have an easier time registering for a K-State eID through eProfile. The registration process has been streamlined and has several advantages:

  • Fewer steps to complete
  • When choosing an eID, the person can pick from several options based on their name or enter their own cpassword checkerustom eID.
  • Passwords are checked against K-State security requirements as they are typed. A red “X” is displayed until the password meets security requirements; then a green “OK” is displayed. Continue reading “eID registration simplified; new help site available” →

K-State TV returns

Posted on by sdj

K-State TV logoK-State TV is back this fall with Wildcat Watch and other university-related programming.

This year Wildcat Watch will have a new look and format. Instead of short weekly segments, a 30-minute show will be produced each month. Programs will feature subjects of interest to the campus community, and the weekly events calendar will be available online.

Other programming will include Cinemaniacs, ThinkTalk, 30 Odd Minutes, and Juke Joint.

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New prepaid mobile broadband option for data access

Posted on by Eric Dover

Virgin Mobile has just launched a new prepaid broadband mobile option for those who want to travel with data access for laptops and other mobile devices without being committed to an expensive two-year contract.

Their new toy is a prepaid MiFi device that allows you to create your own WiFi hotspot anywhere cellular data is available that you can share with up to five mobile devices such as iPads, laptops, Sony PSPs, and the like. Continue reading “New prepaid mobile broadband option for data access” →

Reminder about textbook information and reporting

Posted on by Rebecca Gould

March 22 marked the beginning of fall enrollment, warranting a reminder about the availability of textbook information in K-State’s course schedule and the need for faculty to report textbook information when they know the textbook they will use. In addition: