User:Pgmurphy/Tlabs

1. Determine courses you expect to use the labs this upcoming semester.
   • Some courses traditionally use the labs. Some are in TRACS, some aren't.
2. Email ece-faculty@lists.ncsu.edu to determine additional courses that intend to use the teaching labs.
   • See template.
3. Plan teaching labs assignments using spreadsheets
   • L:\Labs\Software In the Labs.xls
     • A listing of what software needs to be installed in each lab.
   • L:\Restricted\Lab Usernames.xls
     • A listing of courses, assigned lab, level of access, instructor, and TAs.
4. Setup software and user access in Active Directory.
   • Add lab's Computers group as a member of software groups.
   • Add managed course group (includes instructor(s)) as a member of the lab's Users or Administrators group.
   • Add TAs as a member of the lab's Users or Administrators group (same access as students).
5. Setup managed course groups using WTMG.
6. Setup password synchronization notifications.
   • Add group to wolftech_myit.tlab_crs_groups.
     • For ECE, notification_id=2. For CNR, use 3.
   • Notification emails are located in wolftech_myit.notification_emails.
   • Notification emails are sent out every Monday at 6PM.
   • Monitor password synchronizations using the Password Sync Monitor.
7. RIS the labs.
   • Make sure to reboot the computers several times using Hyena.
8. Test the computers.
   • Log into one computer in each lab
   • Run the software with the same level of credentials as the students.
9. Send out Lab Ready Notification to course instructors.