Just a reminder to everyone that IR is deploying Microsoft Forefront as new antivirus software (replacing McAfee) on campus computers. This is great news – McAfee is pretty resource-intensive and often slows down machines.
The week before your computer is scheduled for deployment, you’ll get an email from IT Services. Installation will happen overnight, starting at 7pm and completing by 4am the following morning. You won’t be able to use or access your computer during the installation time. Your machine must be left on during that time since the installation will happen through KBOX.
While Forefront is being installed, your computer name will be changed, so if you use your computer name for peer to peer use, contact the Technology Support Center prior to the day your computer is scheduled for deployment.
This update is only for Windows machines – there will be a change in Mac antivirus software, but that won’t happen until sometime in the future.
TAG has asked IT Services for an implementation schedule, which we’ll post here when we get it.
Let us know if you have any questions, and we’ll do our best to answer!
Question/Concern: I use my office computer after 7 pm every day of the week, since I work evenings on a regular basis, and there is one other full-time faculty member here in the library that does so as well. Can this scheduling concern be accommodated?
I just realized my previous comment (awaiting moderation) was posted under my personal email address, not my professional WordPress.com account. Just know it’s me in the last comment asking about evening library faculty. :)
Donna, I’m not sure when the Library is scheduled for conversion – but I’m sure we’ll have to work out some kind of special schedule for all of our machines, since I think McAfee needs to be removed from all of the student computers as well.