Working Remotely Guide for University Faculty and Staff

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Getting Started Checklist:

Do you have Duo Two-Factor Authentication installed on your mobile phone?

- Duo enables secure authentication to University systems
- Enrolling and Activating Duo

Do you have secure access to University systems via VPN?

- Make sure you have set-up and configured DUO first
- Only some systems like Banner, DocFinity, and EMS require a secure VPN connection.
- VPN Installation Guides

Do you have internet access?

- Internet access will be needed to connect to University systems remotely
- Consider using your mobile phone as a hot spot: Apple Android

Do you need to remote connect to your University computer?

- You will need your computer name - How to find your computer name
- How to remote into your computer

Tools Needed to Work Remotely:

University email (Exchange)	OWA: Login to my.Fairfield and click on Email/Exchange Outlook from University Laptop/Computer: You will be prompted to login Enter username with the domain name, as in FFLDU\yournetid ex: FFLDU\jdoe
NetID / Password Reset	https://www.fairfield.edu/password
Accessing and saving files	Login to my.Fairfield and click on Dropbox
University voice mail/phone system	Telephone & Voicemail system
Printing without a printer (print to PDF)	*Windows* Click File > Print Select a PDF printer from your printer list ex: Adobe PDF, Microsoft Print to PDF *Apple/macOS* Click File > Save As Select Save as Adobe PDF
Chat / Collaborate with co-workers	Install Microsoft Teams
Video Conference	Login to my.Fairfield and click on Zoom
ITS Help Desk	Submit a Ticket: https://fairfield.edusupportcenter.com/ Email: itshelpdesk@fairfield.edu Call: 203-254-4069
Help Desk Wiki Knowledgebase (search for answers)	https://wiki.fairfield.edu
University website (internal)	https://my.fairfield.edu
University website (external)	https://www.fairfield.edu/

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Download PDF: Working Remotely Guide for University Faculty and Staff

Getting Started Checklist:

Do you have Duo Two-Factor Authentication installed on your mobile phone?

Duo enables secure authentication to University systems

Do you have secure access to University systems via VPN?

Make sure you have set-up and configured DUO first

Only some systems like Banner, DocFinity, and EMS require a secure VPN connection.

Do you have internet access?

Internet access will be needed to connect to University systems remotely

Consider using your mobile phone as a hot spot: Apple Android

Do you need to remote connect to your University computer?

You will need your computer name - How to find your computer name

Tools Needed to Work Remotely:

University email (Exchange)

OWA: Login to my.Fairfield and click on Email/Exchange

Outlook from University Laptop/Computer:

You will be prompted to login

Enter username with the domain name, as in FFLDU\yournetid ex: FFLDU\jdoe

NetID / Password Reset

Accessing and saving files

Login to my.Fairfield and click on Dropbox

University voice mail/phone system

Printing without a printer

(print to PDF)

Windows

Click File > Print

Select a PDF printer from your printer list

ex: Adobe PDF, Microsoft Print to PDF

Apple/macOS

Click File > Save As

Select Save as Adobe PDF

Chat / Collaborate with co-workers

Install Microsoft Teams

Video Conference

Login to my.Fairfield and click on Zoom

ITS Help Desk

Submit a Ticket: https://fairfield.edusupportcenter.com/

Email: itshelpdesk@fairfield.edu

Call: 203-254-4069

Help Desk Wiki Knowledgebase (search for answers)

University website (internal)

University website (external)

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