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CALS Information Technology

CALSIT Managed Computers


What changes will I notice on my computer when managed by the CMS?

  • Do you login to your computer with your current unityid and password which syncs automatically with required campus password changes?
  • Do you login to the wolftech.ad.ncsu.edu domain?
  • Do you see this warning when you log in?*



    *FBNS users may not see this but are most likely on Active Directory and managed.
  • If yes to any of the above, you are most likely on a managed computer.

If unsure, feel free to contact us at cals-it_help@ncsu.edu.

  • Login background changed to CALS IT image (Blue background with belltower and logos)
  • The machine name will also be changed to our standard format
  • New drive mapping to department shares: S:\ drive mapped to CALS Departmental shares
  • Remote Assistance enabled for Helpdesk staff access and remote Desktop enabled for Admin users
  • You will see the login banner warning notice
  • CALS IT inventory client and CALS IT Computer Information tool
  • CALS IT Printer Installation tool and added to desktop
  • Alertus
  • Spirion
  • Microsoft Endpoint Protection
  • SCCM
  • Software Center
  • Teamviewer (enables our analysts to remote to you when you need help)
  • Windows updates automatically applied the first Friday after the second Tuesday of the month
  • Local admin account is renamed and the password is scrambled
  • Owner/user can choose account to log in with
  • Primary Owner/User of machine can request administrator access
  • Screensaver engages after 30 minutes of being idle / password required to get back into the machine
  • Installed with latest Windows 10 Education OS
  • Migration from local account to using your campus ID and Password, therefore campus Username and Password required to access the machine
  • Login background changed to CALS IT image (Blue background with belltower and logos)
  • New drive mapping to department shares: S:\ drive mapped to CALS Departmental shares
  • Machine name changed to <building><room>-<serial number> and machine DNS changed to <machinename>.cals.ncsu.edu
  • Remote Assistance enabled for Helpdesk staff access and remote Desktop enabled for Admin users
  • You will see the login banner warning notice
  • CALS IT inventory client and CALS IT Computer Information tool
  • CALS IT Printer Installation tool and shortcut added to desktop
  • Cisco AnyConnect VPN (laptops only)
  • Chrome browser and shortcut added to desktop
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader DC
  • Adobe Flash Player
  • Shockwave Player
  • Alertus
  • Spirion
  • Google Apps and shortcuts added to desktop
  • Firefox
  • Pidgin
  • Latest MS Office Suite
  • Microsoft Endpoint Protection
  • SCCM
  • Software Center
  • Teamviewer (enables our analysts to remote to you when you need help)
  • Windows updates automatically applied the first Friday after the second Tuesday of the month
  • Weekly machine reboot at 3am every Friday morning (can be disabled for research machines)
  • Local admin account is renamed and the password is scrambled
  • Local Helpdesk (admin) and CALS (guest) accounts added
  • Primary Owner/User of machine can request administrator access
  • Screensaver engages after 30 minutes of being idle / password required to get back into the machine
  • UAC is enabled – user may have to type username and password to authorize some actions like software installs or system level changes
  • Firewall enabled
  • Migration from local account to using your campus ID and Password, therefore campus Username and Password required to access the machine
  • Users will be required to type both their username (Unity ID) and password when logging in
  • Machine name changed to <serial number> and machine DNS changed to <serialnumber>.cals.ncsu.edu
  • Remote Assistance enabled for Helpdesk staff access.
  • User will notice black dialog boxes during power cycles, reboots and logging in/off; There may be slight delays in processing times depending upon pending critical security updates and policy cycles
  • Unsigned Apple programs will be blocked from installation
  • You will see the login banner warning notice
  • CALS IT inventory client
  • Chrome browser
  • Firefox browser
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader DC
  • Alertus
  • Spirion
  • Latest MS Office Suite (or available in self service if machine isn’t reimaged)
  • JAMF Self Service
  • Apple security updates automatically applied as approved from Apple
  • Local admin account is removed
  • Local Helpdesk (admin) is added
  • Primary Owner/User of machine can request administrator access
  • Password required after machine sleeps