Loaner Laptop Setup Information
If you have received a loaner laptop from 鶹Ƶ, please follow the instructions below to get signed in. This procedure needs to only be done once.
Contents
Requesting A Loaner
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Power
When receiving the laptop, please plug in the laptop's power cable. Once the power is plugged in, press the power button in the upper right corner of the keyboard, and let's begin!
Join a Network
The first step in the process is to join a network. Please click on your network, click connect, wait for the computer to successfully connect, and click next. If your network is protected with a username and/or password, you will be asked to enter it when you attempt to connect.
Sign in
At the welcome screen, please enter in your 鶹Ƶ email address (yourusername@gustavus.edu) and click next. At the next screen, enter your 鶹Ƶ email password and click next. It will take a minute or two to set up the computer.
Log into Duo
- When the computer loads the desktop, click on the Notification Center message bubble (to the right of the date/time, pictured below) in the lower right corner of the screen.
- Click on the message that says, "Work or school account problem", pictured below.
- Click on your 鶹Ƶ account in the Microsoft pop-up.
- When prompted, please authenticate with your Duo device.
Installation of Software
Once authenticated with Duo, the computer will begin installing a suite of programs no Gustie should be without. It is normal to get notifications for these programs in the same way you were notified about your DUO authentication. Installation of software will take anywhere from 20-60 minutes based on your internet connection. Please allow the computer to sit for a while, powered on and connected to the internet, while it works. You can still use the laptop during this process.
Program List
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Firefox
- Google Chrome
- iProjection
- Microsoft Office
- Zoom
Saving to the Loaner
As the assigned user, you will be able to install your own applications and save files to the computer as you see fit. Please note, however, that the loaner computer will be wiped clean when it is returned, so we recommend following best practices and saving backups of important files in several different locations (Flash drive, Google Drive, computer, etc.), as well as making sure all information you want to keep is moved off of the loaner device before you return it to GTS.