2015
Fort Bend ISD
[LAPTOP BASICS]
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Laptop Basics
Fort Bend ISD
Table of Contents
Equipment……………………………………………………………………….2 – 3
Web Cam & Base Set up……………………………………………………..…4
Setting up Duplicate or Extended Screen………………………..…….5
Setting up the Projector/Monitor & Locking the laptop…..…...6
Accessing Software from the Semantic Portal………………….7 – 9
VPN Access……………………………………………………………..…..10 – 11
Installing HoverCam software……………………………………………..12
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General Operation of Your Laptop
The laptop issued is owned and maintained by the Fort Bend Independent School District. The following
equipment is provided for each classroom teacher.
HP EliteBook 740
Notebook PC
HP UltraSlim Docking
Station
External HP External
USB DVDRW Drive
Monitor
Laptop Bag
Keyboard & Mouse
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To use the HP
Elitebook, open the
laptop here.
Turning the Laptop
On/Off
Turning wireless
access On/Off
Muting the audio
To adjust the volume,
use Function F6 or F7
or the speaker icon in
the lower right corner
of your screen.
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Battery Life
Select the icon in the lower right corner to determine the battery life.
Web Cam
The laptop includes a built-in webcam. Currently, the WebCam can be used
with software applications such as MovieMaker, Skype, Adobe Connect.
Base set up
The docking station includes ports for various devices. See diagram below.
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Setting up duplicate or extended screen.
1. Select Connect to a Projector.
2. Choose one of the following options.
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Setting up the projector and monitor
You can plug in the VGA cable from the Wall Plate directly to the
docking station, and the VGA cable from the monitor to the HP
DisplayPort to VGA Adapter and into the docking station.
Changing the Screen Resolution
Right click on your desktop and select Screen Resolution.
When the laptop is open, you should see the three
devices:
1. Mobile PC Display (the laptop)
2. HP V241p (the monitor)
3. Generic non-PnP monitor (the projector)
1. You can rearrange the appearance of your displays by clicking and dragging
the icons. This would help you coordinate where the displays are active. In
this example, you could move between all three displays by moving the
mouse left and right (from laptop to monitor) or up and down (from
laptop/monitor to projector). Now, you could have teacher notes open on
the laptop, skyward open on the monitor, and your lesson on the projector.
Locking the Laptop: View the video for instructions on how to use the lock for the laptop.
http://www.fortbendisd.com/cms/lib09/TX01917858/Centricity/Domain/81/laptoplock.swf
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Accessing Software from the Semantic Portal
1. Select the start
icon at the
bottom right of
the screen.
2. Select All
Programs, and
scroll to the
folder entitled
Symantec and
click.
Then click
Symantec
Software Portal.
3. The Software
request window
will open shortly.
In the Request
Software section,
scroll to find the
software of
interest
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4. A Software Portal
window will open.
Type any
comments
necessary, and
click OK.
Leave the
computer docked
until the software
installation is
complete. In most
cases, the
installation occurs
within fifteen
minutes. In other
cases, it occurs
overnight.
5. In the box below
the Request
Software box, you
will see software
you’ve previously
requested.
You will see
approvals,
completions and
dates and times
of completions.
6. If the software
you’d like to
install is NOT on
the list of
approved
software, you
may request
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approval and
installation. To do
this, select
Request Unlisted
Software.
Fill in the
Software name
and version and
press OK.
7. Note: this
installation may
or may not be
approved. Refer
to the status for
information
regarding the
download. The
laptop must be
docked to
retrieve software
that has been
pushed.
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VPN Access
VPN Access allows users to access network drives from outside of FBISD.
1. Select
Start/Programs
and Cisco Systems
VPN Client
2. Select VPN client.
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3. Select Connect.
4. Enter your
username and
password.
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Installing HoverCam Software.
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