Re: [CampusManager] Campus Manager Client Management

"Rick Leclerc" <leclerc_at_bradford-sw.com> writes:
>When I look at ALL clients in the Clients View, there are some students
>that have registered more than one machine, or that perhaps a different
>student registered his machine as a different student. Since I can't
>tell which is which, I can't figure out how to deal with it. Also, the
>groups that I have were imported from Active Directory, so if a student
>has registered a second machine, then that second entry is not part of
>the group. Has anyone else encountered this same situation?
>
>One way to handle this would be to manually cross reference the client
>entry that IS in the group view with the students that have multiple
>machines, then manually add the additional client records to the group.
>In this case, a student would be listed multiple times in the group, once
>for each machine they have registered. Please respond if you have done
>something like this or have any suggestions.
>
>Since Bradford does not provide a mechanism to automatically age clients
>from the database, how are you keeping your databases up-to-date? If a
>MAC address has not been heard for a month or two, are you deleting that
>Rogue Client from the database?

I have not experienced this situation, but something similar, when
registering two MAC address to one user (ex. LAN card and Wireless card)
In order to keep track of which is which I first register the wireless
card then go into the entry and edit the last name. At the end of the
users last night I'll put a "W" to reference which MAC is what. It's a
little more work, but in the end easier to know which is which. In future
upgrades and you guys implement another field and state if your using a
wireless or LAN card? Once picked, it will then be in the client view
lists. (I'm hoping this makes sense).

-Brett

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Received on Mon Jan 19 2004 - 19:46:44 EST