Subject: Tech Briefing: To Know and Do - Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Today’s Enterprise Technology & Services (ET&S) Tech Briefing contains new information, a reminder, and a training opportunity.
Change in Microsoft Security Settings on Wednesday, December 20 (New)
To Know: On Wednesday, December 20, ET&S will enable a 24-hour “idle session timeout” for all web-based M365 Applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams) in advance of Microsoft’s upcoming requirement of having session timeouts enabled. ET&S has enabled this setting for the maximum length of 24 hours. After 24 hours of inactivity (no interaction with any M365 apps in your browser window), a prompt will display asking you to confirm your session and that you want to remain signed in. If you do not confirm, you will automatically be signed out.
To Do: If you are automatically signed out, you must log in again with your fully qualified username (jbd2519@usnh.edu) and password. Sometimes, you may be prompted to authenticate via Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
Sleep Settings for Intune-Managed Windows Computers (New)
To Know: ET&S (Enterprise Technology & Services) received feedback regarding concerns over recent changes to the power settings for Intune-managed Windows PCs, which put devices to sleep after one or two hours.
To address these concerns, ET&S is changing these settings to the following:
- If devices are on battery power only, they will enter sleep mode after two hours.
- Plugged in devices will never enter sleep mode.
- The screen will continue to turn off after 2 hours for devices that are plugged in to prevent screen burnout. This will not impact processing.
ET&S has enabled these new settings, and they may take up to eight hours to deploy to each device. For these sleep-specific timings, ET&S will collaborate with campus stakeholders to determine the best settings for different use cases across our campus community and implement them appropriately. ET&S will continue to improve processes for sharing information and collecting feedback on changes before rolling them out going forward.
To Do: ET&S recommends restarting your device for these changes to take effect. If you have questions or concerns about this change, or if you would like assistance with your power settings on your Intune-Managed Windows Computer, please contact the Help Desk.
Invitation: Tableau and Power BI Demo and Listening Sessions
To Know: ET&S is reviewing potential data visualization tools for USNH usage and would like to include your input. ET&S is hosting two demo sessions and a listening session to review possible tools and collect feedback on campus data visualization needs. The first demo session will explore multiple data visualization tools, and the second will be a deep dive into Power BI, which is not widely used at USNH currently. All three sessions will be recorded and distributed afterward for viewing and sharing.
To Do: Attend the demo and listening sessions. Here are the details:
• Power BI, Business Objects, and Tableau
Monday, December 18, 10:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Click here to join the meeting
• Deep Dive into Power BI
Wednesday, December 20, 2 - 3:30 p.m.
Click here to join the meeting
• Listening Session
Friday, January 5, 2024, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
An open forum, drop in any time, and share data visualization needs with the Center for Data leadership.
Click here to join the meeting
After attending or viewing any (or all) of these sessions, ET&S please complete this survey by January 5, 2024. For each session, attendees will receive an Outlook meeting invite. Feel free to share this invitation with other interested team members. Please email Megan Turnbull (ET&S Project Manager) at megan.turnbull@unh.edu for invitations.
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myPlymouth Portal: Everything in One Place (Reminder)
To Know: The myPlymouth portal is a tailored, one-stop campus resource available for all students, faculty, and staff using a web browser or mobile device. The portal has all the information you need in one place, including key campus resources, announcements, account info, upcoming events, important deadlines, and more.
To Do: To visit the myPlymouth Portal, go to https://my.usnh.edu/. The myUSNH mobile app is available for iOS and Android devices.
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Training Opportunities
ET&S and partners with other campus offices to offer free training for UNH faculty and staff.
Canvas (myCourses): New Quizzes | Join this Session
Thurs., December 14, 11-11:30 a.m., Thurs., December 21, 11-11:30 a.m.
In this session, we will cover creating a quiz, available quiz settings, adding questions, scheduling a quiz, and some best practices using the New Quizzes tool in Canvas. The New Quizzes tool will eventually replace the Classic Quiz tool.
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How to Get Tech Support
The Enterprise Technology Help Desk
http://www.usnh.edu/it/need-it-help
