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This provides guidelines on setting up Bari School MacBooks

Contents 1 Hardware 2 Operating System 3 Utilities 4 Applications 5 Maintenance

Hardware

• Purchased March 2011
• 13.3" MacBook 2.4GHz/2G memory/250G disk/SD screen with 3 year AppleCare
  • Use the long power cord
  • No1 Serial TBA
  • No2 Serial 45107KNFF5W
• iMac 21" 3.06GHz/4G Memory/500G Disk//Num with 3 year AppleCare
  • No1 Serial W8102GNFDAS
  • No2 Serial W8102GWUDAS

Operating System

1. Default Install of MacOs X 10.6.4
   1. Create the default user as Admin (with Administrative privileges) and a strong password
   2. Settings-> Security -> General -> Disable Automatic Login
   3. Set timezone to Adelaide
   4. Software Update to 10.6.7
   5. Repeat Software Update to catch any strays
2. Create Sukulu as a standard user (cannot administer) without password
   1. Log in as Sukulu and drag icons for Word and Powerpoint onto Dock
3. Setup Church Wireless LAN (and remove any temporary setup wireless). Note that if the LAN security method changes, e.g. from WPA to WPA2, then existing settings should be deleted and recreated to avoid having to manually reconnect each time
4. Load printer drivers and link to workroom photocopier

Utilities

• Adobe Players (test page at http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/welcome/
  • Flash
  • Shockwave is not installed
• Java is managed through Apple Software Update

Applications

• Office: mac 2011
  1. Insert disk
  2. Run the installer
  3. Activate and record installation number
  4. Run the updater and set to run automatically each week
  • Pack 1 used for Macbook 1&2, iMac 1
  • Pack 2 used for iMac2, BPUC Ministers 1 & 2

Maintenance

On a monthly basis check:

• MacOS software updates
• Microsoft Autoupdater for Office
• Flash version at http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/