Prepping a Computer for Placement
- Pull computer out of IT storage
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‘Image’ computer using MDT – Name the computer (see below) apply all basic software and policies, as well as joining the computer to the network
- Computer names follow the format PP#####, where PP is a Prefix, and ##### is the computer’s 5 digit asset tag
- The computer’s Prefix is one of the following: DT for desktops, NB for laptops, TB for tablets
- When joining the network, all computers are to automatically land in the ‘Staging’ OU
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Find the computer in AD, and update the ‘Description’ field as follows:
- Room Number – User Name
- Under ‘Member Of’, add the computer to either ‘Intune Computers’ or ‘Intune Shared Computers’ as appropriate
- Sign in to the computer with a network account to have the Intune enrollment group policy apply
- Sign in to ScreenConnect, locate the computer under ‘Unassigned’, and add the device’s properties as appropriate
- Move the computer out of ‘Staging’ to the appropriate OU under ‘Lakeland Computer’
- Do any final prep work on the computer – transfer any user data and/or additional software the user requires, using the Company Portal where possible
- Assign the Primary device user using the Intune Admin Center. For shared devices, remove any current primary user
- Physically put the computer into place
Decommissioning a Computer
- Decommissioned computer lands with IT
- Computer is physically labelled with it’s former user’s name, and the date that it was decommissioned
- Computer is moved to the Staging OU, with the current date added to the end of its description
- Computer is kept in a secure, marked location for a period of 2 weeks so that data can be recovered from it if required
- Computer is wiped and removed from AD (Azure AD will sync from here)
- Computer is deleted from Intune Admin Center
- Computer is deleted from ScreenConnect
- Computer is physically cleaned and placed either back on the shelf for reassignment, or sent through the disposal process