The following list describes the technology and procedures faculty and staff would need for a successful remote office environment. If any of the following is not in place, reach out to IT Customer Care, your supervisor/departmental office, or a relevant entity.
The Telecommuting Options and Remote Office Instructions will answer many questions for how to set up a remote office.
Use Mobility and/or Jabber to connect your office phone to your cell phone (see section 3 in the Telecommuting Options and Remote Office Instructions). Configure your phones at myphone.fordham.edu from campus or via the VPN if you're off campus.
Be prepared to a.) forward your desk phone calls to your cell phone or b.) have Mobility configured so that after 2 or 3 rings on your desk phone, calls will be sent to your cell phone.
Make sure you have LogMeIn on your office desktop.
To prepare for a power failure, check that your desktop computer can reboot to where it left off and LogMeIn is still running.
Make sure you have a laptop ready to go at home or with you.
Establish a good work area at home. Notify your manager of any shortcomings in facilities or systems.
If you are an employee that may have to come to campus to fix or restore services in the event of an outage, ensure your superior and the SLT have that information to assure your access to campus.
Make sure you can connect to the VPN and that your access is working. More information about connecting to the VPN is on our website.
Know your department's standard conference numbers for meetings and/or how to use your personal desk phone conference number.
Login to 411.Fordham.edu for access to employee cell phone and office numbers.
Understand how to connect with others using Zoom, Google Hangouts Meet, or Microsoft Teams.
Know who to contact in an emergency or in the event you are quarantined.