Gather your equipment. Gather any office equipment that you took home. This may include: computer, cables, monitor, keyboard, mouse, docking station, USB printer, USB headset, web cam, Duo device, office chair, or similar.
Expect transition down time. As it took time to get setup at home, it may take some time to get setup in the office again. Expect up to a day of lost productivity for each person. Employees should coordinate return planning with their supervisor. In particular, please note that computers that have been off for a long time may take several hours to apply all pending updates.
Coordinate with IT in advance. In order to avoid overwhelming your IT team, coordinate plans with IT in advance if you anticipate needing assistance with setting up devices. Managers: It may be helpful to stagger your team's return to campus over a period of a few days instead of all at once.
Expect that IT may take a “remote first” approach to technical support. Please call for support. Your IT team may be able to help you remotely and get you setup quickly.
Put the Microsoft Teams or Zoom app on your smart phone. If you have trouble getting your computer setup, you can use Teams or Zoom on your phone to do a video session and show your IT technician what’s going on.
Put your data on Box. If you have been using a personal computer at home, you may need to upload data to cloud storage so you can easily access it from campus. Box is recommended.
It’s important to make sure your computer is up-to-date for security and usability reasons. These steps are critical whether you took your work computer home or left it on campus.