What is a One Device kit?
A One Device equipment kit contains all the equipment needed for employees to work from home and in the office. To learn more about requesting a One Device or picking up equipment, see the article IT Smart Lockers: Equipment Pickup.
When picking up a laptop from campus, be sure to log in to the laptop before leaving campus, following these instructions: Important Laptop Information. If you fail to do so, you will be unable to log in to your laptop at home.
Equipment kit
In your One Device equipment kit, you will be given the following equipment:
Caring for your technology
For a full-page printable, screen-reader friendly version of this information, see the attached IT Care Flyer.
Set up your workspace
The laptop can be used as you move between your office to home workspace. The rest of the equipment can be set up at whichever location you would prefer.
Connect the dock
The ThinkPad docks can be used to connect monitors and other peripherals to your laptop with just one cable.
Power cable
Plug one end of the power cable into the dock, and the other end into an outlet or surge protector.
Ethernet (internet) cable
From home you can use Wi-Fi, but on campus, Wi-Fi is limited and hard-wiring to the network is necessary.
Plug in the
blue Ethernet (internet) cable found in your office, if you are on campus.
HDMI or Display Port (monitor) cable
Plug the monitor(s) into the dock using the provided
DisplayPort or
HDMI cables.
USB keyboard cable
Plug the USB
keyboard into the USB ports on the dock.
Laptop cable (USB-C)
Use the included USB-C cable to connect your
laptop to the dock.
Turn on the dock
Once everything is connected, press the button on top on the dock to turn it on.
Accessing College resources
When you are working off-campus, connect to the Columbus State virtual private network (VPN) for the best remote work experience. The VPN will give you access to resources that are normally only available on-campus. These resources include network drives, campus printers, and select websites. It also helps IT manage updates and technical support for your device.
To connect to the VPN, use Cisco AnyConnect to sign in. Then verify your account for multi-factor authentication (MFA) with your Duo enrolled mobile device. For detailed instructions, review this related resource: How to Connect to CSCC VPN.
IT Help
Click on IT Help Home in the top menu at any time to view IT Support hours and contact information.
To learn more about using the IT Help Homepage, see the article on Remote and In-Person Support.