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Overview
Working remotely is a flexible work arrangement where an employee is scheduled to perform work at an alternate work site. When working from home there can be many complications or issues. This article serves to provide important information that will make your work from home experience as seamless as possible.
Preferred Technologies
When working remotely it is important to use the best technology offered to you, this will help improve your work flow and will overall reduce headaches and common problems that can be encountered when working remotely.
Here is what we recommend:
Use a College provided laptop or workstation if assigned
Students only: To access College PC’s remotely - Use our LabFind solution
Staff only: To access College PC’s remotely - Use our Virtual Desktop Environment
To access your files (H:\ and S:\): Use My Work Drive
For software available for your home PC: please visit the Home & Lab Use Software Page
To change your Fleming College password: Use our Self-Serve Password website
To learn about other services and support available, please visit the ITS Information Page
Security Tips
There is a number of steps that you can take to ensure you remain protected when working from home. Here are a few we recommend.
Ensure that you have up to date anti-virus installed.
Keep all software up to date, turn on automatic updates.
Only use trusted and secure Wi-Fi, ensure your home Wi-Fi is protected with a strong password and standard encryption (WPA2 or WPA3).
Backup your work to College servers or solutions at regular intervals.
Consider encrypting your hard drive.