Transcript PocketNexus *if only you could put nexus in your pocket*

PocketNexus
‘if only you could put nexus
in your pocket’
Engineering Computing
January 2016
single signon solution for common tasks
 Enter userid/password once
 Connect through VPN (only if needed, autodetects)
 Attach network drives
 Attach network printers
 Purchase and download software
 Connect to various web sites (growing list)
purpose
 Users need access to work files at home or on the run
 Encourages users to store files on safe network shares
 Laptop users want to print to network printers
 UW software store is made easier to use
 Instant access to various web sites, a quick searchable list
 Users dislike entering passwords repeatedly
 Is really a wizard, taking users through steps they could do on their own if they knew how
clients
 Windows – full capabilities
 Mac OS/X – full capabilities
 Mobile – reduced functionality due to platform limitations
 Android / BB10 – Beta
 Apple IOS – Alpha
features
 Works through NATs
 Works through high speed and slow connections
 On campus wireless, offsite anywhere
 Easy to configure
next steps
 Enlisting beta-testers from across campus
 Small enhancements continue to be made
 Will begin advertising shortly