Security

Business Continuity

Before your kindergarten closes for the Christmas holidays, we have a few IT tips to ensure business continuity. File Backup We suggest that you should back up your files and images to an external hard drive. This is to prevent you from losing any important documents or photographs. To do so, please follow the below

Password protecting electronic documents

When sending electronic document via email, you need to take the following basic security steps: Password-protect the Word document. To do this, open the word document. Go to “File” tab. Under “Info”, click on “Protect Document” and select “Encrypt with Password”. Enter the password (use a mixture of upper and lowercase letters and numbers), then

Turning off peer-to-peer software

Checking if uTorrent in running in the background Peer-to-peer file sharing programs are designed to run in the background, constantly sharing files with other users online. The program may be using resources and bandwidth without your knowledge. Although there are some legitimate uses for peer-to-peer sharing, usually it is not a service you will need

Tips to protect your privacy

Know your rights The more you know about your rights, the easier it will be for you to exercise them. Read Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) to know more about your right. Familiarise yourself with the APPs so that you can exercise your rights. Read privacy policies and collection notices All entities must have a clearly

How to factory reset your browser

Reset Internet Explorer Click on Tools and select Internet Options. Click on the Advanced tab. Click on the Reset button. Reset Chrome Click on Customize and control Google Chrome button Click on Settings. Click on Advanced Settings. Click on the Reset settings button. Reset Firefox In the address bar of the FireFox. type in about:support

How do I manage personal information online

Today you can do almost anything online - you can do your banking, manage Centrelink payments, buy and sell things, book appointments and more. As you become more confident in using the web, and start exploring things like online shopping or social media, you'll find that you need to share a range of personal information,

How to check your WiFi security

If your Wi-Fi isn't secure, or you're concerned about the security of your Wi-Fi, we recommend calling the Kindergarten IT Program help desk to assist on Phone: 03 8664 7001 or Toll Free: 1800 629 835 For Android Find and click on Settings. Click on Wi-Fi. If there is a padlock over the signal symbol besides

Guideline to protect your Wi-Fi network

A wireless network (Wi-Fi) is a great way to be anywhere in your Kindergarten and connect your internet service. But it’s important to be aware when your wireless network is open to unauthorized use. Just like the security lock on the kindergarten front door, the Wi-Fi network should be protected using a strong password. This

Photo editing with Picture Manager

Picture Manager is included in Microsoft Office Suite and can manage, edit, share and view your pictures from where you store them on your computer. In this tip you will learn how to use Picture Manager editing tools to adjust: brightness and contrast colour crop red-eye removal resize your picture This Tip is based on

File Sharing at your Kindergarten

File sharing allows multiple users and computers to access and share files in one central location when they are connected to the network via a modem router. There are two ways we suggest for file sharing at your Kindergarten; File Sharing in Windows Public Folder or, Create a shard network space with an external hard

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