Bring Your Own Device information
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This help guide provides information to help users and personal devices connect to our network and use the services that we have on offer.
If you have any questions please contact ICT Support by emailing servicedesk@rhsb.gdst.net, or speak to one of the team in the ICT Support office, which is located just before the Senior School staff room.
Information covered in this guide:
Please click on the links below to be taken directly to the relevant section.
1. Password protecting your device
It is essential that you have a password or pin code set on your device. It is very important to keep your data secure in case your device is lost or stolen. Some devices even let you sign in using your face!
2. School email address / computer username
To access the majority of our services you will need to sign in with your school email address / computer account, for new students your Tutor will have this information for you. If you do not know your login details or need help logging in, please contact or visit the ICT Support team.
3. Changing your school account password
We have an online system called Foldr - https://rhsbfoldr.gdst.net/ - which is primarily used to access documents saved on the school's onsite File Server. However Foldr also has a system which allows users to change their school account passwords online, please click here to view the help guide on how to do this. If you cannot log in with your account or have forgotten your password, please visit ICT Support where they will reset your password for you.
4. Connecting your device to the school's WiFi
Personal devices can connect to the school wireless network via the GDST-Guests network, you will see this network listed on your nearby WiFi connections.
Connecting to the GDST-Guests network is simple, however you will need to periodically re-enter your details to connect.
When you select GDST-Guests you will be taken to the GDST login screen in your default web browser (please see image below), on certain devices you may have to open your web browser and refresh or load a website for this to appear. You will then see the screen below, enter your school email address and password then select Login.
If your device connects to the GDST-Guests WiFi but does not present the login page, please go to http://guest-portal.gdst.net/ in your internet browser to force the GDST login page to appear.
If you have any difficulty accessing the school WiFi, please contact ICT Support.
5. Agreeing to the school's ICT Acceptable Use Agreement
Once you are on the GDST-Guests WiFi, please go to https://netconsent.gdst.net/ and sign in with your school email address and password. Here you will be prompted to read and accept the school's ICT Acceptable Use Agreement. Part of this agreement sets out the rules and boundaries of using school IT equipment and services, such as behaviour and expectations when using the school WiFi. Acceptance of this agreement will be routinely checked, if you have already used a school computer you may have already agreed to this.
4.Firefly
Firefly is an online platform where homework is assigned, information about the school and yourself is available, in addition to links to other services that we use as a school. Firefly is accessed via https://royalhighbath.fireflycloud.net/
We recommend that you set Firefly either as your internet browser’s homepage or as a bookmark or favourite, so you can easily access it on a regular basis.
On a school device, Firefly automatically logs users in, on your own device you will initially receive the login page to the left. Please select the Office 365 option on the right hand side and enter your email address and password in the page that follows.
If you have any difficulty accessing Firefly, please contact ICT Support.
7. Accessing your
files
We highly recommend the use of Microsoft OneDrive for saving your files. This is an online system, ensuring that your files are backed up and available on any device. OneDrive is accessed via your school email account at https://onedrive.gdst.net
To access your school documents and shared drives on the school's File Server we have a system called Foldr. You can access Foldr at https://rhsbfoldr.gdst.net/, logging in with your school email address and password.
Foldr also has Android and iOS Apps so you can easily access school files on your phones and tablets. Similarly, OneDrive has Apps for all the major Operating Systems.
If you save documents directly to your device and do not back them up, you are running the risk of losing your files should your device fail or generate a fault.
8. Email
We use Microsoft as our email provider. Teachers and other members of staff use email as a way of sending students useful information and resources. You can log into your email account via https://email.gdst.net/ or by clicking on the @ email icon on your Firefly dashboard.
9. How to install Microsoft Office onto your device
Every student can install Microsoft Office for free onto their own device, for both Windows and macOS. The licence for your installation of Office is valid for as long as you are here at The Royal High School, after which your copy of Office will no longer allow you to create or edit documents.
Please visit the BYOD Software Download Centre section to view the help guides on how to download and install Microsoft Office.
You can download the Microsoft Office Apps for free on both Android and iOS, however once the Apps are downloaded you have the choice of signing into them with your school email account, this will fully activate the Apps allowing you to edit Office documents on your mobile device.
If you have any difficulty installing Microsoft Office onto your device, please visit ICT Support who will be happy to help.
10. Printing to school printers from your device
You can print to selected school printers via PaperCut Web Print, this is an online service, which means that the printers are not installed onto your device. This services is available at https://rhsprint.gdst.net/ you will need to sign in using your school email account.
11. Recommended educational software to install
There may be additional software that teachers require you to use. Please visit the BYOD Software Download Centre on Firefly to view a summary of software used in school.
12. Antivirus
Both Windows and macOS devices have built in firewalls and basic internet security. It is highly advised that you purchase additional internet security and antivirus software for your device to keep you safe when online.
13. Connecting your device to school projectors
If you are planning to connect your device to a school projector, please note that some classrooms use VGA as the display connection. The majority of newer devices no longer have a VGA connection on them, you will need to source an adapter to whichever connection you device has (the school does not supply or have a backup supply of these adapters).
Some classrooms have wireless display adapters fitted to their projectors. These adapters allow Microsoft Windows 10 devices to wirelessly connect to the projector, they do not work with Apple or Google devices. If you would like to know which classrooms projectors are wireless enabled please contact ICT Support.
14. Charging your
device
There are a number of charging cabinets around the school for students to use, please note that these cabinets are for emergency charging use only. It is expected that all BYOD devices will be brought into school fully charged, we do not have spare charging cables for personal devices. The cabinets are locked by entering a combination of your choice, entering it twice to confirm the combination, then entering the combination once to unlock it.
Location of charging cabinets:
- Southside
- Science
- Corridor by Dining Hall
- Year 10 Common Room
If you require any help with the charging cabinets please contact ICT Support, or view the help guide below.