Tracking Laptops

[Norma Jean Hewlett]

PCPhoneHome is one possible solution. It's been around a long time.
 http://cuit.columbia.edu/pc-phonehome
<radebaugh_jacqueline at columbusstate.edu>


On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 7:27 AM, Jacqueline Radebaugh <
radebaugh_jacqueline at columbusstate.edu> wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> My institution is opening a new cafe in the library.  There will be two
> doors for the cafe that are open to the public:  one that provides access
> from the outside and one that provides access from the inside of the
> library.  Because of this, students will be able to take the library's
> laptops (we loan them out to students to use) outside of the cafe.
>
> We secure the laptops with magnetic strips.  Although this is a good
> solution, we do not think that we will be able to have someone in the cafe
> to monitor what comes and goes from it.
>
> We worry that once outside, we will not be able to manage access to the
> laptops.  We were thinking about using GPS Tracker devices to help us to
> track the laptops.  However, they are too large and expensive.
>
> Do you have any ideas about what we should do?  Is there a lightweight
> solution to this problem?
>
> Thank you in advance for your help.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jackie Radebaugh
>
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> Simon Schwob Memorial Library
> Columbus State University
> Columbus, GA
>
> Phone:  706-507-8693
> E-Mail:  radebaugh_jacqueline at columbusstate.edu
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