Category Archive: General CNSIT

By Ross Madden
March 3, 2026 9:15 am MT
Posted in General CNSIT, Knowledge Base, Tips and Tricks

These directions should be used to help reset the AV (Crestron) hardware in the event of any type of misbehaving (screen powering off, no mirroring when the connection machine is functioning properly, etc.).  This applies to the following rooms: Biology 200, 228, 300, 355, 400, 428 Beneath the Conference Room Table Unplug the 2 cables […]

By Ross Madden
November 13, 2025 1:46 pm MT
Posted in Apple, General CNSIT, Windows

For devices that are managed in a co-managed state or Intune only state (as described here: https://cnsit.colostate.edu/kb/easing-into-intune/) the Company Portal is a user-facing app acting as a self-service store and management hub where users can securely access company resources such as applications as well as manage their enrolled devices in order to stay compliant with CSU’s […]

By Ross Madden
November 13, 2025 1:22 pm MT
Posted in Apple, General CNSIT, Windows

For many months now CSU has been working on creating the framework for our next iteration of endpoint management. Endpoint management is the practice of monitoring, securing, and controlling all devices connected to a network, from a single point of access. Our current endpoint management system is an on-premises Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM) and really […]

By Ross Madden
October 21, 2025 10:21 am MT
Posted in General CNSIT

As we wade into more aggressive security measures on all of our endpoint computers, we have been (for many years now) implementing the LAPS system as a way of easily providing local administrator credentials on an as needed basis. There are several reasons a user might need to request a LAPS credential set with the […]

By Ross Madden
September 18, 2025 11:40 am MT
Posted in General CNSIT, Windows

Please note that these directions are for use with CSU owned and managed computers. Also, these instructions require a local administrative account to complete. These are not intended to assist with updates for personally owned computers. When ensuring our Windows computers are running the latest software it is occasionally necessary to use a help application. […]

By Ross Madden
September 24, 2024 8:34 am MT
Posted in General CNSIT

We have some additional licensing changes for ChemDraw as of September 2025. We are back to using ChemDraw Professional. This license is activation code based which you can access at the following URL: https://connect.revvitysignals.com/sitesubscription/ There are still limited licenses for the Signals Notebook which are available to select Chemistry department PI research labs. If you […]

By Ross Madden
May 22, 2024 1:08 pm MT
Posted in General CNSIT

As part of an initiative approved by the College of Natural Sciences College Council in their responsibilities for allocating the College Charges for Technology fees, the CNS is able to provide long-term laptop checkouts for undergraduate students at Colorado State University with majors in the College of Natural Sciences.  Laptop computers with college-licensed software are made available to students for checkout. At this […]

By Aaron Vanasse
March 29, 2024 4:37 pm MT
Posted in General CNSIT, Tips and Tricks, Uncategorized, Windows

Open File Explorer In the left hand pane click on This PC At the top of File Explorer click the ‘…’ menu (next to View) From the drop down menu select “Add a Network Location” A window will pop up and you can add the path to the drive you want to map <eg> \\pathtomyfolder […]

By Ross Madden
November 14, 2023 9:50 am MT
Posted in General CNSIT

Accessible storage in today’s business environment is essential not only as a large-scale storage location but also to enable accessible collaboration from users around the world. While there are arguably better solutions when it comes to safety and security of your data (https://cnsit.colostate.edu/kb/collaboration-and-file-sharing-tools), one cost effective option for groups that require extensive storage is a […]

By Ross Madden
July 7, 2023 4:13 pm MT
Posted in Backups, General CNSIT, Knowledge Base, The Cloud

Due to the announcement by Microsoft of upcoming changes in storage offerings – we will want to avoid setting up large scale backup operations to SharePoint sites. More information on this will be emerging soon. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/products/microsoft-365-storage-options Network Attached Storage (NAS) is an inexpensive way to provide shared mass (local-ish) storage to your group. However, without […]

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