To effectively work from home, staff/faculty attempting to do so should have a minimum set of technology. This technology may be supplied by each department or may consist of personally owned devices.

Recommendations

Each person approved to work from home should follow these guidelines to understand what may be required to work from home.

Specifications

These are the minimum specifications that should be considered. Higher specifications might provide a better experience.

Laptop using current generation Intel Core Series (i3, i5, i7, i9) or AMD Ryzen equivalent processor
Memory: 8GB RAM
Storage: 256GB hard drive
Docking station for the laptop
21” or larger monitor
Webcam, microphone, and speakers
Wireless Internet (WiFi)
Windows 10 or Mac OS X
High-speed Internet access at home (10mbps per device is a good rule of thumb)

Additional Recommendations

Consider buying a keyboard cover for use with your computer in case you bring it to public areas or are using a public computer in a lab
FGCU does not support tablet devices, mobile phones, or Chromebook devices as primary work-from-home devices
Faculty – check if you have specific requirements for software that you are using to teach your curriculum

Other Resources

FGCU provides full-time staff and faculty with a free copy of Microsoft Office. For more information on obtaining this, please visit the Installing Office 365 Suite from Webmail Knowledge Base article.
ITS has a list of standard configurations that can be used for working at home and at the office. For more information, refer to the Computer Configurations website.