Computer name
The computer name is how a laptop or PC is identified on the network. Every PC in WRHA has a computer name based on location and serial number. The name is required by the service desk to remote control the PC. Also, it allows us to identify a PC in our inventory to determine purchase date etc.
finding computer name locally
- minimize all windows you have open so you can see your desktop
- look for the writing, usually in the bottom right corner
- the "Host Name" is what you are looking for
- if someone asks you to send this to them, consider simply sending them a screen shot of this
finding the computer name of a collector laptop without access to laptop/collector
They are aggregated in Workstations.mdb.
The collector laptops write their name to the data file, so the laptops names can be found in the data directory (backup location) on the Regional Server. Open the sub-directory for the collector's location, then the ccmdb_data.mdb. Computer name is in the field_data column of the record with field_name "computername" in the a_info table. Workstations.mdb collects them from here.
naming convention
As of 2021-07-05: If a device still has the old naming convention, that will stay the same unless the device is re-imaged or replaced. If the latter, then the new naming convention is as follows:
- W - for WRHA
- SB - for name of site
- Block and room number
- D for desktop PC or M for mobile device
- The last six digits of the serial number of the device.
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