Faculty Hardware Services

Faculty Hardware
Standard Hardware Configurations
Printers, Maintenance, and Repair
Flash USB Drives
PDA Devices
Purchasing Hardware
Loaner Wireless Broadband Cards
Retired Equipment Policy

Faculty Hardware

ITS provides all faculty with one desktop or laptop computer. Faculty members who would like specific upgrades to their computers (e.g., a docking station, a larger monitor, additional memory) may use the discretionary portion of their faculty allowance for these upgrades. Faculty members may also use their faculty allowance to purchase one additional computer. ITS will provide technical support for two faculty computers.

Standard Hardware Configurations

All computers distributed to Law School faculty will have standard HLS hardware configurations. Please refer to the link below for specific hardware configurations:

HLS Standard Hardware Configurations

Printers, Maintenance, and Repair

ITS installs, configures, and supports one Hewlett Packard (HP) LaserJet printer for each faculty member. Printers are reviewed annually and replaced as needed or are replaced when specific models are no longer supported by HP. When a printer problem is reported, ITS will troubleshoot the problem and determine whether the printer can be repaired internally or if our vendor should be contacted for the repair.

Flash/USB Drives

ITS provides all professors and assistant professors a free, portable storage device called a Flash Drive. This device is simple to use and plugs into any USB port (PC or Mac). Once connected, faculty members are able to copy any electronic information to the flash drive including PowerPoint presentations, media files, Word documents, and photos.

PDA Devices

Currently, ITS supports and configures Active Sync software which runs on several popular PDA devices. Active Sync allows for full wireless synchronization between the PDA device and Microsoft Outlook. ITS recommends the Palm Treo but will consult with faculty wishing to use another device. Please contact the help desk for assistance.

Purchasing Hardware

ITS provides faculty with procurement services for computer hardware, software, and peripherals. Services include consultation, research, recommendations, purchasing, and hardware configuration. Law School faculty who wish to purchase a new computer, software application, or a printer should contact the faculty support line. ITS will pay for the cost of one standard system. The cost of an additional system or upgrades to the primary system will be charged to the discretionary portion of the faculty member’s allowance.

Loaner Wireless Broadband Cards

To ensure wireless accessibility when traveling domestically, ITS has purchased four mobile broadband cards. These mobile cards simply connect to your laptop and provide instant internet access via cellular technology. Faculty are welcome to borrow these wireless cards when traveling to North American locations that may or may not have internet access. To schedule one of the four wireless cards, please contact the Help Desk at 5.0722. Mobile cards are available for all PCs and Intel-based Macs. Please note that these cards are meant to be borrowed while on vacation or travel, not for extended periods of time. Faculty who wish to purchase their own wireless broadband card may do so. ITS will put the faculty member in touch with the vendor to order the service (your credit card and authorization are required) and will then install and configure the card. The purchase price and monthly service charges will need to be covered by the faculty member.

Retired Equipment Policy

The current policy for "retired" equipment is for ITS to make an assessment of the equipment and to see if it has other uses here at Harvard Law School. If it is deemed of no use, it will be slated for recycling or donated to a non-profit agency.

Faculty Hardware Services