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Hymers is now a Ranger Outpost enabled site which means that staff and students can access files on the school's network from home.
In order for files to be transferred between school and home, a simple program called "Ranger Outpost Client" needs to be installed on your home computer. Once the program is installed, files can be accessed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The Ranger Outpost Client works across the Internet and allows any files in your P drive to be downloaded from the network to your home computer. These files can then be opened and worked on from home. If you make changes to these files, they can later be uploaded back to the school network. Students can also submit homework created at home directly to folders set up by their subject teachers on the network.
Please note that Ranger Outpost does not allow you to open and work directly on files stored on the school's server – you must always copy the file to your home computer first, then edit it and transfer it back.
The zip file below contains the client installer and instructions for use.
The Ranger Outpost Client application is completely independent of all other software on your computer. It does not change your network or Internet connection settings in any way or modify any system settings. A reboot of your computer will not be required after installation.
Ranger Outpost Client is compatible with Windows 95 and above (including Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7) but is not compatible with Apple Mac computers.
If you have any problems using Ranger Outpost:
• You may need to ensure your firewall is configured to allow port 5000. Please refer to your manufacturers guide for instructions.
• If you are using a third party firewall client you may need to add an application rule to enable the software to access the internet. Application rules are the same as port rules, only the firewall program will calculate the port number for you. Application rules require you to specify the application name and path eg C:\Program Files\Ranger Outpost\Ranger.exe. Please refer to your manufacturers guide for instructions.
Ranger Outpost should be started after connecting to the Internet. The application can be started by either using the shortcut in the Start Menu or on the desktop.