If you choose to use LoJack for Laptops, the company will work with HUPD and local police to try to recover your laptop if it is stolen. To register your laptop online please click on the form below. In the event of the loss or theft of the laptop, the HUPD will be able to provide you with that information, which could help facilitate the recovery of the laptop. The HUPD maintains a database that stores the make, model, and serial number of your laptop. The HUPD offers you two ways to register your laptop: online on the HUPD website, a free service provided by the HUPD or through Absolute Software’s LoJack for Laptops. Install laptop tracking and recovery software such as LoJack for Laptops.Ĭontact the HUPD at 61 to file a the report immediately if your laptop is stolen on campus. Register your laptop through the manufacturer's product registration program.īack up your data, either online or via an external drive and store that drive in some place other than the laptop carrying case. Write down the MAC (Media Access Control) address of your network card.ĭocument serial and model numbers of your laptop and accessories (such as hard drives and mice) and keep them in your files or store them on HUPD's online registration system. Use a security device such as a steel cable lock or alarm. Lock the laptop in a cabinet in a locked office or dorm room. Lock offices or dorm rooms where the laptop is stored. Remain in physical contact with it at all times (take it into the restroom if you must). Never leave your laptop unattended in public places, even "just for a minute".
Students, faculty, and staff are strongly encouraged to take appropriate precautions to prevent the theft of their laptop computer and to register their laptops to assist the police in recovering the laptop in the event that the laptop is lost or stolen. Laptop theft is often a crime of opportunity.
On average approximately 90 laptops are stolen on the University's campus each year.
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