RUSD Aeries Account Request System

In order to streamline Aeries Web account requests.  We have developed an account request system.  To access it, go to https://aeries.rowlandschools.org/accountrequest and log in with your Aeries Web Username and Password.  

Account Requests

Once you log in, you will be presented with an account request form.  Fill in First Name, Last Name and Email Address.  Then select the Job Title (or closest approximation of the job title) and what school site(s) the new user will need access to.

Click the button labeled "Submit Account Request."  This will submit the request into a queue that will be checked and fulfilled on a daily basis.  Once the request is fulfilled by the District staff, you will receive an email stating that the requesthas been fulfilled and the user created will receive an email with all of their account information.

You may check your requests by logging on and scrolling down to the bottom of the Request form.  There you will see a list of your requests and whether they have been fulfilled or not.

Password Resets

You can also request a password reset for a user.  Click on the "Requests" menu at the top of the screen and click "Password Resets."  Type in the username of the account you wish to reset.  When you click the "Find User" button, the user's first and last name and email address will appear to the right.  Once you have verified that that is the user you wish to reset, you can click on the "Request Password Reset" button.  

Once the password reset request has been fulfilled, you will receive an email stating that it is complete.  The user will receive an email with their new password, their username, and a reminder of the Aeries URL to get into the system.

The screenshots below show what the system looks like.

Please call Vern Oldham at 8541 with any questions regarding this system.

Login Screen

Account Request Form

Password Reset Form

RUSD VPN Setup for Mac OSX

Click on the Apple > System Preference

Click on the Network Icon

Click on the + in the lower left

Select VPN as the Interface

Select L2TP over IPSec as the VPN Type

Type in RUSD as the Service Name

Click Create

Select Default in the Configuration field

Type in 198.188.246.245 in the Server Address field

Type in your Active Directory user name in the Account Name field  (ie: jfranco)

Make sure Show VPN status in menu bar is checked

Click Authentication Settings

Type in your RUSD Domain password in the Password field

Type in ******** in the Shared Secret field (Please request the Shared Secret from the Technology Services Department.)

Click OK

Click Apply and close the Network window.

Click the VPN icon in the upper right area of the screen

Click Connect RUSD

You have now successfully configured VPN on your Mac.

Youtube.com Restricted Mode

Rowland Unified School District has implemented Youtube Restricted Mode.

A large number of videos are available when YouTube is restricted. To add additional content, YouTube settings in Google Apps allow approvers to search for and approve additional videos to make them viewable by all users in their organization.  You may become an approver by joining the Classroom Teachers Group.

Here is how to join the classroom teachers group:

Log on to google with your rowlandschools.org account and click on the google apps button, then click groups.

















Click on Browse all to find the Classroom Teachers Group.

Click on the group "Classroom Teachers."









Click on the button "Apply to join group."






Within a day or two, you will be added to the group.  Approval for this group is a manual process.

Youtube algorithmically restricts content that's available through this setting. No algorithm is perfect. If you see inappropriate content, please flag it.

If your Google Apps administrator gave you permission to approve YouTube videos, you have unrestricted access to YouTube and can approve videos for anyone signed in with their Google Apps account in your organization to watch.

By default, super administrators can approve videos.  

1. Sign in to YouTube with your Google Apps account.
2. Enter what you’re searching for and then filter the results by Type: Video. 
3. Click the video that you want to approve.
4. Below the video player, click Approve to approve the video for everyone. (as shown below)

Once a video has been aproved by you (the teacher).  This video will be viewable to students if they log on to Youtube with their rowlandschools.org account.

RUSD VPN Setup

1.  Go to Control Panel/Network and Internet/Network and Sharing Center

2.  Click "Set up a new connection or network"

3.  Click "Connect to a workplace"

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4.  Click "User my Internet connection (VPN)"

5.  The VPN server address is 198.188.246.245.  You may name the connection whatever you wish.

6.  Now that the connection is created, you will need to edit the VPN type.  Click the little network icon in the lower-right-hand corner by the clock.  It kind of looks like a screen with a little plug next to it.

7.  Click on the connection name  you just created.  In this case, RUSD.

7.  The Network & Internet windows appears.  Click on the connection name again.

8.  You will see the options "Connect," "Advanced Options" and "Remove."  Click "Advanced Options."

 9.  Click the "Edit" button under the Connection properties information.

10.  Under "VPN type," select "Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP)."

 11.  Now repeat steps 6-8 but click on Connect in order to connect to the new VPN Connection.

12.  The word "Connected" should confirm that everything works.