Using Automatic Identifiers

Impero Classroom can automatically identify the student logged into the device if automatic login identifiers have been configured. These identifiers can be set to Staff names or email accounts used to login to devices.

The following identifiers are supported on the listed OS platforms.

• Windows- Local account Staffname or email address.
• ChromeOS- Staff account email address.
• iOS- Not supported.
• Android - Email address of Google account.

The identifiers require to match the case type (upper/lower case) at both ends. So the Staffname/email address added to Classroom must match that used to login to the system.

Examples

Invalid match

Added to class:room - A.Staff@schoolemail.com

Login on device - a.Staff@schoolemail.com

Valid match

Added to class:room - a.member@schoolemail.com

Login on device - a.member@schoolemail.com

TIP: If you run the “whoami” command in Windows, it doesn’t give you the Staff name correctly; use “echo %Staffname%” instead to get the case specific version.

Further information around the windows environment as a lot of our customers have a different user profile configuration for their devices, here’s another way of how to identify the identifiers.

Navigate to C:\Users our software looks at the name of these profile folders to pick up the naming convention.

For example, in some windows environments users may log in as First initial second name, but the folder be configured differently in the C:\Users folder directory such as Display name this needs to match the identifier in Backdrop.

For bulk uploads of automatic login identifiers, we can populate a CSV file on mass to import into your Backdrop 

environment if they are not automatically brought across.

Adding Student automatic login identifiers from the Student profile

To add Student automatic login identifiers, proceed as follows:

1. Click on the "Student Groups" option from the main menu select the necessary group.

2. Once you are in the necessary group where the student is assigned, click in the search box and specify the name of the student you want to edit and select them from the list.

3. Click on the "Automatic Login" option from under "Device Login" from the left side menu.

4. Click on the "Add a new identifier" button to open the fields to input the desired credentials.

5. Select the "Operating System"^* from the list, Set the "Allow Logout"^** option to either “Yes” or “No” and finally add the identifier you wish the system to validate against the Staff.

* The system verifies all OS types against all identifiers for a Staff. The Operating System selection is for reference purposes only.

** The "Allow Logout" option prevents students from login out of the solution where logouts are possible. This feature has not yet been implemented so selecting Yes or No has no impact.

6. Finally click on the "+" button to add the identifier to the Student's profile. The new entry is displayed below with any other identifiers for that Student.

Editing Student automatic login identifiers from the Student profile

To edit the Student automatic login identifiers, proceed as follows:

1. Click on the "Student Groups" option from the main menu.

2. Once you are in the necessary group where the student is assigned, click in the search box and specify the name of the student you want to edit and select them from the list.

3. Click on the "Automatic Login" option from under "Device Login" from the left side menu.

4. Click on the "Pencil" button to edit a set of credentials. Click on the "Save" button after making any changes. If you wish to delete an entry, click on the "Delete" button.

If you have been assigned admin privileges over your school / MAT /District, there is another way you can view all automatic identifiers by selecting the following cog icon:

1. Administration

2. Select the manage identifiers

3. A list of all automatic identifiers should now be displayed for your school/ MAT , which you can amend if needing to do so.