What is a Brunel Owned (Community) Device?
		Any device which is purchased by Brunel is classified as a Brunel owned (or Community) device. A standard Brunel owned device such a laptop will be installed with Windows 10 and will include a number of core applications. They are managed by community managers who are usually (but not always) part of the college/department IT and / or central admin team.
Why are they Different?
		It is important for us to know if the device is owned by Brunel or is a personal device for a number of reasons such as:   So we have a record of the assets Brunel owns     So we can apply the correct policies and management to the device     So we know what the device is able to access (e.g. sensitive data)     So we know if corporate software can be installed on the device     So your department has visibility of the device and can re-assign it to somebody else if required
How are they Different?
		They are registered against a college or department (also known as a Community)     They can be assigned or loaned to people or teams (must be able to use Wifi@Brunel)     They may need to apply to more stringent checks or policies     They can run corporate software (for example our enterprise antivirus product) To spot a community device under your My Devices look for the text "[Loaned or Assigned]" next to the status. If this is not present the device is registered as a personal device.

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