The purpose of this guide is to provide information to support remote office activities in the case that AgriLife agency employees must work from home. As many of AgriLife’s IT services are cloud based the majority of business applications and Microsoft Office software are available online for use on any computer device.
Downloadable PDF Version of Remote Office Guide
- Remote Office Resource Guide (PDF)
- Microsoft Teams Web Conference How-To Guide
- How to Conduct an effective Microsoft Teams Meeting (YouTube)
- HP Guide for Cleaning PCs and Printers
- Video: How to use TAMU VPN
Remote Office Tips & Tricks Library
AgriLife IT Service Desk Information
The AgriLife IT Service Desk Team “FirstCall” can be reached between 8am and 5pm Mon-Fri via the following methods:
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Email: First-call@tamu.edu Phone: 979.985.5737 Toll Free: 866.996.2056 Web: https://firstcallhelp.tamu.edu |
Online Applications and Information Resource Guide
![]() EMAIL & CALENDAR |
If using a personally owned computer at home you can access email via a web browser by going to https://portal.office.com and logging in with your AgNet credentials (firstname.lastname@AGNET.tamu.edu) |
![]() TEAMS |
Teams can be accessed via the TEAMS application on your work laptop or via a web browser on your home computer by going to https://teams.office.com and logging in with your AgNet credentials (firstname.lastname@AGNET.tamu.edu)AgriLife IT highly recommends the use of TEAMS while working remotely to optimize communications and collaboration within your departments. TEAMS can also be used to web conference with non-AgriLife employees as well simply by adding them to a TEAM meeting via their email address or sending them a web conference Team link.For how-to guides and overview on how to utilize features such as web conferencing, chat, file sharing and other features of TEAMS please go to: |
![]() OFFICE 365 |
If you do not have a laptop issued to you from work you can access all the Office 365 applications such as Outlook, Calendar, OneDrive, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc. via a web browser at https://portal.office.com and logging in with your AgNet credentials (firstname.lastname@AGNET.tamu.edu)You can also install the full working version of Microsoft Office to your personal home computer by click the “INSTALL OFFICE” Button located in the top right area of the screen once logged into the https://portal.office.com for both PCs and MACs.
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![]() OTHER WEB RESOURCE LINKS |
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If you utilize Syncplicity for file storage you can access your account by going to https://agrilife.syncplicity.com/ Login with your AgNet Credentials |
![]() WEBEX |
For those employees still utilizing WebEx the link for accessing WebEx is:
https://agrilife-tamu.webex.com AIT recommends using TEAMS by creating a TEAMS meeting in your Outlook Calendar for a more robust and collaborative web conferencing experience in addition to file and desktop sharing. |
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TAMU CAMPUS W: DRIVE REMOTE ACCESS: For those AgriLife employees located on the TAMU Campus that may require access to their W: or S: drives the following information is how to connect remotely to the file server from off campus:
Please note that the TAMU VPN client must be active in order to access the mapped network drive. If you need assistance, please contact the FirstCall Service Desk. REGIONAL CENTER W: DRIVE REMOTE ACCESS: For those employees located in regional centers or urban county offices that need remote access to their W: drives the follow these steps:
TAMU CAMPUS W: DRIVE REMOTE ACCESS (MAC USERS): |