Student’s Laptop Policy
DPS International, Gurgaon is a Wi-Fi enabled campus. Students who carry their personal
laptop need to get it configured in DPSI domain to access internet and other shared resources.
Mentioned below are key polices/protocols that need to be adhered to at DPS International.
Pre requisites for Student Laptop
# The Operating System is Genuine
Windows 10 or 11/ Apple
macOS with latest version.
# IB recommended minimum hardware
configuration of the laptop is: Intel
core i5 CPU (equivalent or better), 8
GB RAM and 256/500 GB SSD/HDD.
# Laptop must be Wi-Fi enabled. All
required device drivers, patches,
applications like MS Office should be
preloaded.
# Students can, optionally, install Office
desktop apps on their device using
their Microsoft/Office 365 school id
from the Office 365 portal
(portal.office.com). It is the users’
responsibility to download and install
Office desktop apps on their device
using their home Wi-Fi network only.
# Laptop should have Genuine licensed
antivirus.
# IT helpdesk will not provide any
software as per student’s
requirement.
# It is strongly recommended that the
students take backup of their data
before handing over laptop to IT for
configuration. IT helpdesk will not be
held responsible for any loss of data.
IT/IT helpdesk
Configuration Process
# At the time of entry, each
laptop must be mandatorily
handed over to the IT
Helpdesk.
# IT helpdesk will configure
the laptop, thereby allowing
access to DPSI network,
internet, shared resources,
and file sharing etc.
# No laptop will be allowed
to be used inside the DPSI
campus without routing
through the Helpdesk and
configuration as per DPSI
Protocols/Standards.
# IT helpdesk will not
download or install Office
desktop apps during the
laptop configuration
process.
Student Usage Policy
# Students are allowed to
only use the DPSI
wireless access points
to connect to the
Internet from within
school campus.
# Specifically, cellular
internet service is
prohibited. It is
understood that
connection to third
party access points or
the establishment of ad-
hoc network access via
home or other internet
devices is not permitted.
# It is recommended that
students do not carry
their personal external
USB drive to school.
They can transfer their
required data via cloud
services or file sharing
services.
# Students will be
required to connect
online on TEAMS for
remote classes and will
require to adhere to
essential agreements to
participate in classes.
 Requirement for remote classes:

# Minimum 4-5 Mbps bandwidth per

user at home for remote classes (for
quality audio and video streaming) in
TEAMS

# Functional inbuilt-camera,
microphone, and speaker

Note: DPSI maintains an Anti-Piracy Policy. We support and adhere to International Copyright Laws. Users
should never download or install any commercial software, shareware or freeware onto network drives or
disks, unless they have the permission from IT department to do so. Students will be informed if and when
other educational software will be required for different subjects.
The school reserves the right to monitor, inspect, copy, and review the personally owned laptop, files, and
school accounts (Google Workspace and Microsoft) when there's a reasonable suspicion of violation.
The school reserves the right to review, modify or change the Student IT Policy to meet any organizational or
IT infrastructural changes required in the school. Any changes made will be communicated to the school and
parent community.

DPSI IT Team
Drafted – April 2016
Last Reviewed – April 2024