...
ITS uses these tools to efficiently manage your university-owned computer by allowing the deployment of patches and software and the maintenance of the computer inventory on campus. Ensuring that all computers are patched and running a supported operating system is the first step in maintaining security and is required if a device is connected to the network (Standards for Connecting Devices to the University Network).
Need a definition for Domain, would like to have something from Microsoft but couldn't find anything that was end user friendly:
What is Active Directory domain (AD domain)?
An Active Directory domain (AD domain) is a collection of objects within a Microsoft Active Directory network. An object can be a single user or a group, or it can be a hardware component, such as a computer or printer. Each domain holds a database containing object identity information.
In practice, AD is fundamentally a database designed to hold all the relevant information about users and endpoints -- such as servers and computers -- across the enterprise network. AD also provides a suite of directory services that associate those network resources with their network addresses, ensuring that information is available to the entire network. In addition, AD handles security, such as authentication, to ensure that only valid users are allowed onto the network and authorization to ensure that valid users can only access resources to which they're entitled.
A domain is a logical grouping of the objects held within Active Directory. Objects within a domain share common administration, security and protection behaviors. IT staff are responsible for managing objects within a domain and an enterprise can establish numerous domains. Every Active Directory domain requires a domain controller (DC).
Domain, AllSight, Jamf
Required for all University owned devices
...