Re: Virus / Network issue mitigation methods

["Dan Schneider (Network Administrator)" <DSchneider () DOANE EDU>]

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Dan Schneider, Network Administrator
Doane College-Office of Technology
1014 Boswell Ave.
Crete, NE  68333
Voice:  402.826.8298
E-Mail:  dschneider () doane edu
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All questions are yes/no.  If you answer yes, please specify if you do
not
mind.

1.  Does your institution require student users to register their
computers
before gaining network access? 

Yes...Campus Manager & Remediation Center 
(http://www.bradford-sw.com)
This product matches MAC address to AD Username to verify existence. 
The Remediation Center uses Nessus to scan for missing patches, etc, and
forces them into a "Quarantine VLAN" with a web page listing patches
they are missing, and the updates for each.  Currently, Bradford is
working on 
Integrating a scan tool to make sure virus software is installed and
up-to-date.

2.  Does your institution require student users to connect to a domain
if
Windows is used?

No.

3.  Does your institution require a specific version of Windows for
network
access and support?

Windows 98SE or higher.  Mac OS 8 or higher.

4.  Does your institution provide student users with Anti-Virus software
and
updates for that software?

Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition 8.1...centralized updates.  Free to
students (IT pays cost...agreement w/Syamntec)

5.  Does your institution provide student users with Operating System
updates?

Yes...through Campus Manager Remediation Center.

6.  Does your institution use a dynamic network registration system to
allow
users to connect to the network?

In order to connect to our network, (in dorms right now....rest of
buildings this summer), a computer user has to be in Active Directory.
Visitors (i.e., speakers, etc... need to check in with IT, get a guest
account, and have their computer scanned before they are allowed on the
network. 

Thanks,

Travis Niedens
Network Manager
University of Redlands
 
Phone: (909) 748-6328
Fax:   (909) 793-2029
VoIP Phone: (909) 799-4778
VoIP Extension: 4778
 
"Defending the Network from Human Nature".. Cisco

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