For those of you who remember the 2004-2005 school year, you might also remember the onslaught of viruses and worms that caused interruptions to network services and severe degradation of network performance. Starting in the fall of 2005, Residential Network Services is took a big step towards substantially reducing the effect of viruses and worms on our network. To protect student computers, and ultimately the network we all share, we have installed a new network admissions system called “Clean Access.”

Clean Access encompasses a new network system installed during the summer. It is used in conjunction with a new software application at the desktop called the “Clean Access Agent,” which ensures that all those logging into the network have sufficient virus protection and system updates installed.

Get Started with Clean Access

Clean Access performs the following checks:

Validation Checks (performed weekly):

AntiVirus Software Installed (Mandatory)

AntiVirus Definitions (Mandatory)

Microsoft Critical Updates (Mandatory)

Automatic update enabled with Download Option (Mandatory)

More information:

Guides:

Cisco Clean Access Agent Installation Guide

McAfee for Windows 98 and ME download and installation Guide

Network Device Registration
Q&A:

Clean Access Agent FAQ

Network Validation Process FAQ

Troubleshooting Tips

Temporary Role Explanation

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