In an effort to enhance student access to the Lycoming College network and to protect the academic mission of the college, ITS has deployed a product, to protect the campus data network called Campus Manager

In an effort to enhance student access to the Lycoming College network and to protect the academic mission of the college, ITS has deployed a network appliance to protect the campus data network called Campus Manager. Campus Manager includes tools to configure, monitor and manage our network. If a student computer does not meet the required components of the Campus Manager check, the student computer will not be able to connect to Resnet or the internet.

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Minimum Specifications

All student computers must at a minimum a Pentium IV (AMD Athlon XP is acceptable), with at least 256 megs of RAM and the Windows XP operating system.

Registration

All students must register their computers. Please register your own computer in your own name so that ITS can help you if your connection is deactivated due to suspected virus infection. You must login in with your Novell name and password.

Infected Computers Blocked

To protect the network, a computer with suspected virus infections that are potentially harmful to other computers will be blocked from accessing the network until it is clean

Un-patched Systems Blocked

To protect the network, all Windows systems will need to have all critical updates installed. A computer that is not fully patched will be blocked from the network until it is fully patched.

Verifying Patching and Disinfection

The ITS will provide blocked users with the necessary tools to disinfect and patch their computer, and to verify that it is safe before being allowed back on the network. However, the Help Desk will not provide on-site support for blocked computers. These tools are currently available at http://www.lycoming.edu/it/down.htm

Updated Anti- Virus

Students must have in place one of nine up to date, non-trial versions anti virus products.

Norton Antivirus	TrendMicro PC-Cillin	McAfee Antivirus
AVG Antivirus	E-Trust Innoculate	Panda Antivirus
F-Prot Antivirus	NOD32 Antivirus	Sophos Antivirus

Updates Spyware Removal Tool

Spyware is any software that covertly gathers user information through the user's Internet connection without his or her knowledge, usually for advertising purposes. Spyware can also gather information about e-mail addresses and even passwords and credit card numbers. We require all students to install, run and keep up to date Spybot Search and Destroy. Spybot Search and Destroy is currently available at http://www.lycoming.edu/it/down.htm