| 1.0 Purpose
This policy establishes procedures for gaining secure access to wireless data communications on the College of Engineering’s networks. Only wireless systems that meet the criteria of this policy or have been granted an exclusive waiver by the College are approved for connectivity to the College of Engineering's networks.
2.0 Scope
This policy covers all wireless data communication devices (e.g., personal computers, PDAs, etc.) connected directly to any of the College of Engineering's internal networks. This includes any form of wireless communication device capable of transmitting packet data. Wireless devices and/or networks without any connectivity to the College of Engineering’s networks do not fall under the purview of this policy.
3.0 Policy
To comply with this policy, wireless implementations must:
- Maintain a hardware address that can be registered and tracked, i.e., a MAC address.
- Finally, in order to comply with this policy any Wireless Access Point connected to the College of Engineering network must only allow network access via an approved VPN solution to ensure privacy, authenticity, and integrity of the wireless communications.
4.0 Enforcement
Local wireless networks failing to comply with this policy will be disconnected from the College network; their hardware’s MAC address will be blocked at the network level. Furthermore, any employee found to have violated this policy may be subject to disciplinary action by their Administrative unit, the College, or the University.
5.0 Definitions
Terms |
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User Authentication |
A method by which the user of a wireless system can be verified as a legitimate user independent of the computer or operating system being used. |
6.0 Revision History
Last updated: 3/6/2004
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