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Safe Computing - Campus Manager & Network Registration

Network Registration is the process of registering your computer on Macalester's intranet. Campus Manager is the program we use to do this. Only on-campus computers are affected by Network Registration.

Campus Manager allows us to track down and isolate problem computers, for the protection of the rest of the network. Basically, if your computer gets a virus, Campus Manager will prevent it from contacting other computers. If your computer is isolated, you will get a message when you try to browse the Internet.

How to Register

Registration happens the first time you try to access the Internet from your computer. You will need to re-register every fall. If you do need to register your computer, you will see a message when you try to browse the Internet. Log in with your Macalester username and password, then follow the instructions provided.

Campus Manager will attempt to scan your computer and check for:

• Symantec Antivirus with current virus definitions.
• Windows XP SP2
• Recent security updates provided by your operating system manufacturer.

Note: We value and respect your privacy. We will never use Campus Manager to scan your system for specific files or personal information (other than the above items). We will also never scan your computer without your knowledge (in fact we can't, so don't worry about it).

Note 2: When you register a device, it is associated with you. If you help a friend register their computer, make sure you have them enter their own username and password.

Registering Other Devices

Some devices, like video game consoles, use the Internet but don't have Web browsers. You still need to register these devices to get them on the network. While we hope to have an automated system in place soon, for the time being you need to contact the Help Desk at x6525. They will need the hardware (MAC) address of the device.

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