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Bradford Campus Manager

 

The College uses Bradford Campus Manager to control access to the network and subsequently the Internet. When you follow the connection procedure you are asked to download a CSA client to your machine, this runs the Bradford Campus Manager checks. The following checks are made on your computer:

 

  • Version of Operating System – Windows 95, 98 & Me are no longer supported by Microsoft and consequently have security issues. These versions are not allowed on the college network. Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and Server 2003 are allowed, as are MAC OS 10.2-10.5 (Jaguar, Panther, Tiger & Leopard) and Linux / Unix.

  • Windows Update – Checks that Windows Update is enabled and has been run recently.

  • Anti-Virus – Checks you have a valid up-to-date Anti-Virus client installed on your machine. The College recommends for MS Windows computers either the free Microsoft Security Essentials product or McAfee Enterprise edition which is available free to all College students from the Computing Service.

  • Bridging – Ensures Connection Bridging has been disabled as is required by the University IT Syndicate.

  • DHCP – Checks that DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is set to active, this enables the computer to get its IP address from the network.
     

If your machine does not match the minimum security requirements for connection to the college network then your machine will be put into a virtual holding area until the problems are resolved.

Bradford Campus Manager and the CSA Client do not monitor your system on a day to day basis. The CSA client program runs only when you initiate it to do its checks and then terminates. It does not install itself on your computer or allow us to keep tabs on your internet or computer usage.

For more information on Bradford Campus Manager, visit the BCM page.

 

 

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