Created on 18.7.2007
Working with Khipu Networks, The University of Kent has deployed Bradford Campus Manager to actively control and manage student residence network and network vulnerabilities through secure registration and identity management, reducing operational intervention and promoting student confidence, satisfaction.
The Challenge
At the University of Kent both the global – as well as the nearby village – are available from the comfort and convenience of student residence halls. Accessing information, however, is another matter entirely. Kent’s Study Bedroom Service (SBS) provides a network service which connects the majority of study bedrooms on campus to the main University network. From a student’s room, they can access e-mail, networked file stores, course material, library resources as well as Internet services using their own PC. This includes: Web sites E-mail and communication, Newsgroups, Networked Printers, Kent file stores and IPTV.
“In order to access the SBS Service, each student is supplied with a ‘how to’ booklet that serves as a guide to securing and registering their computer,” said Jim Higham, The University’s Help Desk Manager. “This handbook includes, among other elements, regulations, information on malicious software and a Health Check CD, containing a range of advice and software designed to help students keep their computers secure and safe from malicious software such as viruses, adware, and spyware.”
To accentuate its significance, in the preamble to the actual registration process, the handbook describes the current state of viruses and their impact on the University at large.
In recent years, there has been a large increase in the amount of malicious software on the Internet. Such software can pose a risk for the University’s network and resources and for students and staff who connect their own computers to the campus network. If you do not have an anti-virus checker installed to protect your PC against harmful software, you may experience problems if your computer becomes infected. We recommend you follow the instructions here carefully. If your PC is found to be vulnerable to viruses or security issues, your access to the network may be restricted or withdrawn.
In the simple process that follows, students can register their PC’s for access to campus network services and internet access by opening a web browser and following the on-screen instructions:
About Khipu Networks Limited
Khipu Networks are a UK based advanced systems integrator, focusing on supplying innovative secure compliant infrastructure solutions across the public and private sector. The company is a leading adopter of new and best in breed technology, expert technical staff ensure that customers get the solutions they need, when they want them and how they need them. The ethos is to ensure that the customer has the edge on the security and compliance of their network and not the attacker. Hampshire based Khipu Networks Ltd are the security division of the White Clarke Group of companies.
Khipu Networks are Alcatel-Lucent Direct Partners and the exclusive reseller of Bradford Campus Manager in the UK and Ireland.
For further information, please contact Khipu:
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