System Requirements for Windows personal computers connecting to the McDaniel Network :
- McDaniel College Residential Network is now using Clean Access to authenticate and verify non-College owned computers on the network. Users will be required to login through the Clean Access system to use the McDaniel College network.
- The Clean Access Agent will be installed on your computer.
- Anti-virus software is required . Acquire and install either Norton, McAfee, Trend or AVG. (Others will be supported in the future.) It is required that the virus definitions are kept up to date.
- It is required that the Operating System is patched and up to date. If you are running Windows XP, Service Pack 2 is not required, but it would be wise to install it prior to arriving.
- Installation of a Spyware / Adware removal tool is highly recommended (such as Spybot Search and Destroy, SpySweeper, Microsoft Antispyware, etc.) Systems found to be infected with malware will be disconnected.
- It is recommended that you either uninstall or disable peer to peer networking software as this can cause excessive traffic without your knowledge. Excessive traffic and copyright infringement violation reports will result in the user's disconnection from the network.
- For more information about how to keep your machine in good working condition go to http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/is/SpecialInfoforStudentsLivingonCampus.htm
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System Requirements for Macintosh personal computers connecting to the McDaniel Network :
- McDaniel College Residential Network is now using Clean Access to authenticate and verify non-College owned computers on the network. Users will be required to login through the Clean Access system to use the McDaniel College network.
- Clean Access Agent will scan your machine for security holes.
- Anti-virus software is required . Acquire and install either Norton or McAfee. It is required that the virus definitions are kept up to date.
- It is required that the Operating System is patched up to date.
- It is recommended that you either uninstall or disable peer to peer networking software as this can cause excessive traffic without your knowledge. Excessive traffic and copyright infringement violation reports will result in the user's disconnection from the network.
- For more information about how to keep your machine in good working condition go to http://www2.mcdaniel.edu/is/SpecialInfoforStudentsLivingonCampus.htm
If you have any questions, please contact Kellie Wuorinen, Student Network Manager, at kwuorinen@mcdaniel.edu or at 410-871-3328.