<![CDATA[<p>ResNet Technical Information/ Recommendations </p><p><span id="bodyfont" style="font-family:Verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="color: #336699; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Security Topics </span></strong>
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<li style="color: black; line-height: normal; tab-stops: list .5in"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Antivirus </span></em></strong><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><br />
The University of Northern Colorado Information Technology department has purchased student subscriptions to the leading antivirus client in the industry. We strongly recommend installing our customized client for your computer's protection in the Residence Halls. The customized client pre-configures Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition to be managed by the UNC Information Technology staff. Install this client by browsing to </span><span style="color: windowtext"><a href="http://resnet.unco.edu/webinstall/"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; color: #336699; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">http//resnet.unco.edu/webinstall/ </span></em></strong></a></span><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">(</span><em><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">available to on campus residents only</span></em><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">). </span><strong><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Off-campus students may download the Symantec AntiVirus client via </span></strong><span style="color: windowtext"><a href="http://ursa.unco.edu/cp/home/loginf"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; color: #336699; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">URSA</span></em></strong></a></span> </li>
<li style="line-height: normal; tab-stops: list .5in"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Firewall</span></em></strong><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><br />
</span><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The UNC Information Technology staff strongly recommends the use of a personal firewall to protect your computer. </span> </li>
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<p style="line-height: normal"><strong><span style="color: #336699; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Performance Topics </span></strong></p>
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<li style="color: black; line-height: normal; tab-stops: list .5in"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Spyware </span></em></strong><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><br />
Spyware can significantly affect your PC's performance. The UNC IT staff recommends using utilities that detect and remove spyware. Recommended utilities include: </span><span style="color: windowtext"><a href="http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-SE-Personal-Edition/3000-8022-10319876.html?tag=list"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; color: #336699; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Ad-Aware SE Personal Edition</span></em></strong></a></span><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> and</span><span style="color: windowtext"><a href="http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022-10289035.html?tag=list"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; color: #336699; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> Spybot - Search & Destroy </span></em></strong></a></span><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">courtesy of </span><span style="color: windowtext"><a href="http://www.dowload.com/"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; color: #336699; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">http://www.download.com</span></em></strong></a></span><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">. </span></li>
<li style="color: black; line-height: normal; tab-stops: list .5in"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">IE Toolbars</span></em></strong><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><br />
Different Internet Explorer plug-ins can also negatively affect the performance of your workstation. UNC IT staff recommends going to your Control Panel and Add/ Remove Programs to remove different software that is not needed. </span></li>
<li style="color: black; line-height: normal; tab-stops: list .5in"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">AntiVirus</span></em></strong><em><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><br />
</span></em><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Multiple AV clients will take up too much of your computer's resources. We recommend solely using the Symantec AntiVirus client that UNC provides. </span></li>
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<p style="line-height: normal"><strong><span style="color: #336699; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Acceptable Use Topics </span></strong></p>
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<li style="color: black; line-height: normal; tab-stops: list .5in"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Wireless</span></em></strong><em><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><br />
</span></em><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The residence hall network has wired connectivity to ensure better bandwidth, reliability, and security. Unauthorized wireless access points can adversely affect the performance, reliability, and security of ResNet subscribers and is therefore not tolerated within the residence hall network. Wireless is a convenient extension of the network available in many campus buildings such as the University Center, Mckee Hall, Kepner Hall and Michener Library. </span></li>
<li style="color: black; line-height: normal; tab-stops: list .5in"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Copyright Infringement </span></em></strong><span style="font-size: 8.5pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><br />
The University of Northern Colorado cooperates with the identification of individuals infringing upon the rights of copyrighted material. Please be respectful of the rights of property owners. </span></li>
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