VPN roll-out begins for Lonicera PPS/OPTRS applications

Hi all,

The appended heads-up notice is the first in a series intended for
support folks in selected departments who may receive requests from
some of their users to deploy the Cisco VPN client over the next
several weeks.

--Karl

Karl Grose
IST-WSS

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VPN for PPS/OPTRS

As announced in a recent iNews/BC&C articles, IST and its campus IT
partners are implementing a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to secure the
Base Payroll/Personnel System (PPS) Online Payroll Time Reporting
System (OPTRS) application in compliance with the campus Minimum
Security Standards. The VPN project includes the deployment throughout
the campus of a client on each workstation supporting an authorized
departmental user of PPS/OPTRS.

The VPN for PPS/OPTRS is now ready for a phased production roll-out. The
Cisco VPN Client software is now available for the Windows and Mac OS
platforms. The ASD Technical Help Desk is ready to provide end user
support for PPS/OPTRS, including issues with the VPN. Each phase of the
roll-out will involve 50-100 or more PPS/OPTRS users in several
departments (as listed at the end below). Each user and department in
this roll-out phase will be notified in the coming days to have their
workstations enabled for VPN access and their TN3270 programs
configured to allow connection to the PPS/OPTRS application running on
the lonicera.berkeley.edu host.

Departmental systems administrators supporting users for this and
subsequent roll-out phases can obtain pre-configured Cisco VPN Client
installers for their users of PPS/OPTRS at the WSS Software website:

   http://software.berkeley.edu/

which includes support documentation and related links on the download
page. The Cisco VPN Client software must be in place for all PPS/OPTRS
users in January, 2005. You can keep abreast of developments in this
area and ask your VPN support-related questions by joining the VPN-MVS
Support mailing list. To subscribe, send e-mail to:

   majordomo@lists.berkeley.edu

and include "subscribe vpn-mvs-support" (no quotes) in the body of the
message.

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List of departments to be targeted in this roll-out phase:

ART MUS & PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE
BS BUSINESS SERVICES DIRECTOR
CAL PERFORMANCES
CAP ADMINISTRATION
CAP VC CAP IMMEDIATE OFF
CENTRAL COMPUTING SERVICES
HOUSING & DINING SERVICES
LIBRARY
MOLECULAR & CELL BIOLOGY
PARKING & TRANSPORTATION
PHYSICAL PLANT CAMPUS SERVICES
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
SPACE SCIENCES LABORATORY
UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE OPS
UNIVERSITY POLICE
WORKSTATION SUPPORT SERVICES
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Received on Fri Nov 19 15:43:55 2004