Re: [Micronet] VPN roll-out begins for Lonicera PPS/OPTRS applications

Karl,

I see two downloads on Software, one the "vpn client" and one the "vpn
client for PPS/OPTRS".

All the documents point to the page from which both are available. Is it
correct that we should use the one for PPS/OPTRS, and that the other is
just there to confuse us?

Thanks,

Ted

>
> 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
>
> =======
> 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.
>
> -------
> 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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-- 
Ted Crum
tedcrum@socrates.berkeley.edu
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