Home
 
 
  HOME - Information Technology
Computer Requirements
Cisco Clean Access
Computer Labs
Helpdesk Portal
Computer Policy
   

Dakota Wesleyan University
1200 West University Ave
Mitchell, SD 57301
Phone: 605-995-2697
E-mail: helpdesk@dwu.edu
Web: http://www.dwu.edu/is//


Cisco Clean Access (CCA)Troubleshooting

Frequently Asked Questions Clean Access Agent Installation
 

Q: Do I have to use the Clean Access Agent?

A: Yes. All Windows PCs are required to use the Clean Access Agent for network access.

 

Q: I cannot install the Clean Access Agent, it warns me about administrative rights.

A: You must be logged onto your computer as a user with administrative rights or as the administrator. Contact Help Desk (995-2697) if do not have administrative rights.

 

Q: How do I know Clean Access Agent is installed successfully?

A: Look in the “System Tray” for in the lower right corner near the time display. You may need to select the “<<“ to expand and show the Clean Access Agent icon.

 

Q: What happens if I uninstall the Clean Access Agent?

A: You will be required to reinstall the client to re-authenticate when your login expires.

 

Q: I keep trying to install the Clean Access Agent but it tells me that I can either Modify/Repair or Remove the program.
A: Clean Access Agent is currently installed on your machine. You do not need to install it again.

 

Q: I do not see the Clean Access Agent icon in my system tray; what do I do?

A: There are a few possibilities:

  1. Clean Access Agent has not been installed.

    • Please install Clean Access Agent to continue.

  2. Clean Access Agent has been installed but you did not select “Launch” at the end of the installation.

    • From the “Start” menu, then “Programs”, then “Cisco”, then “Clean Access Agent”, then “Clean Access Agent” to launch the program.

  3. Clean Access Agent is “hidden” in the Systray.

    • Please click on “<<“ to expand the system tray list and show Clean Access Agent, then login.

  4. Your computer has a problem showing Systray icons.

    • You may be able to use “taskmanager” to halt Clean Access Agent and then launch it again.

  5. Clean Access Agent is installed but not running.

    • From the “Start” menu, then “Programs”, then “Cisco”, then “Clean Access Agent”, then “Clean Access Agent” to launch the program.

Login and Logout

Q. How do I login?

A: There are 2 ways to login:

  1. The Clean Access Agent will automatically display a popup when you connect the the network wired or wirelessly. Enter your DWU  username and password to login.

  2. When you attempt to access a URL (i.e. www.google.com) in a web browser, you will be re-directed to a login webpage. Enter your DWU username and password to login.

Q: I do not see the Clean Access Agent popup?

A: You can manually login by using the Clean Access Agent login feature. Right-click the Clean Access Agent icon in the system tray and choose “login.”


Q: I’ve opened my browser with a default blank page but I am not redirected to a login page.

A: Go to a non-local site such as www.google.com


Q:
I’m on a Windows machine. Sometimes I can login using the web page and at other times, the web page tells me that I must use Clean Access Agent, why?

A: It depends on when the last time your computer was “validated” to the network. You should always use the SmartEnforcer client.
 

Q: How do I logout?

A: Currently, the only way to manually logout is to use the Clean Access Agent “logout” feature. Right-click the Clean Access Agent icon in the system tray and choose “logout.”
 

Q: I do not have a “logout” option in Clean Access Agent.

A: Once you login through the Clean Access Agent, you will have the “logout” feature.
 

Q: I am able to access the internet but the Clean Access Agent still allows me to “login”. Am I logged in?

A: Yes, the Clean Access Agent may not always detect your network status. If you can access normal internet sites such as www.google.com, then you are authenticated.
 

Q: I am NOT able to access the internet but the Clean Access Agent only allows me to “logout”. What’s going on?

A: The Clean Access Agent may not always detect your network status. Please choose “logout” and then choose “login” again.
 

Q: The Clean Access Agent does not offer a “login,” just a “logout,” and the web page tells me that I must now use SmartEnforcer to login; what do I do?

A: The Clean Access Agent does not always detect your network status. Please choose “logout”, then you will have the “login” feature

Validating and Updating

Q. When I run Windows Update, I get a message stating that the product key used to install windows is invalid?

A. Windows Update will fail if your Windows OS is not properly licensed. You must have a legal copy of the operating system to connect to the network.

Back to Top

 
         
Dakota Wesleyan University
1200 W. University Ave
Mitchell, SD 57301
800-333-8506
Copyright © DWU
Last updated: 5/15/07
605-995-2600