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

Network Access

Network access is available thru Cisco Clean Access. In order to protect you from network problems, students personal computers will be required to validate and authenticate access to the University network. This means that in order to log-in, the computer will need to be set up correctly. A network username and password will be required. The students username (the first two letters of your first name followed by up to six letters of your last name). The students password (new students that have not logged on to the network, use your students ID number plus the four digit year of your birth).

Students will not be able to access the network until they have “authenticated” The process will begin by opening an Internet browser window and redirected to an authentication page. Once the network username and password is entered, the student will then be prompted to download and install the validation client, called Clean Access Agent.

After the process is complete, the student will be logged into the network. If the computer is shut down the students will be required to log back in to regain university network access. This new security system will have the computer icon called Clean Access Agent that will be located in their system tray (this is the area located next to the computer clock). To login and logout, students will right-click on their mouse, on that icon for complete menu item.

If validation fails, you will be redirected to remediation sites. Please note that you must have {your Antivirus package} downloaded, installed and running onto your computer! Users must keep up with any and all security patches and Windows Updates. This will help keep your computer free of worms and harmful viruses

Why do we have this requirement?  This security system will simplify the process for students to access our network and keep your computers, both laptop and desktop, much more secure. This is a solution to help prevent such attacks, and is intended to deny “infected” computers access to the network. We hope this will result in a clean and consistent network at our University.