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Hardware Address Registration Requirement for Portables
Jean-Michel Jouanigot , IT/CS and Denise Heagerty , IT/DI
Abstract
From Autumn 2003, only portable computers whose hardware addresses have been registered at CERN, will be able to connect to outlets for portables and wireless using DHCP.
Recent incidents have highlighted the need to increase security for connections of portable computers. It is currently planned that, from Autumn 2003 onward, only devices with a registered hardware address will be assigned a dynamically allocated (DHCP) IP address to connect to the network. This only applies to outlets for portable computers or wireless connections. This registration is required to identify devices and provide contact details for security and network related follow up. If hardware addresses (wireless and cable) for your portables are not already registered, please register them as soon as possible.
To register the hardware addresses of your portable computers, display the web page, http://cern.ch/register, and select "Register Portable". For security reasons, you can only access this page from inside CERN (or using ACB or VPN access from off-site) and you must sign your registration using your NICE account and password. If you do not have a NICE account you can request one, as described at http://cern.ch/it-div/comp-usage.
If you are not currently at CERN, and you have a CERN computer account, you can register the hardware addresses of your portable computers when you arrive (e.g. using one of the publicly available computers near restaurant 1 or in front of the computer centre in building 513). If you have VPN access to CERN then you may register as described above.
For temporary external visitors who wish to connect their portable computer to the CERN network infrastructure (short visit from 1 to 4 weeks), who do not have a CERN computer account, a web form accessible from outside CERN will be offered from June; the CERN person who is responsible for the visit, will need to agree to the registration request.