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      Cisco Clean Access

What is Cisco Clean Access?
Starting WOW/Fall Conference Week 2006, ITS will be changing wireless authentication from a MAC address verification to a username/password system. This will be accomplished using Cisco Clean Access (CCA). CCA is a network authentication system that certifies every user who logs tries to log onto the network. ITS will be implementing CCA's features in several stages. At first CCA will only check if users are Cal Poly constituents. Later ITS will implement checks for Antivirus Software, Spy Sweeper, and Window Updates. Cal Poly constituents will be notified before any of these major changes are made.
How does Cisco Clean Access work?
CCA interacts with users in a different manner depending upon the users current operating system. To view the Login Procedure for your operating system, go to Get Connected and click on the link for your operating system.

Windows 2000/XP/Vista users can download the Cisco Clean Access Agent in advance here.

Mac users can download the Cisco Clean Access Agent in advance here.

Here is a brief summary of CCA operations for the major operating systems:

1. Upon first access to the new campus wireless system, Windows 2000/XP/Vista and Mac users will first login via any web-browser to get to the agent download page; you will only have to download the agent once, and after installing the agent, all Windows 2000/XP/Vista and Mac machines will login via that agent.

2. On your Windows 2000/XP/Vista and Mac machines, you will need to leave the agent running in your system tray; if it doesn't pop up automatically upon enabling wireless on your machine, just double-click (single for Mac) on that agent icon, which is teal in color with a picture of a key on it.

3. Older Windows operating systems are not supported.

4. Linux machines login via any web-browser and do not use the agent.

5. As of October 3, 2007, the Cisco Clean Access Agent will be required for Macintosh computers.


For more information on connecting to the wireless Click Here.