October 2007

ITS is significantly enhancing the NYURoam network by upgrading the wireless infrastructure to include new 802.11a radio interfaces at all NYURoam locations. The work is nearly complete, with just a few remaining locations at the Dental Center scheduled for completion in the next week or so.

Typically, wireless cards that are 802.11a compliant will default to the newer, less congested radio frequency. If you are using an 802.11b/g wireless card, you may also experience improved network performance as those with newer cards move to 802.11a connections.

For a list of the more than 100 NYURoam locations, visit www.nyu.edu/its/wireless/locations/ .

Please note:
Apple users currently do not have the capability of configuring their wireless cards to use NYURoam's 802.11a capability.

IEEE 802.11 is the set of standards for wireless networking transmission methods.

Posted by Jill Hochberg at 12:52 PM | Permalink

Important Email Security Announcement: Protect Your Password with SSL

Thank you, if you are among the many NYU community members who now use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption when accessing their NYU email. Since Spring 2006, when ITS first began strongly recommending SSL, we have reduced non-SSL-protected NYU email access by 80%! Configuring your email program for SSL has helped make your password and the NYU email environment more secure.

On Wednesday, October 24, ITS is taking the next step in securing passwords and email by requiring SSL use when accessing NYU email. If you think you may be one of those who do not yet use SSL, please read on.

Do I Use SSL When Accessing Email?
If you access your email by opening a web browser like Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari and logging directly into NYUHome (https://home.nyu.edu), you are already using SSL, since ITS has activated it for NYUHome's webmail client. However, if you access your NYU email by means of an email program like Thunderbird, Eudora or Outlook, you are using SSL only if you have activated the program's SSL feature.

Instructions & Help
For easy-to-follow activation instructions for many different email programs for both Macintosh and Windows operating systems, or if you want to confirm that SSL is activated in your email program, visit http://www.nyu.edu/its/email/ssl/ . For additional help, contact ITS Client Services by web (AskITS.nyu.edu) or email (AskITS@nyu.edu), or call us at 212-998-3333.

Posted by Jill Hochberg at 06:24 PM | Permalink