Whitworth University requires all students connecting to the Whitworth network to meet the following requirements:

Minimum Requirements for Windows Systems

• Operating system: Windows XP Home or Pro, with Service Pack 2 and the latest critical updates available or Windows Vista with the latest critical updates available.
• Processor: 1 GHz Intel Pentium 3 or 1 GHz Athlon or greater
• Memory: 256 MB or higher; 512 is recommended
• Network card: 10/100 Ethernet card
• Hard drive: 20 GB drive or higher
• Cisco Clean Access (provided by Whitworth upon student's arrival)
• Symantic AntiVirus (provided by Whitworth upon student's arrival)

Minimum Requirements for Macintosh Systems

• Operating System: OSX 10.4 or higher
• Processor: 1GHz PowerPC G4 processor
• Memory: 256 MB or higher; 512 is recommended
• Network card: 10/100 Ethernet card
• Hard Drive: 20 GB drive or higher
• Symantec AntiVirus for Mac (provided by Whitworth upon student's arrival)

Wireless Connection Requirements

• Wireless Card: 802.11b or 802.11g
  
  

Regarding Wireless Access
Wireless connections will be available to students in residence-hall common rooms and in various locations around campus using the WhitStudent wireless network. Wireless routers and access points are prohibited in all residence-hall rooms and on the Whitworth University network. We do not guarantee wireless coverage in residence-hall rooms (all rooms have Ethernet plug-in ports available for network access); however, wireless access is available in all student lounges and in most study rooms. Any student found to be using a personal wireless access point in his/her room will have his/her network port shut down indefinitely. For instructions on connecting to the WhitStudent network, click here:WhitStudent. For additional documentation, click here:Help Desk Documentation.

Re; Student Connections Software
Upon arriving at Whitworth, students will find connection CDs available in their residence-hall lounges. These CDs will include the programs required to connect to the Whitworth University network.

Re: Cisco CleanAccess
CleanAccess is a computer-client agent that scans your system to ensure that it meets minimum Whitworth network requirements. If it finds that your computer does not meet these requirements, CleanAccess will place your system in a quarantined VLAN (a limited-access network area) until your system meets the minimum standards.

For questions regarding these requirements, please contact the help desk at 509.777.3911 or e-mail helpdesk@whitworth.edu.

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