Our student resident hall network used to be overwhelmed at times during the normal academic year due to virus and worm attacks. The purpose of Cisco Clean Access (CCA) is to help prevent “infected” systems from gaining access to the network and infecting other systems. The result should be good, consistent network availability.

In order to use our network, even for basic Internet access, we require users of Microsoft Windows operating systems to run the Cisco Clean Access Agent. The agent will validate your network username and password, then scan your machine for vulnerabilities. Once you have been verified as a trusted user and your computer is deemed "clean", you will be allowed normal access to the network.

Beginning Summer 2009, CCA will scan your system for P2P file sharing applications such as Limewire and deny access until such software is uninstalled.

Users of non-Windows operating systems will authenticate through their web brower before gaining access.

CCA is active in all residence halls, on all wireless access points, and open ports on the main campus. 

Microsoft Windows Users

There are seven major criteria for gaining access to the network. If you meet all of them, you will be allowed access.

1. Laptop or desktop computer with either a wired or wireless (802.11 b/g) network card.
2. Valid Rockhurst network account.
3. Windows XP Service Pack 3, Windows Vista Service Pack 1 or Windows 7
   (Previous versions of Windows are not supported)
4. Latest version of the Cisco Clean Access Agent software installed on your machine.
   Download Cisco Clean Access Agent 4.1.7 (10MB, self-extracting .exe installer)
5. Microsoft Security Essentials with the most current virus/malware definitions. This is a free software product provided by Microsoft. For more information on this product please see this page.
   Download Microsoft Security Essentials (5MB 32-bit or 8.8MB for 64-bit, self-extracting .exe installer)

6. Required Microsoft issued updates and service packs installed for your operating system.
   Download updates from Microsoft

7. No file sharing applications installed on your system.

Apple Mac OS X, Linux or BSD Users

There are four major criteria for gaining access to the network. If you meet all of them, you will be allowed access.

1. Laptop or desktop computer with either a wired or wireless (802.11 b/g) network card.
2. Valid Rockhurst network account.
3. All latest updates applied.
4. No file sharing applications installed on your system.

Please note, RUCS Help Desk staff can provide limited technical support for Apple Mac OS X, Linux and other non-Windows operating systems.