Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Science / Sophos Anti-Virus Home Page

Sophos Anti-Virus [AV] software participation/support reference:

• The Hajim SEAS [HSEAS] Sophos AV solution is provided for the exclusive use by HSEAS faculty, students and staff that are directly affiliated with the school, on computers that are used within UofR wired/wireless networks.

• If you are not directly affiliated with HSEAS, but are part of the UofR community and want to install Sophos AV software on a personal laptop or other system not owned by the UR should see the UniversityIT Sophos AV web site [below] for more information on participating in the UniversityIT Sophos AV program.

Note: Whether or not you use Sophos AV, it is critical that you have up-to-date AV software installed on any Windows host that is connected to UofR wired/wireless networks (including HSEAS segments) for the security of the UofR computing community, as well as your own system. Also, be sure the virus definitions on a frequent/regular basis and do not disable your AV software.

SophosAV support within HSEAS

There are two levels of Sophos AV support available within HSEAS for Windows systems:

• The CNG provides full Sophos AV support for [CNG] managed systems that are members of the SEAS Windows domain. To determine if your computer is managed by the CNG and is a member of the SEAS domain, review the "How to determine if your Windows computer is a member of the SEAS Windows domain" reference [below].

• The CNG provides minimal Sophos AV support for self-managed systems  that are not members of the SEAS Windows domain. To determine if your computer is managed by the CNG and is a member of the SEAS domain, review the "How to determine if your Windows computer is part of the SEAS Windows domain" reference [below]. If your computer is a self-managed system, then you should  review the Self-Managed Systems Support page.

How to determine if your Windows computer is part of the SEAS Windows domain:

• "Right click" on the "My Computer" icon.
• Select the "Properties" option.
• Select the "Computer Name" tab.
  
• Note Field Descriptor below "Full computer name" [see images below].

SEAS Windows Domain Member [CNG managed] Computer

Fig. 1 SEAS Windows Domain Member Image

If you see Domain in this field, then your computer is a member of the SEAS domain and is a managed machine.

SEAS Workgroup Member [self-managed] Computer

Fig. 2 SEAS Workgroup Member Image

If you see Workgroup in this field, then your computer isn't a member of the SEAS Windows domain and  in all likelihood is a self-administered machine; this can be any workgroup designation, SEAS was used for illustrative purposes.

Note: If you have any questions regarding the status of your computer, please submit your inquiries to "help@seas.rochester.edu".

Last modifed: Tuesday, 01-Nov-2011 11:14:22 EDT