[Halld-jlab] Networking at remote FDC fabrication site

[Mark M. Ito]

The lab loans computers to outside institutions without IT personnel 
travelling to set up the network at their locations. Why is this different?

Laptops can be taken off-site as well.

On 04/07/2010 03:15 PM, Elliott Wolin wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The word from the computer folks is that if we plan to place JLab
> desktop computers at a remote site then that site must have security at
> the DOE mandated level for JLab itself.  If the site supports its own
> security system then a massive amount of testing and paperwork needs to
> be generated to prove the site lives up to DOE standards.
>
> Thus the simplest solution, by far, is to let the JLab computer people
> set the remote site up under the JLab security umbrella.  In other
> words, they will set up the network at the remote site to be part of the
> overall JLab network, same as if you were in the EEL building.
>
> Connectivity to JLab can be done through commodity networks, e.g. Cox or
> Verizon.
>
> They can't do the same for phones yet (maybe in a few months), but I
> don't think this will be a problem.
>
> Making this happen will require some advanced planning.  Let me know
> when we know where the site is and when we plan on moving in.
>
> Thanks,
>
>