POLICY

Each residence hall student computer that will be connected to the WOU network 
will be required to have a current working version of auto-updating anti-virus 
software. 

Each residence hall student computer that will be connected to the WOU network 
that uses the Windows 2000/XP operating system will be required to have the 
Windows operating system auto-update service active.

    PURPOSE

The goal of this policy is to maintain the highest level of security and 
performance on the WOU network.

    PROCEDURES

Security will be turned on for all Residence Hall networking switches.  Student 
residence hall computers will be allowed access to the WOU network when it has 
been verified that the following criteria exists:

1.	The student has auto-updating anti-virus software installed on their 
student computer with the auto-update option turned on.  The auto-update 
license must be valid while the computer is attached to the WOU network.  

2.	WOU will install auto-update anti-virus protection on each residence 
hall computer that does not meet criteria 1.

3.	For computers running Windows 2000/XP, auto-update service will be set 
to auto-update without user intervention.

    AUTHORITY

ORS 351.070 and ORS 351.072

    APPROVAL

Each residence hall student is responsible for leaving the anti-virus and 
operating system setting left in the auto-update mode.

University Computing Services is responsible for disconnecting residence hall 
computers from the WOU network that do not meet the criteria of this policy.