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Dana Repouille:
Here is the response from my FM.
I never received any direction from Physical Facilities to make this
change, as is generally the case in all changes in proceedures.
The direction I was given, was that this is intended to be handled,
funding and coordination, by the Stake. Facilities Management just
needs to understand what is happening in the building.
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A properly installed system in an approved FHC is the only currently
authorized way for an Administrative computer to connect other than
the current dialup.
Ideally, the FM Group is responsible to take care of the physical part
of the connection (wireless card, cat 5 wiring, whatever, to the FHC
router). The stake computer specialist is responsible for the software
part, although there is special software that will need to be added to
the Admin computer to allow it to access the FHC network, and I have
not yet been able to determine who has responsibility to get that
software loaded. The FHC librarian did it in our FHC libraries, so
the asst stake clerk (stake technology specialist) will probably have
to do it for the Admin computers. Where he gets that software is
still tbd, although I suspect it will come from Global Support.
FM has not been told any of this. Global Support is not prepared
to take on the added workload of the Admin computers on the
network, and if your building does not have an approved Family
History Center, you are still stuck with dialup.
These are defining times. There is little defining going on, but the
best instruction out there is the one that came in a post to this
group from MLS Support FIN earlier this week (Wednesday, the
28th of February). Read it again. Here are the pertinent parts:
<begin quote>
A. 'Internet' connectivity on Church computers is only authorized if
both of these conditions are met:
- Secure Desktop 5.5 Image installed
- Located in the same physical building as an authorized Church
Communication Network (CCN) with a Church provided hardware firewall
*UNITS THAT DO NOT MEET BOTH CONDITIONS ARE
NOT AUTHORIZED TO CONNECT TO THE 'INTERNET.'
B. You will need to contact your Facilities Manager to verify
whether your unit has an authorized CCN with firewall.
C. The FM group must approve of physical changes to the building
(if needed) to accommodate usage of the CCN. Costs incurred for
enabling administrative computers in the building to access the CCN
(i.e. cabling, wireless cards) may be available from your FM group.
If funding is not available from your FM Group, the Stake budget
may be used with Stake President approval. If funding is not
available from the FM Group or the Stake budget, you will not be
able to fund internet connectivity. Donated funds or equipment
are NOT authorized for this purpose.
<end quote>
So, if you are not in a building with an approved FHC, forget it.
If you are in a building with an approved FHC, check with the FM
group to make sure it is an authorized CCN with the proper firewall.
That is FM group responsibility, and it should already be set up
that way. If it is not, they should be correcting it on behalf of the
FHC anyway. (And as they do that, have them hook you up at
the same time.)
Find out if the FM group has funds to physically connect you. If
they do, great. If they don't, find out if your stake president will
authorize stake funds. If so, use them and have the FM group
hook you up properly.
Understand that the FM group does not have any communication
on this matter that I know of at this time. Hopefully, that will change
as we get Desktop 5.5 loaded and Salt Lake flows down the proper
information through the proper channels.
If you are eligible for high-speed access (FHC building and approved
CCN), have the stake computer genius use the quote above to work
with the brilliant FM folks to get it all sorted out and working.
And pray for good weather.
Larry Jackson
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