CHABOT COLLEGE
CISCO NETWORKING ACADEMY
1620 Lab Rules and Procedures
Purpose
The lab and these rules are intended to assure a useful and predictable learning environment for Academy students.
Please take a personal interest in maintaining the quality of lab equipment, furniture, and conditions.
Acceptable Use
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Lab facilities are provided for use only by students enrolled in the Cisco Networking Academy Program.
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Students shall use lab equipment as directed by their instructor.
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Students must limit their use of the equipment in room 1620 to activities relevant to Academy curriculum.
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Uses must conform to CLPCCD board policy #2311 & administrative rules & procedures #2311.
These documents are posted on the class website and on the 1620 bulletin board.
Prohibited Activities
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On "curriculum workstations" (labeled "cisco1", "cisco2", etc.) under no circumstances may students
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download or install software
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change configurations
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insert a floppy disk
(Note however that instructors may direct students to perform software configuration changes or installations on
practice lab computers labeled "lab1", "lab2", etc.)
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To assure a consistent learning environment, lab equipment is configured with certain system policies, security
limitations, and passwords. Any attempt to circumvent or alter these limitations is strictly forbidden.
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The lab server does not provide general-purpose storage; files not pertaining to the Academy are prohibited.
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Students must not reveal passwords used to access Academy sites to anyone who is not enrolled in Academy courses
and must not permit others to use their system accounts.
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No food or drink in 1620; no exceptions.
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No pencil erasers.
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No student laptops may be connected to the network.
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Students are not permitted to use room 1620 unless an instructor is present.
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Students may not remove any College property from room 1620.
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Violations of software copyright are expressly prohibited.
Procedures
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Students should be prepared to work at any curriculum workstation in 1620; no student "owns" a spot.
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All student files should be stored in the student's account on the lab's file server.
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Periodically, the software image on curriculum workstations will be re-copied, resulting in erasure of all student files
left on the local disk.
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Students are responsible to remember their passwords and maintain password security.
E-mail
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Each Cisco Network Academy student is required to have an internet-accessible E-mail account, to provide this E-mail
address to the instructor, and to check it regularly. Free web-based mail is available from Yahoo, Hotmail, etc.
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Students are not permitted to install, configure, or use a POP client on curriculum workstations.
Ownership
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All information and files stored on the 1620 lab equipment are the property of Chabot College.
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The web-based Academy curriculum is the property of Cisco Systems, Inc.
By my signature below, I agree that I understand and will adhere to these rules and procedures.
I understand that any violation may result in loss of my privilege to use lab facilities and/or Cisco Systems Academy Sites.
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