Bruin OnLine Services
For Eligible UCLA Logons
Campus Internet Services and more!
Eugene Acosta
Bruin OnLine Manager
UCLA Logon ID
• UCLA Logon ID is needed to access your
BOL account. The UCLA Logon ID is often
used as the authentication mechanism for
campus services
• UCLA Logon was previously called Bruin
OnLine ID or BOLid
• UCLA Logon tools are self-serve, found
online at https://logon.ucla.edu/
UCLA Logon Needed for BOL
• Eligible UCLA Logon IDs have BOL
services provisioned
• Non-UID Logon IDs do not get BOL
services
– Alumni
– “Affiliates”
– Non-UID Logons currently used for URSA
Bruin OnLine (BOL)
• Bruin OnLine provides campus Internet
services such as:
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Email
Web Hosting
Network Connectivity
Software to use the services mentioned above
Support using any of the BOL services and software
Bruin OnLine – Email
• BOL provides an email account:
– uclalogon@ucla.edu
• Alias – use to keep username private
and/or provide acquaintances with a more
obvious email address
– firstname.lastname@ucla.edu
• 75MB mailbox (plans to increase in near
future)
• You can check your email using the BOL
webmail client or a third-party email client
Bruin OnLine – Email…cont.
• Feature-rich webmail client
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Address Book
Calendar (now transferable from URSA)
Task list
Web-based FTP (connects to your BOL hosted web
space)
• Server-Side Filtering, including spam tagging
• Virus Identification
– Email scanned at the gateway; viruses never get
through
• Lifetime email forwarding from your @ucla.edu
address for UCLA graduates
Bruin OnLine – Web Pages
• Your pages are available at
http://uclalogon.bol.ucla.edu
• New features:
– 100MB of web space available
– Password Protected folders
– PHP support
• Planned server upgrades
– MySQL
– Possibly a “digital locker”
Bruin OnLine – Wireless
• With a wireless-enabled laptop or handheld
device, you can connect to the UCLA network
– 802.11b compliant wireless network interface card
– Authenticate using the authentication portal or, for
secure sessions, use a VPN client
• Libraries and Green Areas are “portal-enabled”
• Coverage map
– http://www.bol.ucla.edu/services/wireless/coverage/
Bruin OnLine – Proxy Server
• BOL provides remote access to sites that
are normally restricted only to the UCLA
campus (Library journals and databases)
• If you use another Internet Service Provider
(not BOL), you will need to use the proxy to
access restricted UCLA sites from other
networks
• See http://www.bol.ucla.edu/services/proxy/
for more information
Bruin OnLine – VPN
• Set up a secure Virtual Private Network
between your computer and UCLA’s
campus network
• Allows secure access to campus
resources (wireless network, software,
library resources, etc.)
• See http://www.bol.ucla.edu/services/vpn/
for more information
Bruin OnLine – Modems
• BOL provides a dial-up modem pool for
off-campus access
– 768 modems with V.90 (56K) capability
– 4 hour session limits
– Never have any busy signals!
• (310) 206-8311
Bruin OnLine – Other Services
• Mailing lists - you can request the creation of a
mailing list, which allows discussion on a certain
subject to a group of interested individuals
– You can request a list by filling out the form at
http://lists.ucla.edu/signup.html/
• BOL provides a Usenet news server
(news.ucla.edu) with over 38,000 newsgroups
on any topic imaginable
– comp.sys.laptop
– soc.culture.chile
Bruin OnLine – Software
• BOL provides software for using BOL
services:
– Software available for both Windows and
Macintosh
– CuteFTP, Sophos Anti-Virus, Spy Sweeper
• For more information, visit
http://www.bol.ucla.edu/software/
Bruin OnLine – Help Desk
• Can provide support on using any of the BOL
services
• Located in Kerckhoff 124
• Telephone support available at
– (310) 267-HELP (4357)
• Email support is available from
consult@ucla.edu
• Normal Business Hours:
– Mon – Thur: 9am – 8pm
– Fri: 9am – 6pm
– Sat & Sun: Noon – 4pm
Bruin OnLine
Thank You!
IAMUCLA Overview
@ The BruinTech Seminar
May 14, 2008
What can I do with a UCLA Logon ID?
Bruin Online Services
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Email
VPN Access
Campus Wireless Network
Software Downloads
Etc.
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URSA
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SEAS Online
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Music Library: Digital Audio Reserves
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MyUCLA
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SEAS Email Forwarding
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VideoFurnace: @ Instructional Media Lab
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MyHousing
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Wireless Network Registry
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OPRS
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RATS (Animal Protocols)‫‏‬
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Equipment Management
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Psychology IT & HelpDesk Portals
Registrar’s Office Service Request
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Effort Reporting System
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UCLA Grid Portal
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Web Merits
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UCLA Library Catalog
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Student Records Web
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CBIG
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UCLA in LA
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Registrar’s Office Transcript System
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DAT
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UCLA Library Public Wiki
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UCLA Restricted Network Access Administration
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BruinCard
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OID TEC
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UCLA ResNet DMCA Admin
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CCLE
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Transcript System
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STC Software Download
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UCLA Jobs: PeopleAdmin
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UCLA Knowledge Base
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UCLA Sakai
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Counselor Desktop
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Express
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Social Sciences Class Scheduler
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CLICC Laptop Checkout
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TFT Intranet
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PDP Portal
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Construction Mgt Database
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Gradebook
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Social Sciences Subversion Browser
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Online TSR
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APO Dossier Action Tracking
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SSC Ticket System
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Gradebook
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My.CLICC
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Student Legal Service Case Tracking
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Online Journal Entry
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CLICC Laptop Checkouts
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Student Health Online Services
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Transfer of Funds
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CTS Personnel Action Request
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Transportation Services
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ATS network account provisioning
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VoIP Self-Provisioning Administration
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VoIP WebDialer
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ASUCLA Computer Store Online
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Wireless Network Registry
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CourseWeb@HSSEAS
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MyEvents
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CTS ProjectTrak
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RNet Web Reports
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MyFAO
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Confluence
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AIS Password Management Tools
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ISSR Data Archives Data Delivery
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JIRA
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COR Faculty Grants Program
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CTS Directory Update System
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My.DMA
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Bruin Walkers
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COMIT
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ESLPE
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WebIRB
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Duplicate W2-Forms
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UCLA Student Calendar
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Schoenberg Practice Room Reservation
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Non-Payroll Expenditure Adjustment
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Life Sciences Dossier Web Site
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NowPrint – Web-based Printing On Demand
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ESCRO FileShare
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Post Audit Notification (PAN)
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Undergraduate Scholarship Application
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BruinPost
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Work-Study Job Bulletin for Employers
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Emergency Email Notification System
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Summer Financial Aid Portal
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Digital Library Programs
Teaching
Common Collaboration and
Learning Environment
course web sites; virtual group collaboration
MyUCLA Gradebook
grades submission
UCLA on iTunes U
post online course content on iTunes U
Research
InfoEd eRA Portal
research grant proposal tracking
Research Application Tracing System
animal research protocol approval
UCLA Grid Portal
provision access to GRID cluster
computing resources
Campus Life
ASUCLA Computer Store
online price lists
BruinCard
manage your BruinCard account
Employment
UCLA Express
travel expense report submission
Job Description & Application Tracking
manage job postings and applicant resumes;
for hiring managers
Beyond UCLA
UC At Your Service
Learning Management System
Your UCLA Logon ID is poised to be your key
to a wide variety of resources beyond UCLA
online journal databases
What is IAMUCLA?
Identity & Access Management @ UCLA
Who wants to access a resource?
(Authentication)
Does the person have permission?
(Authorization)
IAMUCLA Architecture
MyUCLA
Financial
Web
Reports
RATS
many other
web apps
Travel
Express
URSA
ISIS/Shibboleth: Web Single Sign-On
User logs in using
UCLA Logon ID
ED delivers user identity,
groups, and permissions
data via Shibboleth
manages permissions once
Permission Management Tools
Enterprise Directory
and replicates the same
permissions data to
non-web systems
IAMUCLA
• Campus-wide Credential: UCLA Logon ID
• Web Single Sign-On
• Federated Authentication
• Enterprise Directory
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Consolidated Repository for Person Identity Data
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Supports authentication and authorization decision
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Unified Directory Data
• Groups and Permission Management
Getting a UCLA Logon ID
Account creations are verified with
ED identity Data; created accounts
are written to ED in real time.
Employee uses the self-provisioning
tool to create logon ID once she
becomes an employee
Faculty & Staff
logon.ucla.edu
visitors and affiliates
student
ED receives initial identity data
for UCLA members from Student
Records and Payroll
Visitor also uses the same selfprovisioning tool to create a low
level of assurance “guest” account
Student is prompted to create
UCLA Logon during SIR
Enterprise Directory
URSA
UID, SIS, PPS
https://spaces.ais.ucla.edu/iamucla