Beth, If you have access to a Special Purpose Account (SPA), you can use it to log in to AB2. I recently used a newly created SPA for some external auditors who needed access to their own VPN server.
Below are instructions copied strict from CSS-IT's wiki: Step-by-step guide 1. Go to the Manage My Keys page http://idc.berkeley.edu/mmk 2. You can log in one of 2 ways: 1. username: spa account name+calnetid (ex: spa-econhelp+mycalnetid, password is personal calnet passphrase of client 2. username: +calnetid, password is personal calnet passphrase. This will bring up a list of accounts and allow the person to choose the departmental account. 3. Once logged in, set your AirBears2 key as usual When logging into AirBears2, use the following: username: spa account name (ex: spa-econhelp) password: AirBears2 key you just defined *Charles Lam* Tech Lead - Lower Bancroft (Zone 4) Campus Shared Services IT <http://sharedservices.berkeley.edu/it/> University of California, Berkeley *To request IT services, please choose one of the three methods below:* 1. Call us at *(510) 664-9000*, option 1 – *fastest method!* 2. E-mail us at [email protected] 3. Submit a ticket <https://shared-services-help.berkeley.edu/new_ticket/it> On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 7:57 AM, Beth Muramoto <[email protected]> wrote: > Now that AirBears has retired and CalVisitor is being recommended for > general web surfing where encryption isn't an issue, I wondered about short > term guests who are here for more than a couple of days or for a month > maximum who are not getting CalNet IDs (or getting affiliate status) to > create AirBears2 keys, but are, for example, logging into email servers > from home institutions, some in other countries. Isn't using CalVisitor, > which isn't encrypted, ill advised to recommend? > > Also, it wasn't clear whether the AirBears guest account option is still > an available option. I've assumed that it went away with AirBears, but I > still see the link at the site. We have created 7 day guest accounts for > guests coming for meetings here. Also, it sounds like the CalNet > sponsorship option doesn't give AirBears2 access. > > Just wanted to know how all of you are handling these temporary wifi > access situations. > > Thanks as always for your perspective. > > Beth > > > -- > *********************************************** > Beth Muramoto > Computer Resource Specialist > Graduate School of Education > University of California, Berkeley > 1650 Tolman Hall > Berkeley, CA 94720 > Email: mailto:[email protected] > Phone: (510) 643-0203 > Fax: (510) 643-6239 > > “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some > blunders and absurdities have crept in – forget them as soon as you can. > Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a > spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” > -Emerson > > This is the essence of forgiveness. You can't change what happened but you > can make sure it doesn't have the power to prevent you from being happy > tomorrow. > > -Paul Boese > > “Kind words do not cost much yet they accomplish much.” > > -Blaise Pascal > > > *********************************************** > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > The following was automatically added to this message by the list server: > > To learn more about Micronet, including how to subscribe to or unsubscribe > from its mailing list and how to find out about upcoming meetings, please > visit the Micronet Web site: > > http://micronet.berkeley.edu > > Messages you send to this mailing list are public and world-viewable, and > the list's archives can be browsed and searched on the Internet. This > means these messages can be viewed by (among others) your bosses, > prospective employers, and people who have known you in the past. > > ANNOUNCEMENTS: To send announcements to the Micronet list, please use the > [email protected] list. > >
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