We did what Terry did with spare desktops. Also setup wired and wireless internet only access outside our firewall. So far, no exceptions have been required. Our policy is very strict and we have separate labels on the conference jacks for company equipment and for outside equipment - also have the wireless SSID and pw on a card next to the phones.
On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 11:05 AM, Terry Dickson <[email protected]>wrote: > We have to have Laptops for them, we are not allowed to let equipment from > outside our org to attach to our wire without great exception. We currently > have one multi-million dollar project and those consultants each have a > "Project" Laptop to use. They hate that because they usually have their own > also. But there is a public wireless that in most locations they can > connect to with their personal computers. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Lum [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 10:45 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Consultant PC on your network > > What process do you guys use for allowing a consultant to put their PC on > your "wire"? Surely there are some questions needing to be asked, like does > it have AV and is patched, probably need to make sure it's not running some > DHCP or other service that might disrupt your network, right? > > David Lum // SYSTEMS ENGINEER > NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOCIATION > (Desk) 971.222.1025 // (Cell) 503.267.9764 > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
