Backup and Recovery Service (Servers)
Backup and recovery Service is a convenient, cost-effective way to back up and recover crucial data on servers. USD offers disk-to-disk and disk-to-tape solutions. The service utilizes CommVault 9 with a one-year retention policy of backups of all critical data; USD provides a 4-hour turnaround recovery time per ISO, HIPPA and FERPA requirements.
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Guest Wireless Free Wi-Fi Accounts
USD provides free guest wireless accounts to visiting faculty and distinguished scholars who are sponsored by a Vice President's area, college or department (you must request a promotional code for guest wireless).
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Guest Wireless Wi-Fi Fee Accounts
USD provides guest wireless accounts to campus visitors, conferences, vendors, and private citizens. A credit card may be used to gain guest wireless access.
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USD securely stores 4 weeks of data (tape backups) on site and one year of retention stored off campus within Iron Mountain preservation facilities. Tape backups are limited to server data within USD data centers. University Tape retention policies are specified at the link: http://www.sandiego.edu/legal/policies/community/institutional/recordretention.pdf
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VPN / eGate Virtual Private Network
eGate is the name of USD’s VPN server. Virtual Private Networking, or VPN, is a networking tool that allows off-campus users to have a private and secure connection to the USD network via the Internet from a single host. USD's VPN service allows USD users to connect to the campus from any available network connection almost anywhere including from home, from many hotels, and even from within some company networks. If you are a staff or faculty member who does work off campus, you mi...
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Wireless Wi-Fi Access (USD Secure)
Wireless access to the university's online resources is available across campus, including academic and administrative buildings, dining facilities, residence halls, athletics facilities and outdoor spaces.
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