Cal Poly Firewall
In response to input from campus constituent groups such as the Academic Senate and the Instructional and Administrative Advisory Committees on Computing asking for increased security of network and computing services, Information Technology Services (ITS) has installed a campus perimeter firewall as part of an overall information security solution.
The information on this website is intended to assist you in using the campus perimeter firewall.
A campus firewall helps Cal Poly:
- balance the openness of the Internet with the need to protect the privacy and integrity of campus information and services,
- reduce the threat of attacks that can deny service to campus computer users,
- reduce the likelihood of off-campus individuals using campus computers to launch attacks against others on the Internet (aka Pass Through Sites).
Direct Internet access from campus computers is still available
The intent of the firewall is to protect campus information and resources -- not restrict appropriate access to campus resources, services and the Internet. The general campus workstation user (student, faculty or staff) should not see any change in appropriate use access to the Internet and campus resources and will not be affected by this implementation. The chief impact will be where servers are concerned.
Select the appropriate link on the left to find out more information about the campus firewall and how to submit configuration requests.
