Code 660 and CNE Wireless Network Options

With an official start date of Nov 27, 2006, we are pleased to announce a collaboration with the Goddard Center Network Environment (CNE) such that our access points in Buildings 2, 21, and 26 now offer:

SSID (Service Set Identifier)	Description
AirEUD	encrypted (EAP-TLS) network from Code 660
Guest-CNE	open network for visitors (outside GSFC firewall)
CNE	encrypted (WPA2/AES) network for GSFC staff

AirEUD

One change you may notice is that we now broadcast the AirEUD network name, so that you will now see it in the list of networks ("Available wireless networks" in Windows; Airport menu under Mac OS X).

Guest-CNE

GSFC staff can also use the Guest-CNE by using their VPN client software (no access code required).

There is no encryption of any kind on the Guest-CNE network. (One can, of course, run encrypted higher-level protocols on it, such as VPN, ssh, POP-SSL, IMAP-SSL, etc.)

More information can be found at: http://cne.gsfc.nasa.gov/network/GuestWireless.html.

Beyond the approximately 40 access points in B2, B21, and B26, the Guest-CNE offers coverage as described here: http://cne.gsfc.nasa.gov/network/coverage.html This will be extending to include more and more of the Center over the coming months.

CNE

There is also a new encrypted network for GSFC staff called, simply, "CNE". You may use this network by authenticating using either your VPN username and password (but not the VPN software) or your Active Directory credentials.

This "CNE" wireless network is within the Goddard firewall but outside the routers of individual Code 600 buildings such as B2. It is designed to function as an extension of the CNE wired network.

Much more information about the CNE and Guest-CNE networks is available at: http://cne.gsfc.nasa.gov/network/wireless.html

Its coverage is the same as the Guest-CNE, above.

Why should I continue to use AirEUD?