Request for Group Administrator Access to Network Registration Tools
To be designated as a Group Administrator and obtain access to the associated tools, you must agree to the terms and conditions in the forms below, obtain approval from your supervisor and return the forms to the ITC Help Desk (by hand to Room 116, 2015 Ivy Rd; by Messenger Mail to ITC Help Desk, P. O. Box 400324; or by USPS mail to ITC Help Desk, P. O. Box 400324, U.Va., Charlottesville, VA 22904.)- Approval Form for Group Administrators - this form needs to be completed for each group administrator.
- Request for Departmental Network Registration Groups - send group information to ITC with this form.
What is a Group Administrator?
Group Administrators, who must be approved by their department, have the ability to use several network registration tools to define group members and machines that are owned or administered by the department. They also have the ability to add and remove members; browse, search and edit information associated with all devices in the group; add group-owned devices via bulk update or individually; and export group information to a text file. A Group Administrator can administer multiple groups, and there can be multiple Group Administrators for any one group. These group administrator tools are available from the "View all options" link on the U.Va. Network Device Registration/Administrative and User Actions Web page.
In many cases, it is preferable for a department to use the Group Administration feature rather than having the LSP register each departmental device in his or her own name. If all devices are registered to an LSP who changes departments, the LSP must reassign the devices to someone else. If the LSP leaves the University, the devices will become unregistered when the LSP's computing ID is dropped from the Whois database. On the other hand, if an LSP is designated as a Group Administrator and that LSP leaves the department, it is only necessary to assign a new Group Administrator to take responsibility for that group of devices.
ITC recommends that there be at least two Group Administrators for each group so that more than one person is notified in the event of a security issue with a particular machine. This allows for backup coverage in the event that one of the Group Administrators is out sick or on vacation. A mailing list should be set up for Group Administrator notifications.
Registration information includes the optional fields: asset number, serial number, and a "notes" field. These fields provide departments and Group Administrators with the ability to differentiate and better track devices they administer. This information can also be used by the department for inventory and asset management. Group Administrators can download group data to a text file which can then be imported into a database, spreadsheet, or word processor, etc. for various purposes.
Network Registration Documentation of Interest to LSPsThe documents below provide additional help for rollout within a department, troubleshooting, and example letters to give to visitors and guests.
For group administration:
For guests with PINS:
- Visitor Access to the U.Va. Network Letter
- Summer Conference Visitor Letter (example)
- Troubleshooting: Accessing the UVa Network with a Guest PIN for a Windows Computer (Written for Windows XP)
- Troubleshooting: Accessing the UVa Network with a Guest PIN for a Macintosh Computer (Written for OS 10.3)
netreg.virginia.edu: On-Grounds Network Registration at U.Va. homepage
Contact for Network Registration at U.Va.:
consult@virginia.edu