Information Technology

Request Open Port

Kindly provide us with the following information by answering each question below. A Call-IT request will be logged by ITC for officially tracking all e-mail details.

Contact your Campus IT department if you need assistance in completing the questionnaire below with the necessary information.

Prerequisites

The person making use of the service has to be a registered network and Internet user of the NWU.

The PC that is going to be used for this service has to be registered on the NWU network.

Motivation

What business advantage does the opening of the port(s) have for the NWU?

Which non-standard applications are run on the PC?

Configurations

Specify the Manufacturer and Model of the PC

What is the Operating system of the PC?

Which Internal (on NWU network) IP address has to be opened for the port(s)?

Which External IP address or domain has to be opened for the port(s)? Optional.

Specify the port(s) that need to be opened on the firewall

NB: Please state the port(s)-direction; e.g. Incoming AND/OR Outgoing

Port(s) Incoming:

Port(s) Outgoing:

What is the time frame for the use of the port(s)?

From:	Until:

OR Permanent:

Responsibility

Division / Department / School

Who holds the support contract on the machine, hardware and operating system?

Please note:

Opening port(s) on the NWU network is a privilege. In a case where prima facie evidence of security breaches or any other irregularities are found, ITC reserves the right to close the port(s) for the duration of the investigation.

Applicant

Full Name:	NWU Number:

Signature:	Date:

Manager / Head of Department

Name:	Surname:

Signature:	Date:

For Office use only

Information on the equipment

Please check and mark

Needed by ITC for approval:
Windows XP SP2/ Windows7	Other (please specify)
Windows Updates
MSE

Campus IT Approval

Call IT number
The request is:	Accepted	Rejected

Reason:

Signature:	Date:

ITC Approval

The request is:	Accepted	Rejected

Reason:

Signature:	Date:

Updated: 12-03-2012