Retain Outlet Registrations

If you were notified of an outlet registration that is not assigned to a valid Andrew account and you want the outlet to remain active, follow these steps to view, reassign and retain the registration.

View Expiring Outlets List

1. Go to the NetReg page at http://netreg.net.cmu.edu. Click Enter at the bottom of the page and enter your Andrew ID and password at the WebISO login.
2. At the Registered Outlets page, click View Expiring Outlets.
3. Select the name of your group from the Expiring Outlets for drop-down list and click Refresh. A list of Expiring Outlets for the selected group displays.
   
   

Reassign the Outlet to a Valid Andrew User ID

You received notification that the outlet will be purged because it is not assigned to an active Andrew account. In order to retain this outlet registration, you'll need to assign it to a valid Andrew account before the expiration date. Follow the steps below to reassign the outlet to a valid Andrew userID.

Note: If this outlet does not have an individual owner because it is used for a server or departmental machine, please skip these steps and continue with the steps to Retain the Outlet Registration.

1. From the Expiring Outlets list, click on the outlet number in the From column to open the Outlet Information page.
   
2. From the Outlet Information page, click the View/Update Protections link. The View Protections page displays.
   
   
3. Under the Add user/group to protections area of the View Protections page:
   • Type a valid Andrew userID under Identity.
   • Check the Read and Write options under Level Rights.
   • Click Add Protection.
     
     
4. The View Protections page redisplays. The Andrew userID that you entered appears under the Identities assigned to this outlet registration.

Retain the Outlet Registration

1. From the View Protections page, click Main and then click View Expiring Outlets.
2. Select the name of your group from the Expiring Outlets for drop-down list and click Refresh. The list of Expiring Outlets for the selected group redisplays (including the outlet that you reassigned to a valid userID).
3. Click Retain next to the outlet number.
   
4. If you are finished reassigning and retaining outlets, click Signoff.
   If you would like to reassign and retain another outlet, click Main and then click View Expiring Outlets. Repeat the steps to Reassign and Retain the registration for the next expiring outlet.