FAMIS IS NOW AVAILABLE.

  1. Make sure that you've logged on to VPN (see below)
  2. Click on Logon to FAMIS

FAMIS Emergency Hardware Upgrade: July 12, 2005
FAMIS will be unavailable from 5:00 PM July 11th until 1:00 PM July 12th.

WHAT: The Facilities Asset Management System (FAMIS ) is in the process of being migrated from its original servers (computers) to a more stable environment, the CIS Unix Cluster. The completion of this migration is scheduled to occur on July 12th, 2005.

WHY: The current (original) servers that support FAMIS have reached their life expectancy and as a result are experiencing rapidly increasing problems. Because of other demands upon its time, only very recently has Facilities IT been able to attend to this critical issue.

Before July 12th - WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:
1. AD Account - You need one: Most FAMIS users have an active AD account. Facilities IT has identified those of you who do not and is working to ensure that you have an AD account prior to July 12th. As soon as these accounts are established, Facilities IT will distribute new account information to the appropriate supervisors.
If you do have an AD account, however do not remember the username and/or password, call the Help Desk at 862-4242. You will need both your username and password available prior to July 12th.
2. VPN (Virtual Private Network) - This must be installed on your computer: Starting July 12th, all access to FAMIS will be through a VPN. Those of you that use BANNER already have VPN installed. Those who do not have VPN installed should follow these steps:

  1. Go to: Get VPN. The web site will indicate “Banner VPN Client Download”. Click on “Download Banner Client Now”.
  2. When prompted to run or save, choose SAVE and save the file to your desktop.
  3. Once saved, locate the file on your desktop, double click on it, and follow the onscreen instructions. A security warning will appear indicating that the publisher could not be verified – Ignore this and click on RUN.

On July 12th - WHAT TO DO AND EXPECT:
FAMIS will be unavailable from 5:00 PM July 11th until 1:00 PM July 12th.
Return to this web site (bookmark it) and follow these steps when logging on to FAMIS the afternoon of July 12th:

  1. If you have a Pop-Up blocker on your browser, you will need to temporarily disable it.
  2. Click on the VPN icon on your desktop.
  3. In the Connection drop-down list, select 03-SafeNet (FRESH) VPN - On USNH Campuses
  4. Enter your AD account username and password
  5. Do not change any other settings and click Connect
  6. Click on this link Logon to FAMIS
  7. You will be prompted do download and install the latest version of the J-Initiator, a utility that allows FAMIS to run properly on your computer. Simply follow the on-screen instructions. You need to perform this step only once, when you first log on to the new system, July 12th.
  8. The familiar FAMIS logon screen should then appear.

QUESTIONS?: Contact the FAMIS Emergency Upgrade Team