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Access to EPA Servers and TSSMS Accounts

• Access to EPA servers from the EPA network
• Access to EPA Servers from Outside the Agency

Access to EPA servers is available via computers within the Agency's network and on a restricted basis to those outside the network. All EPA employees using the Agency's network can view Web pages residing on the EPA's public access and Intranet servers. The ability to publish and manage Web pages on these servers requires that the EPA data owner first apply for an account by following the steps outlined below under Access to EPA servers from the EPA network.

For contractors, other business partners and EPA staff using computers outside of the Agency's network, access to EPA's Intranet and Internet require that the appropriate forms be submitted and approved. Procedures and links to forms for this type of access are provided below under Access to EPA Servers from Outside the Agency.

Access to EPA servers from the EPA network

1. To be a data owner (i.e., manage information and data) on the Agency's public access or Intranet servers, you first must have FTP and/or Telnet client software on your computer.

A new web area on EPA’s web server is created by establishing a new account in EPA’s Time Sharing Services Management System (TSSMS). TSSMS controls the registration of accounts for access to the computers and other resources in the National Computer Center (NCC). To set up a new TSSMS account, (or to add another user to an existing account) please contact your ADP Coordinator. Your ADP Coordinator also can assign a user Id if you do not already have one.

• To find your ADP Coordinator , call the EPA Call Center at 1-866-411-4EPA (4372) The Webman application also has useful reports regarding ADP Coordinators and TSSMS accounts for epapub.epa.gov only, the Web server for public access. See the ADP Coordinator report and the TSSMS Query report. Note that these reports are updated only periodically and may not contain the most recent data.
• Assistance with TSSMS and the National Computer Center Registration System

2. Time Sharing System Management System (TSSMS) will generate the account, user ID or perform modifications. TSSMS will mail the user account information (Account name, User ID, Password) to you. For security reasons, this information cannot be provided over the phone.

3. If you require access to a public access system, the Office Director or equivalent in the Regions must approve this by emailing the following form to web-requests@epa.gov: http://intranet.epa.gov/agcyintr/info_security/revised-att.htm. Once approved, you will have Telnet/FTP access to that system Monday - Friday between the hours of 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM EST.

Please note the following:

• Your password must be changed the first time you logon. Use a Telnet session to change the password as you cannot change a password within a FTP session.



• After the initial password change, the password will expire every 90 days. This is a security measure and cannot be modified.



• If the password expires, open a telnet session and it should prompt you for a new password. If your account becomes disabled, contact the EPA Call Center at 1-866-411-4EPA (4372) to have the account reset.



• For more information on logging on via Telnet or FTP and on the password command, refer to Account Log On.

Access to EPA Servers from Outside the Agency

There are two ways to gain access to EPA's servers from a computer that is outside the Agency's network. These include:

1. Anytime Anyplace Access (AAA). AAA is the Agency's answer to changing requirements for remote access. It incorporates encryption of the entire remote session over the Internet and uses dynamic, two-factor authentification. It is available from EPA's Office of Environmental Information. For more information and pricing, please contact your Working Capital Fund service manager. If a contractor, please contact you EPA counterpart.

2. SecuRemote. SecuRemote is used to access EPA's system if you do not have Anytime Anyplace Access (AAA). To use this service, you will need to do the following:

• Determine the IP addresses of the PC(s) used to access the Agency's servers. This IP address needs to be static and "reversible" (i.e. legal and in a DNS table). Also, determine the computer's associated domain name. (On a Window’s machine, this information is contained within the following: Settings --> Control Panel --> Network --> TCP/IP --> Properties. If there are any questions concerning the IP, contact your local network administrator for assistance.

  Note: If you use an Internet Service Provider (ISP) for a connection to the Internet, usually the ISP is using DHCP, which assigns an IP address each time they connect to the ISP. This is not allowed for access to the Agency's servers.

• Once this information has been determined, contact your ADP Coordinator and request SecuRemote registration. SecuRemote provides a secure method for authorized users outside EPA's telecommunications network to access EPA systems using FTP, Telnet, SQL*net and other specialized protocols that cannot otherwise be accessed from the Internet. Once registration is complete, you will have the SecuRemote software and a Time Sharing Services Management System (TSSMS) account and user ID. If you are unsure who your ADP Coordinator is, call the EPA Call Center at 1-866-411-4EPA (4372) for assistance.

To find your ADP Coordinator , call the EPA Call Center at 1-866-411-4EPA (4372) The Webman application also has useful reports regarding ADP Coordinators and TSSMS accounts for epapub.epa.gov only, the Web server for public access. See the ADP Coordinator report and the TSSMS Query report. Note that these reports are updated only periodically and may not contain the most recent data.

Once you decide how you will access EPA's system, you also will need to do obtain the following approvals:

• Have your EPA Manager/ Project Officer of your TSSMS account submit a Central Client Server Access Request Form to ccs@epa.gov . On this form your EPA Manager supplies account and contact information as well as your TSSMS user ID and IP information. The Manager also indicates the Central Client Server System to be accessed and the type of access being requested: FTP, Telnet and/or HTTP.

• For public access sites, request approval from your Office Director or equivalent in the Regions by emailing the following form to Group web-requests@epa.gov : http://cfint.rtpnc.epa.gov/webman/webman/nomination/index.cfm. Once approved, you will have Telnet/FTP access to that system Monday - Friday between the hours of 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM EST.

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