Dear Rob, I am the TMS administrator and TMS crystal writer for the Brooklyn Museum and work on TMS and crystal from home quite often through a remote access connection. Our museum's manager of information systems has explained to me that our setup is similar to others who responded last week, particularly to Cheryl Danna's. All user's outside the museum's remote connections are funneled to a Windows Terminal Server rather than allowing direct connections to the workstations. We use the Netscreen VPN Server and SafeNet VPN Client on Windows along with RSA SecureID electronic keys for authentication. This only works with a high-speed internet connection. The initial set-up was very simple and logging on each time to work takes only a few minutes. I can access all applications and files from home that I work on in the office. I am not sure how many of our staff members have remote access abilities, but I would guess it is probably a dozen or so. I could see it being a little difficult for all staff to be offered this privilege and providing support when they have problems. However, as the only TMS administrator and TMS crystal writer for the museum, as well as being a mother of a 2 year old, having the ability to occasionally work from home has benefited me and my colleagues. If there is only one TMS administrator at the institution, I feel it is very beneficial to offer a remote access connection if possible. -- Stephanie Leverock Records Manager and Collections Review Coordinator Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052 Tel: (718) 501-6483 Fax: (718) 501-6135 Rob Morgan wrote: >Are there any institutions out there that allow their staff to access TMS from their home? Our museum may be offering telecommuting as an option for our employees, and I was curious how other institutions addressed this issue. > >Rob Morgan >TMS Database Administrator >Baltimore Museum of Art >10 Art Museum Drive >Baltimore, MD 21211 >[log in to unmask] >410-396-6489 (phone) >410-396-6562 (fax) > >