scope:

Purpose

To provide guidance for application and use of commercial wireless local area network (WLAN) devices, services, and technologies. Specific to this instruction, and as defined in enclosure (1), the term WLAN refers to commercial standards-based WLAN devices, services, and technologies to encompass client connectivity, bridging, and remote access.

To specify authentication, encryption, certification and accreditation parameters to ensure security of the Department of the Navy (DON) WLAN environment.

To assign responsibilities within DON for the evaluation, registration and implementation of secure WLAN solutions.

To enhance the enterprise network capabilities of the DON, including enterprise mobility within and between the office, garrison and deployed environments, consistent with references (a) through (1), through secure application of commercial standards-based WLAN devices, services and technologies.

Applicability and Scope.

This policy:

a. Applies to all DON personnel, contractors, and visitors that enter DON facilities or access DON IT unclassified systems and networks, including those owned, used, or operated on behalf of the DON.

b. Applies to all unclassified DON commercial WLAN devices, services, and technologies.

For any commercial WLAN device, service, or technology that operates in proximity to Information Systems (IS) and/or Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities (SCIF) to which Director of Central Intelligence Directive (DCID) 6/9 and DCID 6/3 apply, other requirements beyond the scope of this policy may apply.