REQUEST FOR INTERFACE
Agencies wishing to pursue a computer to computer interface with DCI should write a letter, addressed to Department of Justice Information Technology Division, Attn: Business Liaison Section, 407 North Blount Street, Raleigh, NC 27601, providing DCI with all pertinent information. Letters requesting an interface should contain the following information:
a)
Street address
and room number of location of data jack.
b)
Contact person
for the telephone company to coordinate installation.
c)
Telephone number
of contact person.
d)
Desired date of
completion of data circuit.
Please
review the TCPIP
User Requirements document. The
following is information that may prove helpful as you plan for a DCI
interface.
There
are two levels of DCI access: full criminal justice agency access and limited
access. For an interface computer to
have full access, that computer, its operations and programming staff must be
under the direct and immediate management control of a criminal justice agency
that has a full access ORI. In the event
the computer, its operators and/or programming support is managed by a
government agency such as a data processing department or a non-government
agency with a limited access ORI, then limited DCI access could be approved
provided an authorized DCI/NCIC user is to receive DCI service through that computer.
Each
terminal accessing DCI must be assigned a unique, permanent terminal
identifier. This allows DCI to control
access for each terminal. Also, each
interface terminal must be configured in a form, which insures that each
terminal will maintain the same DCI address (TID) each time it logs on to DCI.
This
type of access is allowed to interface computers only under specific
conditions. Dial-In access by a vendor
can be allowed in an emergency situation when the central-site computer system
has an immediate need to permit their vendor "dial-in" access in
order to expediently provide emergency hardware or software support. This type access shall be limited to system
dumps and system executive programs to diagnose critical system failures and/or
downloading new software critical to system operation. This dial-in access must be controlled by the
government agency. Control must be to the
extent that a vendor cannot at any time dial-in without the express permission
of the agency. At no time may the vendor
have the means or ability to access DCI/NCIC files and criminal history or DMV
information via
DCI/NCIC/NLETS
For
additional information including costs, please first review the TCPIP User
Requirements document then contact the Department of Justice Information Technology
Division's Business and Information Systems Liaison section at 919-716-6411 if
you need further information.