1. All PARTNERS ACCESS NETWORK
APAN Overview
All PARTNERS ACCESS NETWORK
Hello, my name is _____ and I work in the J732 as _______ for APAN
I will be providing you with a brief overview of the All Partners Access Network also know as APAN
06 February 2013
Jenney Tagorda, Lead Knowledge Manager

2. www.apan.org What is APAN?
Web-based, unclassified, non-.mil, collaboration platform
Developed to foster information
and knowledge sharing
between the United States
Department of Defense and
non-DoD entities
APAN is a Web-based, unclassified, non- .mil, collaboration platform developed to foster information and knowledge sharing between the United States Department of Defense and non-DoD entities such as foreign partners & militaries, ngos, other government organization that do not have access to our traditional DOD networks (SIPR, NIPR, etc.)
Since it is web-based, APAN can be accessed from anywhere in the world.
To get to APAN go to
To get an APAN account, all you need is a address that you can access.
Available to any user with
an internet connection 2

3. DoD Unclassified Information Sharing Service (UISS) - APAN
OCT 2011 – APAN designated as a DoD Shared Enterprise Service for unclassified information sharing
No Cost to Use APAN
USPACOM Pacific Warfighting Center (PWC), J322 designated as the Application Service Provider (ASP) for UISS
Development, Testing/Staging, COOP, System Administration, Knowledge Management, Service Desk, Outreach, R&D and Event support
APAN was developed over 10 years at PACOM and was formerly known as the Asia Pacific Area Network
In October 2011, it was designated as the DOD Unclassified Information Sharing Enterprise Service
It is currently, funded through DISA so there is no cost to use APAN’s basic services
PWC/PACOM J732 serves as the Application Service Provider for APAN 3

4. Community of Interests (COI)
Communities built using APAN Sites (SharePoint) or APAN Groups (Telligent)
Owners Responsibilities:
Control Visibility, Access and Membership
Customizable Look & Feel
Manage content
Decide on which APAN tools & capabilities to incorporate into COI
All information on APAN is organized in Communities of interest. When you get an APAN account you get access to the publicly accessible information. To access private information, you need to request access to a COI.
Communities can built in our two main collaboration environments. APAN Sites powered by SharePoint provides a more structured way to share information using file folders, lists and libraries or APAN Groups, powered by telligent, provides a more social, unstructured way to share information using Blogs, wikis, forums.
Owners Responsibilities:
Control Visibility, Access and Membership
Customizable Look & Feel
Manage content (including to ensure only unclassified information is shared on APAN)
Decide on which APAN tools & capabilities to incorporate into COI
The APAN Knowledge Management team will work with COI owners to identify their information sharing environment requirements and suggest tools and services to meet those requirements. For example, if you are in charge of an exercise or an event or participate in a working group where you need to share information with non-dod participants, you can set up an APAN COI with an experienced APAN Knowledge Manager’s consultation. 4

5. How is APAN used?

6. Additional APAN Capabilities
Integrated Search
Calendar
Custom Task List
Web Conferencing
Wikis
Blogs
GIS
Maps
Translation
In addition to communities of interest, Users can chose to use a variety of other APAN services including:
Translation
Chat
APAN Connect
GIS
Blogs
Forums
Wikis
Media Gallery
Peer to Peer Chat
Group Chat
APAN Mobile
APAN Lite (low-bandwidth)
Metadata & Tagging
Integrated Search
Geographic Information
System (GIS) Mapping
Calendar
Micro-Blogging
Notifications
User Profiles
People Search
Tag Clouds
Document Library
Custom / Tasks Lists
Systems Integration
Language translation
Web & Social Analytics
Web-Based (apan.org)
Web Conferencing (APAN Connect)
Chat
Mobile
Document Library
Forums
Tag
Clouds
Profiles
Low Bandwidth 6

7. www.apan.org Create an APAN Account 7
To get an APAN Account, Go to and click on the green “join” button
All you need to get an account is valid address. 7

8. New Categories for Groups
Find your communities
New Categories for Groups
One APAN Account and User Profile
Organize and Share Your Sites, Groups, Colleagues, and Favorites
Once you get an account, you can browse existing communities on the exercise and communities tab or search for specific communities use the search box.
Users will not be able to find some communities if they are set to be “unlisted” or invisible 8

9. Contact APAN Support Desk Request or connect with a Community
Participate in Online Training
Access the Knowledge Base
To get more information about APAN’s services and capabilities or to request your own community, you can go to the APAN Support Center
To request a community the first step is to submit a support ticket with a description of your community. An APAN Knowledge Manager will contact you to discuss your requirements and assist you with getting started.
Also at the Support Center you can:
Read through the articles in the Knowledge Base
Get information about the upcoming training webinars at APAN University
Read the Frequently Asked Questions on the “Ask APAN” user forum 9

10. Example APAN Communities

11. community.apan.org/support
Questions?
Contact APAN Support
community.apan.org/support
(808)
I can take a few questions at this time.
Or If you would like more information you can contact the APAN Support 11