Posted: Mon 4 Dec 2017, 2:20pm.
UPDATE: 11 Dec 2017 - 2:10pm
IT Services will carry out essential network maintenance in December. This work will impact services, with interruptions to both wired and wireless networks.
Students should note that this work will impact their ability to print or to submit work online.
Monday 18 December 08:00 – 12:00
We will be upgrading the software that controls our wireless service during this time.
The upgrade will be rolled out in stages across the campus and all wireless networks will be unavailable as we work on each section in turn.
We will provide additional news as we carry out this work, so that students and staff are aware which areas of the campus will be affected.
Tuesday 19 December 07:30 – 09:00
We will be making essential upgrades to our core network switches during this time, meaning that there will be no access to the wired or wireless networks.
This work will impact all network-dependent services at the University, meaning that:
- Staff will not be able to log on to University-managed desktop PCs or Mac computers
- Students will not be able to log on to cluster room computers
- Printing will be unavailable
- The website will be unavailable both internally and externally
- E-submissions of work will not be available
- Jukebox Applications will be unavailable
- Skype for Business phones will be unable to connect
- There will no access to data storage
- Established connections (file transfers, ssh connections, etc.) will be disrupted
Network performance may take an hour or so to return to normal after this work has been completed.
This work is now being finalised, we expect restoration of full services shortly.
Apologies for the delay - this was caused by the complex nature of the upgrade to the core switches.
We anticipate that it will take an hour or so for network performance to return to normal.
