Essential Maintenance: Network, 14 November 2018, 07:00 - 08:00

Posted: Thu 8 Nov 2018, 3:29pm.

Apologies for the strikeouts in the previous message!

Description of work:

We’ll be performing essential maintenance on the network firewalls.

Date / time:

14 November 2018, 07:00 - 08:00

Is this work likely to cause disruption?

There will be a few short (a few seconds) interruptions to all network connections on campus. There is a possibility of interruption to services including Study Direct, Sussex Direct, Business Applications and eduroam.

What will you notice while this work is carried out?

If you’re working during this maintenance, you may notice that your network connection drops a few times. The services listed above may be unavailable for short periods of time.

We recommend that you do not attempt to upload or download large files during this time.

Why are we doing this work?

This work is essential to maintain the security of the campus network.

IT Services change/incident number:

3000037Shape

Contact the IT Service Desk for support:

Visit us in Shawcross

Log a support ticket online

Call us on 01273 678090

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