Wi-Fi disruption planned for Sunday, August 18

In an ongoing effort to increase McMaster’s network reliability and performance, please be advised that University Technology Services (UTS) has scheduled a network maintenance window for Sunday, August 18, from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.

This maintenance is part of planned monthly UTS maintenance windows necessary to perform upgrades to our network. UTS will be using this time to update software on the university’s network infrastructure to improve overall service. This maintenance will be affect service and users will experience instances of slow or unresponsive network.

Planned activities for the morning of Sunday, August 18 include:

Replacement router installation affecting the 12 student residences: Moulton Hall, Bates, Matthews, Mary Keyes, Wallingford, Edwards, McKay Hall, Whidden, Woodstock, Brandon, Les Prince and Hedden Hall.
Wireless maintenance – Wi-Fi users will notice short interruptions to service throughout the morning.

For further questions and support, please visit https://www.mcmaster.ca/uts/ or contact uts@mcmaster.ca.

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In an ongoing effort to increase McMaster’s network reliability and performance, please be advised that University Technology Services (UTS) has scheduled a network maintenance window for <strong>Sunday, August 18, from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. </strong>

This maintenance is part of <strong><a href="https://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/worthmentioning/uts-schedules-sunday-morning-monthly-maintenance-june-to-november/">planned monthly UTS maintenance windows</a></strong> necessary to perform upgrades to our network. UTS will be using this time to update software on the university’s network infrastructure to improve overall service. This maintenance will be affect service and users will experience instances of slow or unresponsive network.

<strong>Planned activities for the morning of Sunday, August 18 include:</strong>
<ul>
 	<li>Replacement router installation affecting the 12 student residences: Moulton Hall, Bates, Matthews, Mary Keyes, Wallingford, Edwards, McKay Hall, Whidden, Woodstock, Brandon, Les Prince and Hedden Hall.</li>
 	<li>Wireless maintenance – Wi-Fi users will notice short interruptions to service throughout the morning.</li>
</ul>
For further questions and support, please visit <a href="https://www.mcmaster.ca/uts/">https://www.mcmaster.ca/uts/</a> or contact <a href="mailto:uts@mcmaster.ca">uts@mcmaster.ca</a>.

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