(50949) Northwestern GlobalProtect VPN and IT Staff Firewall - Network Maintenance

Scheduled Maintenance Report for Northwestern Information Technology

Completed

The scheduled maintenance has been completed.

Posted Oct 09, 2025 - 00:00 CDT

In progress

Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.

Posted Oct 08, 2025 - 21:00 CDT

Scheduled

Description: Northwestern Information Technology will be performing a software upgrade to the IT firewall in the Evanston Campus. The IT firewall protects IT networks on the Evanston campus and also acts as the GlobalProtect VPN service. This new software brings us to the latest vendor recommended software and also protects us from security vulnerabilities that have been released. No impact to end users is expected during this upgrade due to the redundant nature of this equipment.

Posted Oct 06, 2025 - 16:39 CDT

This scheduled maintenance affected: Voice Services (Telephone Services (Videoconferencing and Telephones)) and Infrastructure (Wired Network Services (Network Connectivity), Wireless Network Services (Network Connectivity)).