(58305) Evanston Network Equipment Maintenance

Scheduled Maintenance Report for Northwestern Information Technology

Completed

The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
Posted May 05, 2026 - 08:00 CDT

In progress

Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Posted May 05, 2026 - 06:00 CDT

Scheduled

Northwestern Information Technology will be making a software configuration change to the wired network infrastructure at the locations listed below. There will be a brief interruption, less than 1 minute as the change is made. This work is being performed to enable Network Authentication on the infrastructure. Devices that do not support Network Authentication will continue to operate normally. Additional information about the refresh project can be found at the following link. https://www.it.northwestern.edu/about/it-projects/data-network-authentication-deployment/

Locations:
2131 TECH DR Dearborn Observatory
2135 ORRINGTON AV
2131 ORRINGTON AV
2110 SHERIDAN RD Sheil Center
2249 SHERIDAN RD Sigma Chi Fraternity
2247 SHERIDAN RD Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity
2250 SHERIDAN RD
Posted Apr 27, 2026 - 16:12 CDT
This scheduled maintenance affected: Voice Services (Telephone Services (Videoconferencing and Telephones)) and Infrastructure (Wired Network Services (Network Connectivity), Wireless Network Services (Network Connectivity)).