During the Tuesday, 23 August maintenance window, maintenance work will affect certain services, starting at 5:00 PM and being completed before midnight. The following work is planned:
Wi-Fi: software will be updated on Wi-Fi access points in the buildings listed below. Wi-Fi services will be unavailable for 20 minutes.
Steve Biko Union Building
Catering and Housekeeping Headquarters
CEC
DIFS General Lab
Great Hall
Highway Africa Building
Selwyn Castle (Sociology, Anthropology)
Sports Admin
AMM data centre UPSes: provided the newly-installed UPSes are operational in time for the maintenance window, all devices in the data centre will be connected to new UPSes. This will result in brief network outages affecting the buildings below and Internet access for all of campus may be at risk.
Africa Media Matrix
VC’s Lodge
Orchard CO2 facility
Public libraries
This work is being conducted during a minor maintenance period. Should there be a compelling reason why this work should not go ahead as planned, please contact support@ru.ac.za before 3:00 PM on Tuesday.