IT Status

Current status of PNW Information Technology systems and services.


Current IT Alerts

There is a network outage affecting web services and PNW applications, including TDX, Unitime, Zoom, and the remote portal. Users may experience difficulties accessing these online resources and services. Users off-campus may be having issues reaching campus services, and users on-campus may have general network issues. Networking is aware and investigating.

Start: 7:30am, Wednesday, 03/26/2025
End: No ETR at this time

Due to a recent network certificate change, some users are unable to connect to Eduroam normally. Technicians have found that forgetting the network, then connecting using username@purdue.edu (instead of username@pnw.edu) seems to work around this issue. Networking is aware and investigating the root cause.

More information about connecting to the campus Wi-Fi can be found at pnw.edu/wifi

Start: 8:00am, Monday, 03/24/2025
End: No ETR at this time

Scheduled Maintenance

(see: “When are the PNW Information Services Maintenance Windows?“)

Currently there is no Scheduled Maintenance

Recent Resolved Issues (30 Days)

PNW Enterprise Applications team will apply Banner upgrades to the production database. The following applications will be unavailable during this maintenance:

  • Banner Admin

Start: 07:00am, Saturday, 03/29/2025
End: 08:00am, Saturday, 03/29/2025

Phones in the Hammond campus are unable to connect to the network and are receiving an “IP Release” error.  Technicians are aware of the issue and are investigating.

Start: 7:15 am, Wednesday, 03/19/2025
End: 9:30 am, Wednesday, 03/19/2025

PNW Enterprise Applications team will apply Degree Works upgrades to the production environment.
The following applications will be unavailable during this maintenance:
• Degree Works

Start:  8:00 AM, Monday, 3/17/25
End:    5:30  PM, Monday, 3/17/25

The Banner Application and Integration with Special Registration will be updated to use the new SSO services.

Start:  4:30 ET PM, Wednesday, 3/12/25
End:    5:30 ET PM, Wednesday, 3/12/25

The Grade Submit Tool in Brightspace for PNW Faculty is currently unable to update grades and not functioning properly. Purdue IT staff have identified the cause of the problem to be a defect introduced by a recent Ellucian Banner upgrade and are working to implement a fix. We will send another notification as soon as this issue has been resolved. In the meantime, faculty may continue to update their grades via Banner (https://www.pnw.edu/registrar/guides/submitting-grades/).

Start: 08:00 am, Monday, 03/10/2025

End: 5:30 pm, Wednesday 03/12/2025

Networking will be replacing the router that serves the SWRZ, Boiler house, and Grounds buildings. The current router is nearing the end of its supported life and needs to be replaced. The new router will be staged with a peer-reviewed configuration ahead of the scheduled maintenance to minimize downtime.

During this time, all services (wired, wireless, and VoIP) will be unavailable or intermittent while cabling is migrated from the old router to the new.

Start:  8:00pm, Monday, 3/10/2025

End:    11:59pm, Monday, 3/10/2025

Technicians will be rerouting a network fiber between Hammond and Westville which provides the inter-campus connection as well as Hammond’s general internet. There are redundant connections, so little or no impact is expected.

Start: 12:01am, Friday, 03/07/2025
End: 5:01am, Friday, 03/07/2025

The CSC upgraded to a new phone system on March 4th, at 3:30pm. This caused a brief interruption (1 hour or less) in phone service to the CSC phone number (2888). This impacts the CSC phone number only (219-989-2888), other phone numbers at PNW are not affected.

Start: 3:30pm, Tuesday, 03/04/2025
End: 4:30pm, Tuesday, 03/04/2025

The Voice Mail to Email system was down for PNW and Purdue users.  Voice mails could still be accessed using the VM button on campus phones or by calling your extension and pressing * when the VM system answers.  More information can be found at https://www.pnw.edu/information-technology/services/resources-for-staff-working-remotely/ under “Remotely Accessing Voicemail”.

Start: 2:30pm, Monday, 03/03/2025
End: 11:30am, Tuesday, 03/04/2025

Some shared services housed at Purdue West Lafayette may also be affected by issues. Please visit the Purdue IT Status Page for more information.

Purdue IT Status


How can I get IT Notice updates?

Emergency IT Notices are sent to e-mail distribution lists containing users that are affected:

  • #PNW_All_Faculty_and_Staff
  • #PNW_All_Students

Non-Emergency IT Notices, and Scheduled Maintenance notifications are sent to the e-mail distribution list:

  • #PNW_ITNotice

Users will need to opt-in to this distribution list if they would like to receive these updates.  How to join/leave e-mail distribution lists.

All IT Notices and Scheduled Maintenance notifications will be posted to this site.