Scheduled Network Maintenance 8/2 & 8/3 – Fairfield Campus Network Upgrade

Dear Fairfield University Community,

As part of the Summer/Fall 2025 Network Upgrade Project transitioning to Arista Networks, ITS and its vendor 443 Technologies will conduct critical maintenance on the Network Core. This work will impact access to the network to users on the Fairfield campus and access to cloud-based systems from all locations. 

Schedule:

Saturday, August 2, 2025: 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM EDT

Sunday, August 3, 2025: 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM EDT

Intermittent outages are expected impacting: 

• Wired/Wi-Fi connectivity;
• Phone and video conferencing;
• University systems, including Workday, Banner, NetID, and the VPN;
• Printers and network devices on campus;
• Please use cellular hotspots while on campus locations if connectivity is needed.

If you experience issues after this work is complete, please contact the Helpdesk: (203) 254-4069 | itshelp@fairfield.edu | https://its.fairfield.edu

If you have any questions or concerns:

Alex Romans, Director of Infrastructure - aromans@fairfield.edu

John Lombardi, CTO - jlombardi@fairfield.edu

Thank you for your patience and understanding while we continue this important upgrade to improve the  performance, speed, and reliability of our network connections.

Sincerely,   

Steven Gstalder  

Vice President and Chief Information Officer