Campus Network Equipment Upgrade - 8/6

Update: This maintenance has been completed as of  9:37 AM.

In order to maintain a safe, secure, and reliable network, ITS will be upgrading the core equipment of our network infrastructure. This will occur on August 6th and is expected to last from 6 AM-10 AM. This maintenance will cause our network to be down during the duration of the maintenance period and will affect devices that connect to the internet.

We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact ITS by emailing its@manhattan.edu.

IDVerify.manhattan.edu TLS Incident

UPDATE 10:30AM: TLS incident resolved. Please refresh your web browser tab or restart your web browser to obtain the corrected TLS certificate and settings.

Client Services Requests Phone Only Until Single Sign On (SSO) Fixed

Update: As of 8:38AM Single Sign On (SSO) is back up.

Due to the Single Sign On (SSO) outage ITS Is unable to login to our ticketing system. If you need immediate assistance, please call (718)862-7973. We will update this post when SSO becomes available.

Single Sign On (SSO) Issue Affecting Login to Manhattan College Services

Update: As of 8:38AM Single Sign On (SSO) is back up. 

At approximately 8:00AM today we became aware of an issue with our Single Sign On (SSO) service. This is the service that controls login to the majority of Manhattan College Systems. Any system using your Jaspernet Login is affected (Banner, Gmail, Moodle, etc). Until the issue is resolved, you will be unable to login to these services. If you are already logged in, you will remain logged in until the service times out. We are investigating the issue currently and will provide an update when we have more information.

Banner Communication Manager Could Help You!

If you are finding yourself in need of sending a large email communication, Banner Communication Manager (BCM) may be a helpful resource for you! It saves you from manually inputting large amounts of email addresses and can also help personalize mass emails. If you are interested in learning about how to use BCM you can check out this article. 

If this is something you would like to explore further please email its@manhattan.edu for a BCM Consultation to arrange a setup and training session.

Windows 8 End of Life Schedule

Every Windows product has a life cycle. The life cycle begins when a product is released and ends when it's no longer supported. Knowing key dates in this life cycle helps you make informed decisions about when to update, upgrade or make other changes to your software. 

Windows 8 Support will end January 10, 2023.

Microsoft Support Reference to determine: Which Windows operating system am I running?

Solution

Manhattan College ITS loads Windows 10 on all ITS supported compatible devices.

Next Steps

If you happen to have a computer with Windows 8 please upgrade your computer before January 10, 2023.  You can contact ITS for assistance.

• Email: its@manhattan.edu
• Call: 718-862-7973

Further details:  Windows 7 End of Life Schedule 

Friendly Reminder: Back Up Your Data

 

With the convenience of the cloud and apps like Google Drive, it’s pretty easy to forget to back up your data. This is just a friendly reminder to do so!

Data on Google Drive:

Make sure that you have all of your data backed up either on your hard drive, a storage device, or a separate cloud storage service.

File Streaming:

If you are using Drive File Stream, it is very important that you are regularly checking drive.google.com to make sure that your data is syncing/saving properly. 

Once you’re logged into your google drive via web browser make sure that any files you worked on using drive file stream are present and up to date. You can access your drive via file stream or web browser on any device. 

Losing data can be incredibly stressful, but it is preventable! Here are some previously shared tips: 

• Your critical data should never reside in a single place.
• The ideal backup strategy will typically include both an online backup service (Google Drive) to ensure your data is secure no matter what happens to your mobile device or computer.
• Running consistent, automatic backups is a straightforward process that will take a little time to set up and will require even less to maintain.
• Backups can be configured to run in real time when files on your computer are changed.
• Routinely test your backup solution to ensure you can recover your data in the event that you do actually need to restore from a backup.

If you have any questions or concerns about this please reference our knowledge base articles or contact the ITS Help Desk for further assistance! 

Information partially taken from: https://er.educause.edu/blogs/2017/9/september-2018-do-you-have-a-personal-backup-plan