Internal Applications that are accessed outside the Penn State Network may be unavailable due to firewall maintenance

PEOPLE AND LOCATIONS IMPACTED:
All students, faculty, staff at all Penn State locations.

IT SERVICE(S) IMPACTED:
Internal Applications that are accessed outside the Penn State Network may be unavailable due to firewall maintenance

DATE AND TIME:
Some internal applications may be affected from 5:00 AM ET on 07/11/2018 until 7:00 AM ET on 07/11/2018.

NOTES:
If an internal application is impacted, you may receive error messages such as “connection timed out”, “unable to connect”, “oops, something went wrong” or “connection unsuccessful”.  The impact would only affect those attempting to access these applications from outside the Penn State network.  If you are experiencing issues, please try utilizing a Penn State VPN connection to access blocked applications.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
This alert will be updated as new information becomes available. Penn State IT users can view additional details in ServiceNow.

RECORD #: CHG0052029

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