Firewall software update schedule - Threat To Service

Scheduled Maintenance Report for University of Waterloo

In progress

Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
Posted Apr 30, 2026 - 05:00 EDT

Scheduled

Campus firewalls will be updated according to the following schedule. Maintenance will occur between 5:00 AM and 8:00 AM daily.

April 30:
- Innovation Arena - Short interruption to network access while the device reboots

May 6:
- Border Firewall - A very short interruption to off-campus sites during a controlled cluster failover

May 7:
- Data Center Firewall - No impact expected
- Data Center VPN - Connections will re-establish as a controlled failover occurs

May 8:
- Campus VPN Firewall - No impact expected
Posted Apr 27, 2026 - 14:30 EDT
This scheduled maintenance affects: Network (VPN, Border Firewall, Data Center Firewall).