On closure of zengaku computer satellite terminal rooms for preventing COVID-19 contagion

The Zengaku computer satellite rooms will be closed during the following period. During this period, the rooms with card key-operated locks will be inaccessible.
We appreciate your cooperation and understanding.

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Period of closure : 12:00 April 20th – 9:00 May 11th
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* The above period may be changed. Please visit the this websites and the Zengaku computer system for further notice.

Network maintenance of Tokyo Campus (2019/9/2)

Maintenance of network are scheduled at Tokyo Campus and Elementary School attached to University Tsukuba.

Date: Monday, Sep. 2, 2019 11:30 A.M. – 13:00 P.M.

Summary: Network maintenance at Tokyo Campus and Elementary School attached to University Tsukuba.

Impact: There will be up to 5 minutes of network downtime at Tokyo Campus and Elementary School attached to University Tsukuba.

Password Length for Unified Authentication System Extended to 8-16 Characters

The password length for Unified Authentication System, which manages passwords for some University-hosted computer systems, was 6 to 8 characters long.
Now the length have been extended to 8-16 chars.

You don’t have to change your password.
Even if you are using password of length 6 or 7 characters, you can use it without problems.
(Although you have to choose longer password when you change your password.)

But, since longer passwords mean enhanced security in general, we recommend you to use as long a password as possible.

You can change your password from:
https://account.tsukuba.ac.jp/cgi-bin/changepwd.cgi?lang=EN

Maintenance on Campus Wireless Networks (March 19, 2019)

Maintenance on campus wireless networks is scheduled as follows:
Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2019 11:25 AM – 12:15 PM
Summary: Maintenance on campus wireless networks
Impact: During this work, access to the following networks will be interrupted:

On-Campus Wi-Fi System (utwlan-w)
On-Campus Wi-Fi System via 802.1x authentication (utwlan-x)
International Academic Roaming Service “eduroam”
Guest Network

Eduroam Maintenance (March 18, 2019)

ACCC will be performing maintenance on eduroam as follows:

Date: Monday, March 18, 2019 11:25 AM – 12:15 PM
Summary: Maintenance on International Academic Roaming Service “eduroam.”
Impact: During this work, access to the wireless SSID eduroam will be interrupted for about 30 minutes.

We apologize for such short notice. Your understanding and cooperation would be highly appreciated.

Maintenance on Guest Network (welcome-ut)

ACCC will be performing maintenance on Guest Network (welcome-ut) as follows:

Date: Monday, March 11, 2019 11:25 am – 12:15 pm
Description: Maintenance on Guest Network (welcome-ut)
Impact: During this work, access to the network will be tenporarily interrupted.

We apologize for such short notice. Your cooperation would be highly appreciated.

Maintenance on Backbone Network Equipment (Involving Campus Network Interruptions) (Feb. 18, 2019)

ACCC will be performing maintenance on the backbone network equipment as follows:

Date: Monday, Feb. 18, 2019 12:00 p.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Summary: upgrade of equipment for external communication
Impact: External communication will be suspended from all campus. On Tokyo Campus, even communication to Tsukuba Campus will be suspended.

Date: Monday, Feb. 18, 2019 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Summary: upgrade of equipment for connecting the campus network to remote locations
Impact. Access to the campus network will be suspended from the affiliated schools (excluding the elementary school) and from the remote centers.

Date: Monday, Feb. 18, 2019 15:00 p.m. – 17:00 p.m.
Summary: upgrade of core switches
Impact: On all campus, there will be up to five minutes of campus network downtime four times.

We apologize for any inconvenience this work will cause. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.