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Hawthorn campus network outage (south side) – scheduled maintenance | 8 October
As part of essential network upgrades, the south side of Hawthorn campus (wired and wireless network) will be offline from 9pm, Wednesday 8 October to 5:00am, Thursday 9 October.
Affected areas include:
- Buildings: BA, ATC, AMDC
- Facilities: Library, Latelab, and surrounding areas
During this time, there will be no access to internet, applications or campus systems from these locations.
Note: The north side of campus, including residences, is not affected.
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