June 13, 2009 10:24:38 PM
At approximately 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2009, there was a power outage that affected the entire campus. A power spike caused an irrecoverable failure in a critical piece of equipment that allowed campus connectivity to and from off campus. As of this e-mail, service has been fully restored. As we await the replacement part, there will be a decrease in the available bandwidth on our wireless networks. All other systems are fully operational. Any e-mail that was sent between 6:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. will be delivered as the system processes the queued mail.
When the replacement part arrives, the only required interruption will be in the Woodward Center. We will accomplish this after normal business hours and notify the campus community as to when exactly this downtime will take place.
June 6, 2009 6:07:09 PM
The Ely Macintosh computer lab will be closed for the duration of the summer due to reconstruction of the third floor communications department area. We apologize for any inconvenience. We will provide the new location of the third floor lab on the "Labs" page upon completion of the construction.
May 8, 2009 10:41:18 AM
The Department of Information Technology will be resetting all student passwords to their college wide ID (CWID) on Monday, August 3, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. If you have any questions, please contact the Information Technology Help Desk at (413) 572-5300, x4357.
January 15, 2009 6:03:43 PM
The myWestfield web portal is now available for use by students.
Please visit https://mywestfield.wsc.ma.edu/ or click the myWestfield icon in the navigation bar. Use the same username and password you use to access your email. The portal gives you instant access to your email, Web for students, Vista/WebCT, course calendar, and a host of announcements and information from different departments around campus. Just click on the tab of your choice to access any of these features.
We will have two all-day demonstrations of myWestfield open to the entire campus community on:
Monday February 9th in the Scanlon Living Room
9:00 - 10:00 AM Students
10:00 - 11:00 AM Staff
11:00 - noon Faculty
1:00 - 2:00 PM Staff
2:00 - 3:00 PM Faculty
3:00 - 4:00 PM Faculty
4:00 - 5:00 PM Students
5:00 - 6:00 PM Students, faculty, and staff
and Wednesday, February 11th in the Scanlon Banquet Hall
9:00 - 10:00 AM Students
10:00 - 11:00 AM Faculty
11:00 - noon Staff
1:00 - 2:00 PM Staff
2:00 - 3:00 PM Faculty
3:00 - 4:00 PM Faculty
4:00 - 5:00 PM Students
5:00 - 6:00 PM Students
Everyone is welcome and coffee will be served.
December 28, 2008 7:59:21 PM
All connectivity issues in the annex of Scanlon Hall have been addressed as we have replaced the faulty part in our network switch. Full service will be available when you return from the winter break. We hope that you have a safe and enjoyable vacation.
December 16, 2008 5:22:33 PM
We have restored wireless coverage to the annex area of Scanlon, but wired connections will be intermittent as we have to order a replacement part.
December 14, 2008 11:51:13 PM
There is currently no connectivity on the first floor and all of the annex side of Scanlon Hall due to an equipment fault. This failure is disrupting both wired and wireless connectivity on the affected side of the building. To see if you are located in the affected area click here. Our technicians are currently working to restore connectivity. We apologize for any inconvenience.
November 19, 2008 4:31:23 PM
There appears to be latency that is currently effecting the speed of Residential Network. We are currently investigating any causes. We understand this can be frustrating but we appreciate your patience as we try to resolve the problem.
October 27, 2008 10:01:51 AM
Microsoft has just released a critical patch which fixes vulnerabilities in all of its operating systems, including Windows XP & Vista. If you have a Windows computer, it is critical that you download and install this patch as quickly as possible. By applying this patch, you're protecting your computer and the campus network against a new and potentially serious virus.
To download and install the patch:
1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Go to the Windows Update Web site: http://www.update.microsoft.com/
(You may be asked to update Internet Explorer or install ActiveX components. Follow the directions on the screen.)
3. Click Express. Windows Update will check for updates.
4. The "Review your Installation Results" screen will open showing the critical update (KB958644), plus any other updates available for your computer. Click Install Updates.
October 24, 2008 11:11:20 AM
There is a intermittent internet connectivity issue that is affecting the response time and performance of the internet on our campus. At this time, we are researching and troubleshooting the issue. We are also in contact with our ISP, the University of Massachusetts Office of Information Technology, to ensure that our connection has not been affected by any maintenance they may be performing or some hardware failure. We will keep you up to date as more information becomes available.
September 7, 2008 2:19:38 PM
We have updated the FAQ pages on this site with information on how to use wireless to connect to the ResNet network. Please feel free to utilize this help if you are having trouble connecting, or as always call ext. 5528 to speak with a ResNet technician.
August 19, 2008 10:59:51 AM
The Department of Information Technology would like to remind everyone that the installation, for any purpose, or use of any peer-to-peer file sharing application (such as, but not limited to, KaZaA, FastTrack, Gnutella, BearShare, Limeware, etc.) is not permitted on the Westfield State College network. In addition, any other network-based, nonacademic application that consumes the College's limited bandwidth may be limited or restricted. The Executive Director of Information Technology, or his/her designee, must approve the installation of any server or server-based application of the Westfield State College network. Anyone utilizing peer-to-peer file sharing is subject to the sanctions outlined in the peer-to-peer policy, including but not limited to, blocking of internet access for those who violate the policy. A copy of the entire peer-to-peer policy is available in the Students Affairs office (Ely 146/147), the Department of Information Technology (Wilson 105) or on the web at http://www.res.wsc.ma.edu/policies/resources.php under the Computing Resources Policy, Sections 2 and 3.
August 1, 2008 10:16:21 PM
Today, August 1, 2008, we reset all student passwords back to the college-wide ID. If you can not login please try your CWID (with the capital A) for the password.
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