IT service issues

IT service issues

Network refresh in Robert Winston Building Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st April

On Saturday, 20th April and Sunday, 21st April, the DTS Networks team refresh the network in the Robert Winston Building.

This work will result in significant disruption to IT services in the building.
As a result, the building will be closed to staff and students for the duration of the maintenance window.

The DTS Networks team will have a presence on site on the Monday to resolve any issues.

At the end of the maintenance window, the team will use monitoring systems and limited device testing to check for the correct operation of CCTV, phones, printing, managed desktops, BMS and AV.

The DTS networks team are working with IT Service Desk and other key staff to minimise the disruption to staff and students, both during and after the maintenance windows. The building has been booked out in the timetabling system. Digital and physical signage notices of the work are being used also.

Advice for students with IT software issues

If you experience problems with Sheffield Hallam software, please contact the IT Service Desk at the time of the issue (wherever possible).

The best route to use is chat as this will allow a member of the Service Desk to remote control to the PC in use and:

  1. Attempt to resolve the issue
  2. If this isn’t possible, capture important information to allow DTS to investigate further

Investigating the issue is much more difficult when reported later on.

Any urgent queries can be directed to the Service Desk by phone on 0114 225 3333 or online chat at go.shu.ac.uk/chat. For anything else, please visit our portal at itservicedesk.shu.ac.uk.  If reporting software issues via the portal please include the following information:

  • date & time
  • building & room
  • workstation name (available from the PC icon at the top left of the desktop) or if it issue was on a personal device
  • name of software
  • description of the fault or issue