Some IT services unavailable due to power outage

August 7, 2026 Resolved

Some IT services unavailable due to power outage

Resolved

August 8, 2026 9:45 am

The issues with IT services from yesterday’s power outage have been resolved. If you have questions or concerns, please contact your local OIT Help Desk.

Update

August 7, 2026 9:16 pm

OIT staff are working to restore services made unavailable due to tonight’s power outage. The next update on this outage will be provided tomorrow morning.

Investigating

August 7, 2026 6:36 pm

Power issues at a Rutgers location have impacted certain Rutgers IT services, including RUWireless Secure, the wired network in some locations, Virtual Private Network (VPN), NetID administration tools, and some services for IT staff (such as BeyondTrust and the Cloud Administration Tool, or CAT). The Office of Information Technology is investigating the issue and will post updates as they become available.

If you are experiencing any issues not listed here, please contact the OIT Help Desk at 848-445-HELP (4357) or send a message to help@oit.rutgers.edu.

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