Wireless Controller replacement schedule 3rd - 21st November 2025
Why is it being done?
This is necessary to eliminate an issue with the existing hardware/software underpinning the wireless infrastructure.
When is it being done?
Work will take place during the working day over three consecutive weeks.
3rd – 7th November
Abacws, Aberconway, ASSL, Bute, CARBS, Central Square, Centre for Student Life, Corbett Road, CUBRIC, CUCHDS, Deri-House, Glamorgan, Hadyn-Ellis, John Percival, Julian Hodge, Law, Life Sciences, Main College, Museum Place, Music, North Road, Optometry, Park Place Houses, Queens buildings, Ranch Basement, Redwood, Sbarc, Senghennydd Road Fitness Centre, Sir Martin Evans, Students Union, Tower Building, Queen Anne's Square.
Please note: on 3rd November work will be restricted to 38/41 Park Place. Work on the remaining buildings will be completed between 4th and 7th of November.
10th – 14 November
Aberconway Hall, Aberdare Hall Buildings, BioBank, Cancer Genetics, Cardigan House, Cartwright Court Houses, Clodien House Blocks, Cochrane, Cogan Terrace Houses, Colum Hall, Colum Place Houses, Colum Road Houses, Dental, East Grove Houses, Glynrhondda Street Houses, Gordon Hall, Heath Park West, Henry Wellcome, Hodge Hall Houses A & B, Llanbleddian Gardens Houses, Llandough Street Houses, Medicentre, Michael Griffith, Miskin Street Houses, Monmouth House, Neuadd Meirionnydd, North Road Houses, Roy Jenkins Houses, Ruthin Gardens Houses, Senghennydd Court Houses, Senghennydd Hall, Senghennydd Road Houses, Sir Geraint Evans, Talybont Buildings, Tenovus, Translational-Research-Hub, Ty Dewi Sant, University Hall Buildings.
17th – 21st November
This week is dedicated to non user-facing services. However, devices on the Building Energy Management System (BEMS) network, which is present in all university buildings, will experience 10-minute breaks in service per building.
Who will be affected
All users connecting to the university’s wireless networks (CU-PSK, CU-Wireless, Eduroam and Govroam), including students in university managed halls of residence where the wired ethernet service network will also be affected. Staff responsible for the management and monitoring of BEMS across the university.
How will this affect service users?
During the change window, wireless access points will reboot. There will be a break in the wireless network service at each location of up to 10 minutes during this window. Students in university managed halls of residence may experience wired and wireless disruptions when the access points within their buildings are rebooted. BEMS devices will experience the same loss of service.
Why is it being done?
This hardware replacement is essential to ensure we maintain a fully supported and upgradable environment. It will also eliminate a known fault that cannot be resolved with the current hardware.
Posted Oct 30, 2025 - 15:28 GMT