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[Notice] Temporary suspension of Kyoto University wireless service due to emergency maintenance

Dear all Due to emergency maintenance at Kyoto University, Kyoto University wireless LAN service will be temporarily unavailable during the following period. Date and time: August 14, 2023 7:00 – 12:00 (service will be suspended for 60 minutes during this period) *Preliminary date: August 15, 2023 7:00 – 12:00 [Influence] KUINS-Air (Kyoto University Wi-Fi) eduroam Details: “[KUINS] [Urgent] Wi-Fi service temporary suspension at Yoshida, Katsura, Uji campus” August 8, 2023 Information Processing Office

(Restored) [Notice] The website of the Center’s some website is temporarily down.

The following was a partial server malfunction. It has now been restored. The time period between the discovery of the failure and its handling is as follows Failure period: August 2, 2023 10:10 – 10:55 — Dear all Currently, the following websites are temporarily unavailable due to a server-side failure. Center’s HP: https://kyoto.cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia: https://kyotoreview.org We are currently investigating the problem. We apologize for any inconvenience caused. August 2, 2023 Information Processing Office

Notice of Suspension of Some Websites Including the Center’s Website Due to Server Maintenance

Dear all, Due to maintenance work including security measures on our contracted hosting server, part of the website will be temporarily suspended during the following date and time. [Date and time]: Tuesday, July 18, 2023, 15:00 – 16:00 (the site will be temporarily down for a few minutes during the period) [Maintenance]: Upgrade of PHP version to 8.1 [Affected sites]: The Center’s HP, Kyoto Review for Southeast Asia June 23, 2023 Information Processing Office

Announcement of construction work for additional Wi-Fi access points

Dear all We will be installing additional wireless access points at the following date, time and location. The existing wireless access points and other networks will not be affected during the installation. There may be some noise for a short period of time during the installation of the equipment. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your cooperation in enhancing the wireless access points. Date and Time: Wednesday, February 1, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. (about 2 hours at each location) Place: – 4F, Common Building (from 10:00) – 4F, East building (after the work in the common building is finished) January 18, 2023 Information Processing Office, CSEAS.

Windows 8.1 OS support will end on January 10, 2023! Users should consider renewing their devices!

Dear Windows OS users, Windows 8.1 OS support will end on January 10, 2023 (about one month away). Thereafter, there will be no more support, including support for security vulnerabilities. Reference: Windows 8.1 support will end on January 10, 2023 (Microsoft) From the viewpoint of the information security policy of CSEAS and Kyoto University, it is a guideline not to use OS and software whose support has ended. If you are using a terminal with Windows 8.1, please consider renewing your terminal (Windows 8.1 terminals are old and OS upgrade is not recommended) in this fiscal year or early next fiscal year. December 1, 2022

[Mac Users] Support for the release of the new OS “macOS 13 Ventura”

Dear All The new Mac OS “macOS 13 Ventura” was released on October 25, 2012(JST). v7.2.1600, which is a supported version of the Institute’s security software (ESET), is now available for download (for Institute SPS-ID holders only). It is possible that support for macOS 10.15 Catalina, which is the fourth previous version, has expired. If you are using Catalina or earlier, we recommend upgrading to macOS Big Sur or later. For devices that cannot install Ventura, it may be possible to upgrade to an earlier version, so please give it a try. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211683 Notes on the Institute’s security software (ESET) for OS upgrades If you are upgrading your OS, please...Read More

[Mac users]: CSEAS Security software “ESET” supports new OS “macOS 13 Ventura”

Dear all, The new Mac OS “macOS 13 Ventura” is scheduled to be released on October 25 in Japan. Our security software (ESET) does not yet support the new OS. There is information that a new version will be released in the near future, but since the details are still unknown, we recommend that you wait and see for a week or two after the new OS is released. The Information Technology Office will also test the new OS after it is released. We will notify you of the results. Regards, Information Processing Office.

Announcement of temporary suspension of network services due to the routine power inspection

Users. At Kyoto University, a regular electric power supply check has been carried out every year. This year, according to the announcement of the administrative office, the electric power supply will be tentatively suspended at the following time. [Date]: October 2nd, 2022  13:30 — 17:30 (Sunday) [Area]: Inamori Center, Library, and Common and East building. [Summary]: The electric power supply in all buildings in the area will be suspended. [Influence]:  CSEAS HP and CSEAS E-mail won’t be influenced. Of course, the Desktop PC and the network won’t be used because the power supply will be suspended. I recommend plugging off the electric adapters in your PC, HUB, and other electronic...Read More

Termination of Password-Based Authentication for the IKEv2 VPN Service

Dear all, Kyoto University VPN (IKEv2) will no longer be able to connect by password authentication in late August 2022. Therefore, for those who are using the VPN (IKEv2) to access campus services from off-campus, please add client authentication settings to each terminal before the end of the service. Client certificates required for client authentication must be issued and configured for each individual terminal. Therefore, please note that this service is not available for shared terminals where a user is shared. *Please delete the VPN (IKEv2) setting with the password authentication after the password authentication service is terminated. Date and time of IKEv2 service termination by a password authentication VLAN...Read More

Support Expiration Date for Windows 8.1 (January 10, 2023)

Dear all, Windows 8.1 will end with support early next year. Using software no longer supported will leave security vulnerabilities open and cause serious information security incidents. Kyoto University needs to countermeasures through the information security policy and the security survey. End of support date: January 10, 2023 If you are using Windows 8.1, please consider one of the following options. 1. Upgrade to Windows 10(Windows 10 support expires on October 14, 2025) 2. Replace a new PC. Upgrading to Windows 10 is also available by subscription (annual contract) at Kyoto University Coop(enrolled only) . July 6, 2022 Information Processing Office