Reminder: How to Fix Broken Webmail Bookmarks

After the authentication changes for Office 365, Webmail users may have noticed that their email bookmarks are no longer working properly. On personal computers or non-public College computers, community members can choose to update their bookmarks or navigate to Webmail directly by typing “webmail.brynmawr.edu” into your address bar.

If you are using a public computer, like those in each of the libraries, you will need to navigate directly to webmail. The links in the web browsers will be updated when the labs are refreshed this summer.

Please contact the Help Desk with any questions or concerns: help@brynmawr.edu or 610-526-7440.

CrowdStrike Falcon Update: College Windows computers

An update for CrowdStrike Falcon — the College’s Anti-Virus solution — will be deployed to all College Windows computers today (3/19) at 12:00pm EST. No action is necessary. Details about this update are included below.

What will change?

An icon for CrowdStrike Falcon will now be visible in the System Tray, available by clicking the caret (^) in the bottom-right corner of your display. The icon will appear as one of the following:

Clicking the icon will show you the following screen, which includes details about the CrowdStrike software on your computer!

Don’t hesitate to send any questions or concerns to the Help Desk at help@brynmawr.edu or 610-526-7440.

Display Name Inconsitencies and Self-Service Password Resets Unavailable

LITS is working on a couple of open issues following the change to our new account management system, Rapid Identity.

Two issues you may notice are:

      • Self-Service password resets are unavailable. Please contact the Help Desk if you need to have your password reset.
      • The way that names display in College services may be incorrect or inconsistent.

Thank you for your patience while we work with our vendor to address these issues.

Please contact the Help Desk with any questions or concerns: help@brynmawr.edu or 610-526-7440.

RESOLVED: Campus Internet Connection Unavailable

Update, 10:40pm: All internet access has been restored. Please report any lingering issues or oddities to the Help Desk.


Connectivity to the internet is currently unavailable on campus. This outage was caused by a power failure at the Philadelphia facility of our service provider.

Currently we have no estimate of when service will be restored but we will share updates as we learn more.

The VPN is unavailable. Other services are only available intermittently.

Contact the Help Desk with questions: help@brynmawr.edu or 610-526-7440.

Moodle Maintenance: Thursday, March 14

LITS will be performing maintenance on Moodle between 7 AM and 8 AM on Thursday, March 14, 2024. The upgrade will address security vulnerabilities and functionality updates, and should last approximately 10 minutes. People who are already logged in should experience minimal disruption during the maintenance window.

Please contact the Help Desk with any questions or concerns: help@brynmawr.edu or 610-526-7440.

A new look for Duo: Starting 3/14

Reminder: The transition to Duo Universal Prompt starts on Thursday, 3/14! You will see changes throughout the week and the process will be completed by Thursday, 3/21.

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LITS is excited to announce that we will be moving to Duo Universal Prompt starting Thursday, 3/14, and continuing the process through Thursday, 3/21.

Why?  

We want Duo to be as user-friendly as possible, and this next-generation authentication experience will streamline the way we use Duo. 

How does this affect me?  

No action is required on your part! Starting Thursday, 3/14, you will notice that Duo’s appearance has changed. It will start with Bionic and then move to email and other College sites as the week progresses. Please continue to use Duo as you normally do! 

What is changing?  

The updated authentication prompt is designed to provide a streamlined authentication experience that feels simple and fast. Changes you can expect to see in the Duo Universal Prompt are: 

  • Updated visual appearance: The Universal Prompt has been visually redesigned with a simplified interface. 
  • Last-used authentication method: The Universal Prompt will remember your last-used authentication method (e.g. Duo Push, security key, Call Me, etc.) and displays that option by default. You can still access other available login methods when you click “Other options.” 
  • Automatic Duo Push: Once you land on the Universal Prompt, it will automatically send a Duo Push to your device without needing to click a button (if you use Duo Push). 
  • Support for more languages: The Universal Prompt supports English, Spanish, French, German, and Japanese. The prompt interface will use your browser or OS language settings to determine your preferred language. 
Questions? 

Please reach out to the Help Desk at help@brynmawr.edu or 610-526-7440!

REMINDER: Scheduled Phone System Maintenance March 13th 8am – 12pm

As a reminder, on March 13th, LITS will be performing a necessary upgrade to the phone system from 8am – 12pm. During this time, the phone system will be unavailable for both incoming and outgoing calls. Community members will be able to use Teams and Zoom as alternate forms of communication.

Please be on the lookout for a message from Campus Safety regarding how to contact them during this outage.

Thank you for your patience as we perform this necessary upgrade. Please contact the Help Desk with any questions: help@brynmawr.edu or 610-526-7440.