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What each severity level means

S1, S2, S3 or S4: how we classify the urgency of a case and what each level means in practice.

What is S1 - Total outage?

A critical service is completely down and there's no way to work: internet fully cut, management system unreachable for the whole operation, or complete loss of physical security (CCTV/access control). No workaround exists.

What is S2 - Severe degradation?

The service works but with a fault that seriously impacts operations: an intermittent connection dropping every few minutes, an entire area without WiFi while the rest works, or a critical system with heavily degraded performance.

What is S3 - Partial degradation?

There's a real problem, but a reasonable workaround exists: a specific access point fails but nearby coverage is available, or a secondary function of a system doesn't respond while the main one still does.

What is S4 - General inquiry?

No service is affected. These are questions, information requests, minor change requests, or billing inquiries.

Who sets the final severity?

The customer proposes a severity when opening the ticket, and the technical team confirms or adjusts it after assessing the case — for example, an issue that looks like S2 might turn out to be S1 if it affects more people than initially reported.

Where do I see the target response times by severity?

They're published on the SLA and support commitments page, linked from the support hub.

Still unresolved?

Write to [email protected] or WhatsApp us at +39 345 243 5103, letting us know which steps from this guide you already tried.