Overview
All students wanting to connect smart TVs, streaming or gaming devices to the WiFi network must first register the device. Once registered connect the device to Central.College.Visitor.
*For security reasons, personal Wi-Fi routers will be disabled.
Instructions
1. Open a browser and navigate to: https://auth.central.edu/guest
2. Type your central College username and password
3. Click on the Create button
4. Device Name: Type your username and the type of device
5. Media Access Control Address (MAC): Enter the MAC or a Physical number of the wireless device, NOT the wired MAC address or Bluetooth address. These numbers are found generally under preferences, options, about, or network settings of the device. Check the device manual or search online for the location of the MAC or Physical numbers for your device. ** Be sure and use colons between each set of characters. Ex: 00:00:00:00:00:00
6. Device Type: select the appropriate device
7. AirGroup: Select this if you are the only one that is ‘in control’ of this device.
8. Shared With: List Central usernames of those people you’d like to have access to your device.
9. Choose an expiration date
10. Terms of Use: Check to continue
11. Click Create Device
12. A registration receipt is displayed.
13 Connect the device to: Central.College.Visitor
Additional Information
If you need additional assistance contact the ITS Help Desk at 641-628-7010 or helpdesk@central.edu. Hours of operation: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm