Wireless Networking

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UCF has two Wireless Networks available:

UCF_WPA2

  • UCF Students, Faculty, and Staff should ALWAYS connect to UCF_WPA2
  • Secure, wireless connectivity for all laptops and mobile devices
  • Encrypted connection to safeguard your personal information.
  • Uses your NID & NID Password for authentication

UCF_Guest

  • Unsecure, wireless connectivity for guests and patrons NOT affiliated with the UCF community.
  • No encryption; Do NOT use for web browsing that requires submitting personal information.
  • Requires authentication via Acceptable Use Policy page before fully connected.
  • Only university guest may connect to UCF_Guest.
  • UCF Students, Faculty, and Staff should immediately stop using UCF_Guest and “Forget” the network from your device’s remembered WiFi networks to prevent automatic connections in the future.

Additional wireless networking support can be found on the UCF IT Knowledge Base.

Windows

  1. Bring up your list of available wireless networks
  2. Select “UCF_WPA2″ and click the “Connect” button underneath
  3. Enter your NID for the username and NID Password for the password; then click OK
  4. Click “Connect” when the warning displays about “Windows can’t verify the server’s identity”
  5. You should now be connected to the UCF_WPA2 wireless network!

If you changed your NID password, be sure to “Forget” the UCF_WPA2 network (right-click the network name and select “Forget”) and then follow the steps above to re-establish the connection.

Still having trouble? Stop by the LibTech desk for friendly assistance!

macOS

Instructions are for macOS 10.7 and higher

  1. Click the Wi-Fi icon in the menu bar (near the clock) and select “Open Network Preferences”
  2. Click the “Advanced” button at the bottom right
  3. Scroll through the list of networks looking for any UCF networks
  4. Highlight any UCF network found and then click the “- (minus)” button underneath the list to remove each. Then click OK
  5. Click the “Apply” button at the bottom right.
  6. Click the “Turn Wi-Fi Off” button wait a moment, and then click the “Turn Wi-Fi On” button
  7. Click the dropdown menu next to “Network Name” and select “UCF_WPA2”
  8. Enter your NID for the username and NID Password for the password; Mode should be “Automatic”. Then click OK.
  9. You should now be connected to the UCF_WPA2 wireless network!

NOTE: If this is your first time connecting to UCF_WPA2, after step #8 you may get another box asking to install a certificate. Click “Continue” button and then enter your computer’s password, followed by clicking OK, to complete the certificate install.

Still having trouble? Stop by the LibTech desk for friendly assistance!

iOS (iPhone / iPad / iPod Touch)

Part 1: Removing previous connections to UCF_Guest or UCF_WPA2

  1. Tap “Settings” app
  2. Tap “Wi-Fi“
  3. Tap the blue “i” to the right of “UCF_Guest” or UCF_WPA2″ if connected to one of them
  4. Tap the “Forget this Network“
  5. Tap “Forget“

Part 2: Connecting to UCF_WPA2

  1. Tap “UCF_WPA2“
  2. Enter your NID for the username and NID Password for the password
  3. Tap “Accept” when prompted with the certificate.
  4. You should now be connected to the UCF_WPA2 wireless network!

Still having trouble? Stop by the LibTech desk on for friendly assistance.

Android

Part 1: Removing previous connections to UCF_Guest or UCF_WPA2

  1. Open your Wi-Fi settings panel
  2. Long tap/press on UCF_Guest network and select “Forget“
  3. Repeat step 2 on UCF_WPA2 to ensure no previous connection/password is remembered

Part 2: Connecting to UCF_WPA2

  1. Tap “UCF_WPA2“
  2. Select “PEAP” for the EAP Method
  3. Select “MSCHAPV2” for the Phase 2 authentication
  4. Select “Do not validate” for the CA certificate
  5. If it asks for a Domain, type: net.ucf.edu
  6. For Identity, type: NET\NID (capital NET and a backlash, followed by your NID) and NID Password for the password. (Leave “Anonymous Identity” blank)
  7. Tap “Connect“
  8. You should now be connected to the UCF_WPA2 wireless network!

Still having trouble? Stop by the LibTech desk for friendly assistance.

Other

Other operating systems such as Windows 7, Linux and other less common OSes can be a little more difficult to get working with the UCF_WPA2 authentication technology. Stop by the LibTech desk or by the Student Support Desk at Technology Commons for assistance.

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