Internet Access Connecting to Internet on Campus via Wi-Fi and Ethernet Which Wi-Fi Network do I Connect To? If you're confused about which network to connect to, the basic differentiation is below. CollegeWiFi Students, Faculty & Staff can connect their personal and work devices to CollegeWiFi. See CollegeWiFi for connection instructions. BACDevicesWiFi Devices that can't authenticate with a username / password can connect to BACDevicesWiFi with authorization from the Helpdesk. (e.g. gaming console, Fire TV / Roku TV, etc.) See BACDevicesWiFi. BACGuestWiFi Guests on campus can connect to BACDevicesWiFi with the password RedLions2026 This devices on BACGuestWiFi cannot communicate with devices on the network for security. (e.g. printers, computers, etc.) See BACGuestWiFi. Wi-Fi Networks Connecting devices to CollegeWiFi, BACDevicesWiFi, and BACGuestWiFi CollegeWiFi CollegeWiFi is the default for connecting your personal and work devices to Wi-Fi. Make sure you know your username and password before starting. What is my Username and Password? Windows Open Quick Settings by clicking on the taskbar area shown below. Click the arrow next to the Wi-Fi symbol. Select CollegeWiFi. Check Connect automatically then click Connect. Enter your campus username and password, then click Connect. Click Connect again on the Continue connecting? prompt.  You should now be connected. If not, contact the Helpdesk. Manual Connection Occasionally, Windows will encounter trouble with Wi-Fi certificates and will stop connecting to CollegeWiFi, even after forgetting and re-authenticating. In this case, setting up a connection manually can work. Open the Start Menu and search for Control Panel, then open it. Navigate to Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Set up a new connection or network. Select Manually connect to a wireless network and click Next. Set up the wireless network information as shown below, then click Next. Network name: CollegeWiFi Security type: WPA2-Enterprise Check Start this connection automatically Click Change connection settings. Select the Security tab and set it up as shown. Security type: WPA2-Enterprise Encryption type: AES Choose a network authentication method: Microsoft: Protected EAP (PEAP) Check Remember my credentials for this connection each time I'm logged on. Select Settings to the right of the authentication method. Uncheck the box for Verify the server's identity by validating the certificate. Ensure Select Authentication Method is set to Secured password (EAP-MSCHAP v2). Click Configure… next to the authentication method box. Ensure Specify authentication mode is checked and select User authentication. Click Save credentials. In the Save credentials popup, enter your campus username and password then click OK. Click OK in the Advanced settings window. Click OK in the Wireless Network Properties Window. You should now be able to connect to CollegeWiFi from the Quick Settings panel. Android Connecting to CollegeWiFi is slightly different between smartphone brands. If you cannot find analogous options to the steps below on your phone, please reach out to the Helpdesk. Navigate to your Wi-Fi settings and select CollegeWiFi Configure the credentials like in the screenshot below. Under the CA certificate drop-down, select Trust on First Use Enter your campus username in the Identity and Anonymous identity fields. Use your campus password in the Password field. Click Connect. If you see a Security certificate prompt, select Trust. You should now be connected. If not, contact the Helpdesk. iOS Navigate to the Wi-Fi page in the Settings app. Select CollegeWiFi. Enter your campus username and password, then click Join. Select Trust in the Certificate popup. You should now be connected. If not, contact the Helpdesk. MacOS Click the Wi-Fi symbol at the top right of the screen. Select CollegeWiFi Enter your campus username and password, then click OK. Press Continue on the Verify Certificate popup and enter your computer's logon password or use Touch ID if necessary. You should now be connected. BACDevicesWiFi Devices that cannot use a username and password to connect to CollegeWiFi (Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, etc) can be manually connected to BACDevicesWiFi. Instructions Find the MAC address of the device you want to connect. You may need to Google "How to find MAC address on " MAC addresses will look like A1:B4:C5:C1:DD:3E or A1-B4-C5-C1-DD-3E Send the MAC address to helpdesk@brynathyn.edu along with the type of device you want to connect. Wait for confirmation from the helpdesk that we've added your device. Connect to BACDevicesWiFi on your device. Some devices use a randomized or "private" MAC address system that needs to be disabled when connecting to BACDevicesWiFi. BACGuestWiFi Guests on campus can connect to BACGuestWiFi by selecting the network and using the password: RedLions2026 Windows Open the Quick Access panel in the taskbar. Click the arrow by the Wi-Fi symbol. Select BACGuestWiFi then Connect. Enter the password RedLions2026. You should now be connected. If not, contact the Helpdesk. MacOS Open your Wi-Fi menu in the top right of your screen by clicking on the Wi-Fi symbol. Click on BACGuestWiFi from the dropdown menu of options that appears. This should open a pop-up window. Enter the password RedLions2026 and click Join. You should now be connected. If not, contact the Helpdesk. iOS Open Settings. Select Wi-Fi. Wait for your iPhone to scan for networks, then select BACGuestWiFi. Enter the password RedLions2026. Click Join. You should now be connected. If not, contact the Helpdesk. Android Open Settings Tap Network & internet Tap Internet Select BACGuestWiFi Enter the password RedLions2026 And tap Connect You should now be connected. If not, contact the Helpdesk. Connecting via Ethernet test