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The Sponsored Guest portal allows faculty and staff to “sponsor” guests who have business at the university, to use the wireless network while on campus.  This would include vendors, people attending a workshop, special events, etc.  The person who is hosting the guest(s) would log in to the guest portal with their own credentials to create the account and would take responsibility for their network usage.


Faculty, staff and students from institutions that are [http://www.eduroam.us/institutions eduroam] participants may use their home institution credentials on the [[eduroam|campus eduroam network]].


<span width="600px">A new feature that has been introduced with WP Wireless is the WP Guest network which allows Employees of the University to sponsor access for any guests that they have (Visitors from another school or organization, for example). </span>
==Instructions==
* Visit [http://www.wpunj.edu/sponsoredguest WPUNJ Sponsors] and login
* Click the Create Account button.
* Complete the form with the guest's information. Note that, by default, accounts are active for 24 hours. Change the Account duration option for access for a longer duration.
[[file:Guest-form.JPG|500px]]
* Click Submit. A username and password will be generated for your guest. Note these credentials. The guest will also receive an email confirming the credentials.
[[file:Guest-account-success.JPG|500px]]
[[file:Guest-email-conf.jpg|300px]]


== Set Up Your Sponsor Account ==
* '''Important!!''' Instruct your guest to connect to the wireless network "WP Wireless-Guest", open a browser and visit WPUNJ.edu and then login with the username and password provided when prompted for login.


<ol>
<li>Visit [http://sponsors.wpunj.edu WPUNJ Sponsors]
<li>Login with your '''WP Connect''' Username/Password
<li>Click on '''Settings Customization'''
<li>Enter your email address under the '''Sponsors Email Address Field'''


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Please contact the [https://help.wpunj.edu/helpdesk/ Help Desk] and submit a ticket if you encounter any difficulty, or give us a call at 973-720-4357.
[[Image:Sponsor-email-720w.gif|center|720px]]
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<li>Click on '''"Save"'''
 
 
== How to Sponsor a Guest ==
 
 
<ol>
<li>Make sure you have followed instructions to Set Up Your Sponsor Account
<li>Guest Accounts must be created on the day of, or day before guests are due to arrive.  If the account is created more than 1 day prior to the guests
<li>Visit http://sponsors.wpunj.edu
<li>Login with your WP Connect Username/Password
<li>Click on Create Guest Account
 
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[[Image:Create-guest-account-210w.gif|center|210px]]
</div>
 
 
<li>Enter Guest Information (First Name, Last Name, Email)
 
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<li>Select a Time Profile (24 Hour, 48 Hour, or 72 Hour)
<li>Click on "Save"
<li>You will see a screen showing the username and password of the guest.
 
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</div>
 
 
<li>Click on Email
<li>Click on OK
 
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</div>
 
 
<li>The Guest account is now Created and the Guest has been emailed.
<li>The Guest can log in by joining the '''WP Guest SSID''' and launching an internet Browser.  They will be redirected to the login page.
</ol>
 
 
Contact [https://help.wpunj.edu/helpdesk/ Help Desk Request] if you encounter any difficulty.
 
 
[[:Category:Network Services|Network Services]]

Latest revision as of 16:33, 24 May 2020

The Sponsored Guest portal allows faculty and staff to “sponsor” guests who have business at the university, to use the wireless network while on campus. This would include vendors, people attending a workshop, special events, etc. The person who is hosting the guest(s) would log in to the guest portal with their own credentials to create the account and would take responsibility for their network usage.

Faculty, staff and students from institutions that are eduroam participants may use their home institution credentials on the campus eduroam network.

Instructions

  • Visit WPUNJ Sponsors and login
  • Click the Create Account button.
  • Complete the form with the guest's information. Note that, by default, accounts are active for 24 hours. Change the Account duration option for access for a longer duration.

Guest-form.JPG

  • Click Submit. A username and password will be generated for your guest. Note these credentials. The guest will also receive an email confirming the credentials.

Guest-account-success.JPG Guest-email-conf.jpg

  • Important!! Instruct your guest to connect to the wireless network "WP Wireless-Guest", open a browser and visit WPUNJ.edu and then login with the username and password provided when prompted for login.


Please contact the Help Desk and submit a ticket if you encounter any difficulty, or give us a call at 973-720-4357.

Category:Network Services

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