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Sponsoring a guest allows someone who is unaffiliated with the University to use the wireless network while on campus.
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]].
 
==Instructions==
==Instructions==
* Visit [http://sponsors.wpunj.edu WPUNJ Sponsors] and login
* Visit [http://www.wpunj.edu/sponsoredguest WPUNJ Sponsors] and login
* Click Create Account [[file:Create-guest-acct.JPG|150px]]
* 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.  
* 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]]
[[file:Guest-form.JPG|500px]]
* Click Submit. A username and password will be generated for your guest. Note these credentials, or print them. The guest will also receive an email confirming the credentials.
* 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-account-success.JPG|500px]]
[[file:Guest-email-conf.jpg|300px]]
[[file:Guest-email-conf.jpg|300px]]
* Instruct your guest to connect to the wireless network "WP Guest" and login with the username and password provided.  
 
* '''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 [https://help.wpunj.edu/helpdesk/ Help Desk] if you encounter any difficulty.
Please contact the [https://help.wpunj.edu/helpdesk/ Help Desk] if you encounter any difficulty.


[[:Category:Network Services|Network Services]]
[[:Category:Network Services]]

Revision as of 09:54, 12 July 2018

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 if you encounter any difficulty.

Category:Network Services