Another tip in a series provided by the
Offices of Information Systems & Computing
and Audit, Compliance & Privacy.

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Over the course of the past summer, the various AirPennNet networks have undergone a series of changes, to better serve the Penn community, and make the lives of students, staff and faculty (as well as guests) just a little less stressful. Both AirPennNet-Guest, for use by guests on campus, and AirPennNet-Device, for use by devices that cannot connect to AirPennNet, have undergone changes and expansion.

AirPennNet-Guest was updated to allow for a much simpler process for getting guests online. Now, guests can simply connect to AirPennNet-Guest while on campus and upon supplying an email address, will be granted access for a 24-hour period before having to renew their connection. This means guests can now connect without the assistance of someone with a PennKey and event planners no longer need to request codes for distribution to attendees.  AirPennNet-Guest should only be used by guests and should not be used if a connection to AirPennNet is permitted.

AirPennNet-Device has been expanded and simplified. AirPennNet-Device, formerly only available in the College Houses, was used to connect devices that cannot traditionally connect to AirPennNet, due to a lack of browser or lack of other support. These devices include things such as the Amazon Echo, Xbox, PlayStation, Roku and more. AirPennNet-Device has now been expanded to serve the entire campus and meet the needs of a rapidly growing variety of connected devices.

To connect a device to AirPennNet-Device, use a web browser to access the AirPennNet-Device Portal (PennKey login required), then register the device’s MAC address/physical hardware address and provide a description of the device. A user may self-register up to five devices.

For more information on using wireless at Penn, visit the Using Wireless at Penn information page.

For additional tips, see the One Step Ahead link on the Information Security website.