Wireless - Connecting to the USF-GOLD Network

Created by Patrick Kluge
Last updated: Jul 30, 2021 by Sandra Meadows

Overview

This article shows how to connect to the USF-GOLD wireless network.

Table of Contents

Android

  1. Locate and tap the Settings icon. (see image below) 



  2. Check that Wi-Fi is turned ON. (see image below) 



  3. Tap Wi-Fi to show available networks.

    If you've previously connected to the USF wireless network, you must first tell the phone to Forget about that network when trying to connect.

     Click to see how to get your device to forget the network
    1. Tap USF (see image below) 


    2. Tap Forget (see image below) 

  4. Tap on USF-GOLD in the list of wireless networks. (see image below) 



  5. Complete the authentication process by entering your NetID in the Identity field and NetID Password in the Password field. (see image below) 



  6. Tap Connect. (see image above) 
  7. Confirm you are connected to USF-GOLD. (see image below) 


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Android Devices that do not automatically detect settings

This section elaborates on how to setup a connection to USF-Gold on Android devices that do not automatically detect the proper settings for the secured network. Keep in mind that not all distributions of Android will allow for this process but the previous two (Jelly Bean and Ice Cream Sandwich) have been shown to work with these settings. This tutorial used a Nexus 7 running Jelly Bean as an example.
 Click to learn how to setup the network on a device that does not auto detect
  1. Tap the Settings icon
  2. Select Wi-Fi
  3. Select USF-Gold

  4. Select Connect to Network

    On the most recent versions of Android, the menu with the advanced settings will appear automatically after selecting Connect to Network.

    On older distributions, you will have to click Connect to Network and then long-hold the USF-Gold option. 

  5. Select the Modify network config option.
  6. Enter the following settings on the menu:
    1. EAP method: PEAP
    2. Phase 2 authentication:  MSCHAPV2
    3. CA certificate:  unspecified
    4. User certificate: unspecified
    5. Identity:  yournetid
    6. Anonymous Identity:  Leave this option blank.
    7. Password:  yourpassword

  7. Click Save and the window should close. You may have to select the network again and click connect one more time.

    The device should now connect to USF-Gold without any issues until the next time the user updates their NetID password.

    If this happens, long-hold the USF-Gold option and select Modify Network. Then simply change the password and click Save again.

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iPhone or iPad

  1. Locate and tap the Settings icon. (see image below) 



  2. Tap the option Wi-Fi in the settings menu.
  3. Check that Wi-Fi is turned ON using the slider at the top of the screen
  4. Tap USF-GOLD in the list of wireless networks. (see image below) 



  5. Enter your NetID in the Username field and password in the Password field. (see image below) 



  6. Verify the wireless certificate by tapping Accept when prompted. (see image below) 



  7. Confirm that you are connected to USF-GOLD. (see image below) 


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