How to Login to the SOU-Guest Network:

SOU-Guest is the preferred Wi-Fi for mobile devices such as phones due to not having to authenticate. It has a 20Mbps bandwidth limit, and will allow you to reach publicly facing web servers. 

SOU-Wireless requires you to authenticate each day you are on campus. It doesn’t have an imposed bandwidth limit, and will let you access much of the internal SOU network.

How to connect on a Windows 10 computer:

To connect to a Wi-Fi network through the taskbar, use these steps:

1. Click the Network icon in the bottom-right corner of the taskbar.

    

    

    

    

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   Alternatively, you can open Action Center (Windows key + A), and then click the Network button in the Quick actions section to access the network flyout. If you don't see the button, click the up arrow button on the left.

2. Select the appropriate wireless network (such as SOU-Guest) to connect.

   1. (Optional) Check the “Connect automatically” option.

3. Click the Connect button.

How to connect on a Windows 11 computer:

To connect to a Wi-Fi network through the taskbar, use these steps:

1. Click the Network icon in the bottom-right corner of the taskbar.

2. Then click on the arrow pointing right next to the WiFi button

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   2. If the button is white in color then you will want to turn on your WiFi by selecting the AirPort/Wifi symbol button.

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3. Select the appropriate wireless network (such as SOU-Guest) to connect.

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You should be connected! If you are still struggling to connect then I must refer you to our Troubleshoot WiFi Connections page

How to connect on a Mac computer:

1. Locate the AirPort/Wi-Fi status icon in the top-right corner of your screen.

   1. If this icon is missing, follow the instructions here to enable it.

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   If your status icon appears blank as depicted below, you will need to enable your wireless adapter before proceeding. Just click the icon, then select "Turn Wi-Fi On" or "Turn AirPort On" depending on which version of Mac OS X you're running.

   

2. Once your wireless adapter is enabled, it should quickly present you with a list of all the available wireless networks within range of your computer.

3. Find “SOU-Guest” in the list and click on it.

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