In order to connect your streaming devices to the campus network, you will need to provide the device's MAC address using the My Devices Portal. The MAC address is a unique identifier which allows the device to be registered on the network. To register your device, visit the portal and add the MAC address to the Device ID field then give it a name. For more details on using the device portal, see the My Devices Portal knowledge base article.
The UWRF-Registered network password (also known as the key, pass phrase, security key, wireless password, or WPA key) is uwrfwifi.
Streaming Devices
Smart TV / Blu-Ray / DVD
Smart TV / Blu-Ray / DVD
Every make and model of Smart TV, Blu-ray or DVD player that has wireless capabilities has a different method for finding the wireless MAC address. For this reason, we cannot document instructions on how to find your wireless MAC address for each specific model.
How to Find Your MAC Address
- Go to https://www.google.com and search for the make and model of your device and "How to find MAC Address"
- After finding the instructions for your device, locate the Wireless MAC address for your device and write it down.
NOTE: The MAC address will most likely be displayed in this format XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX where X can be any number 0-9 or letter A-F.
Prerequisites
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Locate your wireless MAC Address (see above)
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How to Connect
- Each device has a different method for connecting to the wireless network usually outlined in the device's documentation.
- Once your device is registered via the My Devices Portal you will connect to the UWRF-Registered wireless network.>
- During the connection to this network it will ask your for a password, key or pass phrase which is uwrfwifi