How To: Connect a Smart Device to NCU WiFi

Learn how to connect a game console, smart TV, streaming stick, or other smart device to the NCU network. These devices can't sign in to NCU-Secure, so you register them first and then connect them to NCU-Guest.

⚠ Register your device BEFORE you connect it
Laptops, phones, and tablets sign in to NCU-Secure with your NCU account. Game consoles, smart TVs, streaming sticks, and other devices can't use that secure sign-in, so they're registered instead and connect to NCU-Guest.
Register first at devices.northcentral.edu. Do not connect to NCU-Guest or sign up for a guest account before the device is registered. If you do, the network gives the device a guest profile instead of the one it needs, and it won't be able to connect. Only IT can fix this, and the device can't get online until we do.
Before you start, you'll need
A second device
A laptop or phone already connected to the NCU network.
Your NCU sign-in
Your NCU username and password.

Register and connect your device

1

On your second device, go to devices.northcentral.edu and sign in with your NCU username and password.

devices.northcentral.edu sign-in page
2

Click Create Device.

Create Device button on the device registration page
3

Fill in the required fields, including your device's MAC address, and click Create Device.

Device registration form with required fields
4

On your smart device, connect to NCU-Guest.

Using a network cable?

How To: Connect a Wired Device to NCU Network

Get help

Still need help? Contact the IT Service Desk:

  • Call: 612.343.4170
  • Visit: Miller Hall 226
  • Hours: Monday–Thursday, 7:30 a.m.–9 p.m.; Friday, 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. CT
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