Manual Long-term Registration of a Wireless Device
Due to changes to the eduroam Wi-Fi service as of 05/01/20, users are required to re-onboard their devices. Please visit our Eduroam Onboarding Guide for step-by-step instructions or click onboard.wifi.uw.edu to onboard right away.
Manual Registration Procedure
If your wireless device does not have a Web browser (e.g. printers, IoT, game consoles), you can self-register it by following this procedure:
- StepsActions
- Find and record the device MAC address (it will look similar to 00:00:06:3E:B4:3F)
- Visit the following site, http://register.wifi.uw.edu/guest/mac_create.php, fill out the form and submit it.
How to Delete/Forget the University of Washington SSID
Apple macOS
- Select the Wi-Fi symbol along the top menu bar and click on Open Network Preferences at the bottom of the drop down menu
- Click on Wi-Fi in the menu on the left and click Advanced
- Select the Wi-Fi network you want to delete
- Click the – “Remove WiFi Network” Button
Apple iOS
- Tap Settings > Wi-Fi and locate the Wi-Fi network to which you’re connected
- Tap and Forget this Network
Microsoft Windows 10
- Open the Windows menu and click the gear icon to open Windows Settings
- Click Network & Internet
- Click Wi-Fi on the left
- Click Manage known networks
- Select the WiFi network you want to delete and select Forget
Android
- Go to your Applications menu
- Tap Settings
- Tap Connections
- Tap Wi-Fi
- Tap the network you wish to remove
- A prompt will appear on your screen giving you the option to Tap the Forget button
Last reviewed December 21, 2020
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