Wifi - Visitors
Connecting a visitor to the college Wifi
Will Taylor
Last Update 23 days ago
Please note that only Staff can connect a visitor to the Guest WiFi
Important: Guest Wi-Fi access expires after 8 hours. The visitor will need to re-register after this time. Please contact [email protected] if your visitor requires longer access.
Your visitor needs to:
1. Connect to WiFi: Instruct the visitor to go to their device’s Wi-Fi settings and connect to the “Barton-Guest” network. This will open a webpage automatically. Such as below:
2. Enter Details: The visitor should enter their email address, your staff email address in the “Sponsor” box and click the "I accept the terms of use" box
Important: The visitor must have a staff member sponsor their WiFi access. Student email addresses will not work.
3. Register: Have the visitor click “Register” on the webpage and it will take them to the next page below. They will wait now need to wait for approval: They won’t be able to connect until you approve.
Important: The visitor must have a staff member sponsor their WiFi access. Student email addresses will not work.
3. Register: Have the visitor click “Register” on the webpage and it will take them to the next page below. They will wait now need to wait for approval: They won’t be able to connect until you approve.
You (staff member) need to:
5. Approve the Request: Check your staff email for a message with the subject “Wireless Access request from: Guest Email Address.” As shown below. Click the link in the email to "Review Sponsorship Request"
6. It will take you to the follow page and click "Confirm". If you do not recognise them, please hit "Reject".
7. Notify the Visitor: Once you’ve approved the request, it will take a little bit of time for the page to refresh and the "Log In" button will no longer be greyed out, they will then be able to click login and it will connect them to the WiFi.
Please note if the visitor needs to connect more than one device to the WiFi:
- They do not need to register again.
- They will have received a separate email with a username and password.
- They can then use these details on other devices.
- Have them follow Step 1 again (go to their WiFi settings and connect to Barton-Guest).
- On the login page, they should enter the username and password provided in the email they received and click ‘Sign in’.