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Wi-Fi - Connect to "parkland-guest" on a Mac (for students)

Description of how students can access the Parkland Wi-Fi on campus from a personal device that is running macOS.
  • Students must have an active Parkland email account in order to sign on to the Parkland Wi-Fi with their ParklandOne credentials. If not, please create a guest account: parkland-guest Wi-Fi - Create a Guest Account
  • Traffic on the parkland-guest SSID is not encrypted (unless you are accessing a secure site via HTTPS).
  • Users will be given limited access to Parkland network resources.


Method 1
(if your Wi-Fi icon is not displaying, please scroll down to Method 2.)

1. Click the Wi-Fi logo in the top right corner of the screen (Status Menu).

Wifi icon in the menu bar

2. From the Wi-Fi drop down list, click Other Networks, then select "parkland-guest".

*ADD SCREENSHOT OF SSID

Your default browser should automatically pop up asking you to sign in. If it does not prompt after 10 seconds, open your web browser (Safari, Chrome or Firefox) and wait a few seconds for a login screen.

3. Click the button to create a Guest account

*ADD SCREENSHOT FOR GUEST ACCOUNT CREATION

4. FIll out the contact information and check the box to accept terms and conditions, and click Connect


*ADD SCREENSHOT OF CAPTIVE PORTAL/GUEST LOGIN

Method 2 (If your Wi-Fi Logo is not showing, follow the steps below):

1. Click on the Apple logo in the top left corner of the screen, then select System Settings.

System Settings

2. Click Wi-Fi from the menu pane on the left.

*UPDATE SCREENSHOT

3. Find "parkland-guest" and click Connect.

*UPDATE SCREENSHOT

Your default browser should automatically pop up asking you to sign in. If it does not prompt after 10 seconds, open your web browser (Safari, Chrome or Firefox) and wait a few seconds for a login screen.

4. Click the button to create a Guest account

*ADD SCREENSHOT FOR GUEST ACCOUNT CREATION

5. FIll out the contact information and check the box to accept terms and conditions, and click Connect

*UPDATE SCREENSHOT OF CAPTIVE PORTAL


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Keywords:
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Doc ID:
62901
Owned by:
Samuel S. in Parkland College
Created:
2016-04-22
Updated:
2025-06-25
Sites:
Parkland College