Connecting to Wi-Fi at CCV Academic Centers on a Chromebook
The method for connecting to the wireless network at any CCV academic center is the same for students, faculty, and staff. Find the directions below for connecting using a device with the ChromeOS operating system.
Connection Instructions
Click on the Network icon in the (lower-right corner). Then click on “No network” to choose a network.
Choose the “CCV” wireless network
Enter the following values for the fields:
EAP method: PEAP
EAP Phase 2 authentication: MSCHAPv2
Server CA certificate: Do not check
Identity: your CCV username.
Password: your CCV password.
A note on your username and password: they are the same username and password you use to log into the Portal, Canvas and your CCV email. Your username is unique to you and will look something like abc01010.
There are a couple different problems that might affect your ability to log into a CCV wireless network at one of our academic centers. Most of those problems can be resolved by following one of these steps:
Remove or forget the network connection (see directions below). You can then re-add it by following directions on the Wireless page.
CCV passwords expire! This is one of the most common access issue. Follow these Password Reset instructions to change your CCV password.
If you’re having trouble with a Wi-Fi connection a good troubleshooting step is to “forget” the network. Different computers and phones have different ways to do this. Please follow the directions below for the device you are using.
Windows 10
To forget a wireless network on a Windows 10 computer, click on the wireless icon in the taskbar. Then right-click on the CCV network and choose Forget.
iOS Mobile
Tap on the information icon next to the wireless network, then choose, “Forget this Network”.
Connecting to WiFi at CCV Academic Centers on an iPhone
The method for connecting to wireless networks at CCV academic centers is the same for students, faculty, and staff. Find the directions below for connecting using an iPhone.
Connection Instructions
Launch the Settings app.
Select Wi-Fi settings.
Select the network CCV.
Enter your username and password and tap Join.
This is the same username and password you use to log into the Portal, Canvas and your CCV email. Your username is unique to you and will look something like abc01010.
Tap on Trust to accept the clearpass.vsc.edu security certificate, if it pops up.
Once you see the checkmark by the CCV network, you are successfully connected.
Enter your username and password and tap Join.
This is the same username and password you use to log into the Portal, Canvas and your CCV email. Your username is unique to you and will look something like abc01010.
Tap on Trust to accept the clearpass.vsc.edu security certificate, if it pops up.
Once you see the checkmark by the CCV network, you are successfully connected.
This should work for all distros that use Network Manager Applet as their network manager. (Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Fedora, etc.)
Make sure that you have wireless drivers installed. You should be able to check “Enable Wireless” by right clicking on the network manager on your panel.
Next left click on the network manager. You should see CCV listed. Click on it.
A box should appear to edit the connection settings
Security is set to WPA and WPA2 Enterprise
Authentication is set to Protected EAP (PEAP)
Leave Anonymous Identity and Domain blank
CA Certificate is none
Check the box that says “CA-certificate not needed”
PEAP Version should be “Automatic”
Inner Authentication is set to MSCHAPv2
Username and Password are your CCV credentials
You should now be connected to the wireless, and it should remember all this the next time so you’ll only have to choose CCV from the list if it doesn’t automatically connect.
Note that when you change your CCV password you will need to change it for this connection. It should prompt when you try to connect, but if not, right click the network manager, choose “Edit Connections”, double-click the CCV wifi connection, and you can enter the new password on the “Wireless Connection Security” tab.
Connecting to Wi-Fi at CCV Academic Centers on a Mac
The method for connecting to wireless networks at CCV academic centers is the same for students, faculty, and staff. Find the directions below for connecting using a computer with the Mac operating system.
Connection Instructions
Click on the wireless icon in the upper right corner of the screen
Choose the wireless network “CCV”
Enter your CCV username and password. This is the same username and password you use to log into the Portal, Canvas and your CCV email. Your username is unique to you and will look something like abc01010.
Click Join
You may get a warning that the certificate needs to be verified. If you do, click on the Trust button.
It might take up to a minute to connect to the internet the first time.
