Resident Network

Connect to "ccsu-bluenet" WiFi using your Central Office 365 email address and password.

The first time you connect, you will need to trust our network certificate (eap.ccsu.edu).

For more information

iPhone Users  Android Users

Connect to "ccsu-bluenet" WiFi using your Central Office 365 email address and password.

The first time you connect, you will need to trust our network certificate (eap.ccsu.edu).

More Information

You will need to submit a Service Request to have the data drop in your room activated.

You will also need to identity your wired MAC address and register it on MyDevices.

To get started

Please have a picture of the data drop in your room ahead of time

1. Login to the IT Service Request Portal with your Central Office 365 email account
2. Search for the "Network Data Drop Activation Request" form
3. Provide your details and submit the request.
4. Identify your devices wired MAC address
   1. A MAC address consists of a combination of 12 digits or letters (a-f), usually separated by colons
      Example: “ab:cd:ef:12:34:46”
   2. How to Find my MAC Address
5. Login to MyDevices with your Central Office 365 email account
6. Add your MAC address as one of your registered devices

More information on drop activations  More information on MyDevices 

Connect to "ccsu-bluenet" WiFi using your Central Office 365 email address and password.

The first time you connect, you will need to trust our network certificate (eap.ccsu.edu).

For more information

Phone Users  Android Users 

Connect to "ccsu-bluenet" WiFi using your CCSU Office 365 email address and password.

The first time you connect, you will need to trust our network certificate (eap.ccsu.edu).

Chromebook One-time Manual Device Configuration

Use these settings to manually configure the security certificate for access to ccsu-bluenet:

SSID: ccsu-bluenet
EAP Method: PEAP
Phase 2 authentication: MSCHAPv2
Server CA certificate: Do not check

If prompted for an "identity", enter your email address and password.

More Information

You must first identity your wireless MAC address and register it on MyDevices.

1. Login to MyDevices with your Central Office 365 email account
2. Add your MAC address as one of your registered devices.
   1. A MAC address consists of a combination of 12 digits or letters (a-f), usually separated by colons
      Example: “ab:cd:ef:12:34:46”
   2. How to Find My MAC Address
3. Then connect your device to "ccsu-public" WiFi. This network should be open, you should not need authenticate other than already registering it on MyDevices. If at first you cannot connect, try restarting your device.

More Information

You will need to submit a Service Request to have the data drop in your room activated.

You will also need to identity your wired MAC address and register it on MyDevices.

To get started

Please have a picture of the data drop in your room ahead of time 

1. Login to the IT Service Request Portal with your Central Office 365 email account
2. Search for the "Network Data Drop Activation Request" form
3. Provide your details and submit the request.
4. Identify your devices wired MAC address, here are some helpful links
   1. A MAC address consists of a combination of 12 digits or letters (a-f), usually separated by colons
      Example: “ab:cd:ef:12:34:46”
   2. How to Find My MAC Address
5. Login to MyDevices with your Central Office 365 email account:
6. Add your MAC address as one of your registered devices

More information on drop activations  More information on MyDevices 

You must first identity your wireless MAC address and register it on MyDevices.

1. Login to MyDevices with your Central Office 365 email account
2. Add your MAC address as one of your registered devices.
   1. A MAC address consists of a combination of 12 digits or letters (a-f), usually separated by colons
      Example: “ab:cd:ef:12:34:46”
   2. How to Find My MAC Address
3. Then connect your device to "ccsu-public" WiFi. This network should be open, you should not need authenticate other than already registering it on MyDevices. If at first you cannot connect, try restarting your device.

More Information

You will need to submit a Service Request to have the data drop in your room activated.

You will also need to identity your wired MAC address and register it on MyDevices.

To get started

Please have a picture of the data drop in your room ahead of time

1. Login to the IT Service Request Portal with your Central Office 365 email account:   
2. Search for the "Network Data Drop Activation Request" form
3. Provide your details and submit the request.
4. Identify your devices wired MAC address, here are some helpful links
   1. A MAC address consists of a combination of 12 digits or letters (a-f), usually separated by colons
      Example: “ab:cd:ef:12:34:46”
   2. How to Find My MAC Address
5. Login to MyDevices with your Central Office 365 email account
6. Add your MAC address as one of your registered devices

More information on drop activations  More information on MyDevices 

We have observed and had reports of on-going issues with Sony PlayStation 4 (PS4)  and PlayStation 5 (PS) trying to connect to WiFi.

We strongly suggest that you do a drop activation request and switch to using these devices on our wired network instead.

Central is not alone in this issue, many other schools and individuals have reported similar issues.

It is important to note that devices can have multiple MAC addresses and that you must provide the correct one when registering on MyDevices.

For instance, your device might have one MAC that needs to be registered when on WiFi and a different MAC that needs to be registered when connected to the Wired network.

Find My MAC Address 

In some cases, you may receive an error on the MyDevices page saying that a device MAC is already registered.

First, please double-check the MAC that you are trying to register.

If you are sure the MAC is correct, it is best to submit a ticket (email techsupport@ccsu.edu) and provide the MAC you are trying to register. Sometimes, MAC addresses end up getting registered in MyDevices accounts that have changed names, been here several years etc.

Many devices, like Printers, Rokus, etc broadcast their own wireless networks, sometimes referred to as Wi-Fi Direct.

These extra network can sometimes cause confusion and radio interference that can impact everyone's experience on Central's Wireless networks.

If you have a device that does this and you do not need the functionality, please consider disabling the devices.

Examples

• Disable Wi-Fi Direct on HP Printers
• Disable Wi-Fi Direct on Roku devices

If the above instructions do not work, then you may use these settings to manually configure the security certificate:

SSID: ccsu-bluenet
EAP Method: PEAP
Phase 2 authentication: MSCHAPv2
Server CA certificate: Use Internal/System Certificates
Domain: eap.ccsu.edu