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title: "Connect to CP-IoT-Secure (Gaming and Media WiFi Network)"
canonical: "https://tech.calpoly.edu/space/CPKB/2424985/Connect%20to%20CP-IoT-Secure%20(Gaming%20and%20Media%20WiFi%20Network)"
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**CP-IoT-Secure** is a separate wireless network for gaming and media devices on campus. This network requires a quick registration process where you will be given a unique password to connect. *Examples of IoT devices include video game consoles, smart watches, Apple TVs, and smart TVs.*

<span style="color: #bf2600">***CP-IoT is not to be used with your Windows/Mac computers***</span>  


> ✅ **IMPORTANT: **To complete your device registration, you will need to:
> ✅ 
> ✅ - <span style="color: #bf2600">**Verify that your device is on the list of **</span><span style="color: #bf2600">**[supported devices](https://calpoly.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CPKB/pages/2424959)**</span><span style="color: #bf2600">**.**</span>
> ✅ - <span style="color: #006644">**Connect to **</span><span style="color: #006644">**[campus WiFi](https://calpoly.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CPKB/pages/2425129)**</span><span style="color: #006644">** or **</span><span style="color: #006644">**[VPN](https://calpoly.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CPKB/pages/2425144)**</span><span style="color: #006644">**.**</span>
> ✅ - Have your Cal Poly or CSUM username and password handy.
> ✅ - Look up the device's [WiFi hardware/MAC address](https://calpoly.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CPKB/pages/2425042) (not Ethernet hardware address)
> ✅ - Use the web browser that is native to your computer operating system (Safari or Edge)


Click the dropdown arrows below each step to view how to register and connect your device… 

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![1. Register](media://cf8a5f23-41fd-475c-befa-5c78e43a4427)

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<summary>CLICK to view how to register your device:</summary>

> ✅ **IMPORTANT: **To complete your device registration, you will need to:
> ✅ 
> ✅ 1. <span style="color: #bf2600">**Verify that your device is on the list of **</span><span style="color: #bf2600">**[supported devices](https://calpoly.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CPKB/pages/2424959)**</span><span style="color: #bf2600">**.**</span>
> ✅ 2. <span style="color: #006644">**Connect to **</span><span style="color: #006644">**[campus WiFi](https://calpoly.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CPKB/pages/2425129)**</span><span style="color: #006644">** or **</span><span style="color: #006644">**[VPN](https://calpoly.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CPKB/pages/2425144)**</span><span style="color: #006644">**.**</span>
> ✅ 3. Have your Cal Poly or CSUM username and password handy.
> ✅ 4. Look up the device's [WiFi hardware/MAC address](https://calpoly.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CPKB/pages/2425042) (not Ethernet hardware address)
> ✅ 5. Use the web browser that is native to your computer operating system (Safari or Edge)

### **REGISTER Your Device:**

<span style="color: #0747a6">**STEP 1 |**</span> Go to [IoT Device Registration](https://clearpass.its.calpoly.edu/guest/mac_index.php) and log in with your **Cal Poly or CSUM email address** (username@calpoly.edu or username@csum.edu) and password. Click the **Login** button.

![image](media://56a73be9-f105-4571-b0f2-77229409dbf1)


<span style="color: #0747a6">**STEP 2 |**</span> Click **Create Device,** or the **Create a New Device** button.

![A screenshot of the IoT Device Registration page in ClearPass, with the Create New Device button boxed in red.](media://a348d91b-62bf-4e57-8bb5-03e9fa24181d)

<span style="color: #0747a6">**STEP 3 |**</span> Enter the device's 12-digit [WiFi hardware/MAC address](https://calpoly.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CPKB/pages/2425042). Separate the characters with colons (for example, XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX). Additionally, enter your **Cal Poly or CSUM email address** (username@calpoly.edu or username@csum.edu) for the **User Email, **and select **Wireless** for the Device Type.  
<span style="color: #0747a6">***NOTE:***</span><span style="color: #0747a6">* Solano campus does not currently support the Wired/Ethernet Device Type option, so that should not be selected.*</span>

![A screenshot of the Create New Device page, in which the user is instructed to fill out several fields (the device's MAC address, the user's Cal Poly email, and the Wireless dropdown) to register the device to the CP-IoT-Secure network.](media://cc4ed471-d837-44e1-b4ce-fb7eb635e2e8)

<span style="color: #0747a6">**STEP 4 |**</span> If you wish to share access to your device, enter any additional **Cal Poly or CSUM email **addresses (username@calpoly.edu* or *username@csum.edu) separated with commas in the **Shared With** field. Then, click the **Create Device** button.

![A screenshot of the Create New Device page, with the Create button boxed in red.](media://61c46dd9-155e-45e5-a96c-82e5faf9b493)

<span style="color: #0747a6">**STEP 5 |**</span> On the next page, you will see your personalized WiFi password under the **Current Password** field. This password will only work on the CP-IoT-Secure network for the registered device.

![A screenshot of the Finished Creating Device page, which provides the user with a personalized WiFi password for the CP-IoT-Secure network.](media://193735b6-463e-4ce7-9952-7ee4f5b9dae7)
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![2. Connect](media://0d7a65c1-f380-4ff7-b08a-234233112c7e)

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<summary>CLICK to view how to connect:</summary>

### **CONNECT Your Device:**

After you successfully register your device <span style="color: #0747a6">*(see Step 1 above)*</span>, you can connect it to the CP-IoT-Secure network by following these steps:

<span style="color: #0747a6">**STEP 1 |**</span> Go to your device's WiFi settings and select **CP-IoT-Secure**. 

<span style="color: #0747a6">**STEP 2 |**</span> Enter the password you received during the IoT Device Registration process to connect. (This password is different from your **Cal Poly or CSUM password**.) If you forgot your password, see **View Devices and Passwords** below.
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> ℹ️ **Recommended methods for connecting to personal printers on campus:**
> ℹ️ 
> ℹ️ - USB cable, AirPrint, WiFi Direct, and Bluetooth.
> ℹ️ - Personal printers are not supported by campus Ethernet or WiFi.

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<span style="color: #0747a6">**(Optional…)**</span>

### SHARE Your Device

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<summary>CLICK to view how to share:</summary>

Normally, your device will not be visible to anyone else. You can choose to share your device with other Cal Poly or CSUM users so they can connect to your device, either during the [IoT Device Registration](https://clearpass.its.calpoly.edu/guest/mac_index.php) process or by logging in and managing your devices (see **View Devices and Passwords** below).

Once sharing is enabled for another user, they will be able to see the device. If they can see the device in their AirPlay menu, it means they can use it in the same way as you. If they cannot see the device, then they have not been granted access.
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### VIEW Devices and Passwords

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<summary>CLICK to find out how to view:</summary>

<span style="color: #0747a6">**STEP 1 |**</span> Go to [IoT Device Registration](https://clearpass.its.calpoly.edu/guest/mac_index.php) and log in with your **Cal Poly or CSUM email address** (username@calpoly.edu or username@csum.edu) and password.

<span style="color: #0747a6">**STEP 2 |**</span> Click [Manage Devices](https://clearpass.its.calpoly.edu/guest/mac_list.php), then click on the device you'd like to view.

![image](media://39ab5d64-cce2-4d20-bde7-654cba1507e8)

<span style="color: #0747a6">**STEP 3 |**</span> Click **Edit** to see specific information about a device, including its current password (for Wi-Fi devices), the device type, and who the device is shared with.

![image](media://bbd8a3af-0a58-480c-ba32-3c0c4b17760b)

> ℹ️ **NOTE**
> ℹ️ 
> ℹ️ - The device password is unique and will not allow other devices to connect to CP-IoT-Secure.
> ℹ️ - If you inadvertently register a **Wired** device as **Wireless** (or vice versa), you can change the device type here.
> ℹ️ - The WiFi password will automatically be generated if necessary.

<span style="color: #0747a6">**STEP 4 |**</span> If you make any changes, click the **Update Device** button.
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> ✅ - Looking for [Wired/Ethernet Connection Support (University Housing)](https://calpoly.atlassian.net/l/cp/eYkP3KiE)?
> ✅ - The [eduroam WiFi](https://calpoly.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CPKB/pages/2425416) network does not work with IoT devices.
> ✅ - By accessing the WiFi network, you agree to the [Cal Poly Responsible Use Policy](https://calpoly.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CPKB/pages/3644489896) and the [Use of Electronic Recording Devices Policy](https://security.calpoly.edu/content/policies/recording_devices).

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