Connecting to wireless

In 2016, Computing Services made significant improvements to the college's WiFi system, making it easier and more reliable to connect to the Internet. To see how to connect, simply select your affiliation below.

For members of the Northwestern College community, do the following to connect to our wireless:

  1. On your device, go to your wireless settings and select Northwestern College.

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  2. Open an Internet browser on your device.  

  3. You should see a screen asking you to log in. (If you don't see it, try to open any web page in the browser; it should then appear.) Enter your Northwestern username and password, scroll to the bottom of the Acceptable Use Policy, then click Log In.  

(The images above are from an iPhone, but the steps are the same for most devices.)

For guests visiting the library, do the following to connect to our wireless:

  1. On your device, go to your wireless settings and select Northwestern College - Guest.

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  2. Open an Internet browser on your device.  

  3. You should see a screen asking you to agree to the college's Acceptable Use policy. (If you don't see it, try to open any web page in the browser; it should then appear.)

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  4. After viewing the policy, click the Connect to the Internet button.    

(The images above are from an iPhone, but the steps are the same for most devices.)

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