Here’s how to connect your phone or laptop to the UCNJ Network.
Generally, it’s as simple as:
- Join the “wifi.sydotnet.net” network
- Enter your myUCNJ username and password
- Agree to “trust” the certificate
View Our Illustrated Step by Step Guides
iPhones
Please select “wifi.sydotnet.net” from the list of available connections.
![iPhone connection options](http://ciw.sydotnet.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/choose-wireless-network.png)
Enter your myUCNJ credentials.
![iPhone credentials input](http://ciw.sydotnet.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/enter-wireless-credentials.png)
Select Trust/Accept on the Certificate page.
![iPhone certificate trust screen](http://ciw.sydotnet.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/trust-wireless-certificate.png)
You should now be connected to the “wifi.sydotnet.net”
Androids
Please select “wifi.sydotnet.net” from the list of available connections.
![Android available connections screen](http://ciw.sydotnet.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/wifi-android-select.png)
Once you select “wifi.sydotnet.net” it should auto-fill the below fields.
If it doesn’t, please select as per the below screenshots.
![Android CA certificate must be selected screen](http://ciw.sydotnet.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/wifi-android-connect.png)
If the “CONNECT” option is greyed out then, click on the drop down option near CA certificate and depending on the OS version on your mobile device, select either “Don’t Validate” or “Use system certificates”
![Android use system certificates screen](http://ciw.sydotnet.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/wifi-android-use-system-certificates.png)
![Android don't validate option](http://ciw.sydotnet.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/wifi-android-select-certificate.png)
If it prompts for Domain then enter “campus.sydotnet.net” else just enter your myUCNJ credentials
![](http://ciw.sydotnet.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/wifi-android-anonymous-identity.png)
You should now be connected to the “wifi.sydotnet.net”
Apple PC’s
Please select “wifi.sydotnet.net” from the list of available connections.
Leave the default setting for mode(Automatic) and enter your myUCNJ credentials
![Apple PC credentials screen](http://ciw.sydotnet.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/wifi-apple-credentials.png)
![Apple PC verify certificate screen](http://ciw.sydotnet.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/wifi-apple-automatic.png)
Enter the Mac credentials to add the certificate to your Certificate Trust Settings, click on ‘Update Settings.’
![Apple PC confirm certificate trust settings prompt](http://ciw.sydotnet.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/wifi-apple-certificate-trust.png)
You should now be connected to the “wifi.sydotnet.net”
Windows PC’s
Please select “wifi.sydotnet.net” from the list of available connections.
![Windows PC available connections screen](http://ciw.sydotnet.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/wifi-windows-select-wifi.png)
Enter your myUCNJ credentials.
![Windows PC enter credentials screen](http://ciw.sydotnet.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/wifi-windows-enter-myUCC-credentials.png)
Click Connect
![Windows PC trust connection screen](http://ciw.sydotnet.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/wifi-windows-click-connect.png)
You should now be connected to the “wifi.sydotnet.net”
Chromebooks
After choosing ‘wifi.sydotnet.net’ it will prompt you for the proper configuration. Please enter the information in the following fields:
- EAP Method – Select ‘PEAP’
- Phase 2 authentication – Should be set to ‘Automatic’
- Server CA certificate – set to ‘Do not check’
- Identity – Your myUCNJ username address.
- Password: Your myUCNJ password
![Chromebook join wi-fi network screen](http://ciw.sydotnet.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/wifi-chromebook-connection.png)
You should now be connected to the “wifi.sydotnet.net”