A guide to connecting to AirOrangeGuest Network.
Description
This document describes how to connect to the to AirOrangeGuest wireless access. Faculty, staff, and students should use AirOrangeX.
Parents, alumni, and guests of the university are welcome to use AirOrangeGuest. Additional details about guest wireless access can be found on the Visitor Wireless Guide.
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Note that AirOrangeGuest is not a secured or encrypted network. Faculty, staff, and students should use AirOrangeX. Use at your own risk. AirOrangeX connection instructions can be found on the AirOrangeX connections page. |
Creating a Self-Sponsored Account
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A text capable cell phone is required for self-sponsoringAn email address (This can be a non-SU email). If you do not have access to a text capable cell phone an email account, you will need to get sponsored by an SU staff/student or faculty. |
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- Connect to the AirOrangeGuest network.
- If the main page below doesn't automatically appear, The self sponsor web page (shown below) should automatically appear. If it does not open up a browser window and it should be redirected to the self sponsor web page below. Self-sponsored access lasts for one week.
- Click on Self-sponsored Guest Account Creation.
- Enter the phone number that will receive the text containing the guest account information (enter it two times). Enter only the digits in the phone number (do not use any special characters) and then click Proceed.
- A window will appear confirming the phone number entered. Click the continue button.
You will be taken back to the main page for AirOrangeGuest. Your guest account information will be texted to the phone number provided (usually within 5 minutes).
- On the main page, use your phone number as the Login name (Guest ID) and enter the password sent in the text into the password box. Now click on Login.
Your browser will be redirected to the home page of the SU web site when you are connected to AirOrangeGuest. You will have access for 1 week.
Sponsored AirOrangeGuest Account
- Go to http://airorangeguest(shown below).
- Enter your email in the space provided, accept the terms of use and click register. (click any image to enlarge)
- Review the information noting the expiration date and time. Your email should receive an email containing the code within a few minutes. When it does click to continue.
Find the email that was sent to your email address and enter the password back onto the website when prompted to sign in.
Creating a Sponsored AirOrangeGuest Account
- Go to https://guestadmin.syr.edu (you can do this from a wired or wireless connection, but you must be on a network other than AirOrangeGuest).
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- ) and login using your NetID and Password. (click any image to enlarge)
- Click on Create New Guest Account on the upper left side (highlighted in above screen-shot) to view button in the middle of the screen to access the Wireless Guest Account Creation page.
- Enter the information needed.
SU Sponsor's netid: Enter Sponsor's netid
SU Sponsor Password: Enter sponsor's netid password.
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- requested information. Fields marked with an asterick * are required.
Guests Name
Company Name
Guests 10-digit Phone Number: NOTE: Do not use any special characters in a phone number (only numbers).
New Password: Enter the password for the guest account
Re-Enter New Password: Confirm the new password by entering again.
- Click on Proceed.
- Confirm the email address or phone number entered and the password created for the guest account. Then click on "Continue."
The phone number or email address that you entered will receive a message confirming that the guest account is now active (usually within 5 minutes). The guest account will remain active for two weeks.
To connect to AirOrangeGuest using this account, select AirOrangeGuest as the wireless network on the computer that will be accessing AirOrangeGuest.
Open a browser window, and it should bring up the main AirOrangeGuest page shown below. Login using the email address or phone number as the login name. Use the guest password sent in the message as the password. Then click on Log in.
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Note the password provided
Enter any pertinent note information in the field provided.
- Click on Create. The web page will display account information and offer opportunities to print or transmit this information via a text message (SMS) or email. Use this to transmit account credentials to the sponsored individual.
Sponsored Account User Instructions
Instruct the sponsored account user to connect to AirOrangeGuest as their wireless network and then open a browser. The browser should automatically open to the https://guest.syr.edu login page.
Instruct the user to login using the 10 digit phone number as the login name and the password assigned during the creation process.
They should now be able to access the internet using the AirOrangeGuest network.