On-Campus Wireless Access
As a current student or employee of Glendale Community College, you may use your laptop or most PDAs to access our wireless network! All you need is your eGCC Username and Password to access our network.
If your eGCC Password is still your default password (your month, date of birth and the first three letters of your first name in the format of MMDDaaa), please change it first by going to https://genesis.gc.maricopa.edu/
About the Wireless Network
Please visit the GCC Wireless Access page for more information about the wireless network, including coverage areas.
Handy Guides - Logging onto the Wireless Network
Simply interested in getting logged on? Here are the documents that correspond to setting up wireless on your Windows or Macintosh laptop.
Guide Formats
There are four formats offered:
- html (Web page)
- The quickest way to get information. Simply click on the html link next to each guide to be taken to the corresponding web page. No downloading of a separate document required
- rtf (Download)
- rtf stands for "Rich Text Format". This is the preferred, standardized/universal format that's readable by various programs, regardless of the operating system.
- doc (Download)
- The Microsoft Word program is used to open files of this format.
- pdf (Download)
- Use Adobe Reader to open this. Note that although the images may appear to not be clear, the images should print just fine. Don't have it? Get Adobe Reader for free.
| Document | Description | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Wireless - Macintosh Setup | Setting up wireless on Macintosh is rather simple! Download this guide for step-by-step directions. Since Mac provides their own ethernet cards and corresponding software, setting up wireless is rarely troublesome. Firefox 2.0 instructions are included. | html rtf doc |
| Wireless - Windows XP Basic Setup | Here are the basic instructions for setting up a wireless laptop running Windows. Because of the variances of Windows applications dedicated to configuring wireless connections, the instructions may vary slightly. These instructions include special instructions for Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2.0. | html rtf doc |
| Wireless - Windows XP Troubleshooting | If you still can't setup the wireless connection on your Windows laptop, download this document and troubleshoot your connection! | html rtf doc |
| Wireless - Windows Vista Basic Setup | Here are the basic instructions for setting up a wireless laptop running Windows Vista. Because of the variances of Windows applications dedicated to configuring wireless connections, the instructions may vary slightly. | rtf
doc |
