Did you bring your laptop, tablet, or phone? Secure wireless network access is available at all PCC campuses and centers. All current students, faculty, and staff can access the PCCWiFi signal, while visitors to the college can request permission to access the PCCGuest signal.
How to connect
Students and staff
To connect to PCC’s wireless network:
Make sure wireless is enabled on your device.
Select the PCCWiFi wireless network.
To sign in:
Username: your MyPCC username
Password: your MyPCC password
Domain: pcc.edu
Guests
Guests of PCC can connect to the PCCGuest Wi-Fi network:
Make sure wireless is enabled on your device.
Select the PCCGuest network in your wireless settings.
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Your access will be active for 24 hours.
Note: PCCGuest limits access to some PCC services to ensure network security.
First-time login instructions
Important: Windows users may need to install a certificate.
Please see the device-specific login instructions below. Once these steps are completed, you should be automatically connected to PCC’s wireless network when you are within range (unless you have set your device to do otherwise or your MyPCC password changes). For security reasons, you also may be asked to verify the certificate server or server thumbprint/fingerprint:
Select the network “PCCWiFi” from the list of wireless networks available
After connecting to the wireless network, A dialog box will open
SSID: PCCWifi
EAP Method: PEAP
Phase 2 authentication: MSCHAPv2
Server CA Certificate: Do not check
User certificate: None installed
Identity: your MyPCC username
Password: your MyPCC password
Anonymous identity: (leave blank)
Save identity & password (check)
Note: Chromebooks owned by PCC are currently configured to automatically connect to PCCGuest WiFi at this time. When connecting to PCCGuest WiFi, you may experience an error message upon clicking the Login button on the Terms of Use page that states The information you’re about to submit is not secure. To bypass this error message, click the Send Anyway button on the bottom-left of the page. This will complete the PCCGuest Wi-Fi login process and they should be able to access the web as normal.
The hardest part of accessing the PCCWiFi service from Linux (including Android) is that the configuration interface can vary widely. These settings are general and interface-neutral. Depending on the client (“supplicant”), when it first interacts with the access point it might fill in some of the needed settings. Again, this can vary. Anything required that isn’t auto-filled must be added by hand.
Here are the settings; they may not appear in this order.
The security mode should be “WPA/WPA2 Enterprise” – the client might display it differently but it should look like this.
The authentication method is protected EAP (PEAP).
The anonymous identity can be left blank or unchanged.
If there’s a “domain” field then it should be set to “pcc.edu“. This is perhaps the easiest setting to get wrong or omit, and some clients won’t work without it.
The PEAP version should be “automatic”.
The inner authentication method should be “MSCHAPv2”.
The username is the MyPCC username.
The password is your MyPCC password.
Note: There may be a need to check the “No certificate is required” box, depending upon your OS versioning
As Information Technology updates how it delivers wireless to our customers, at times you may encounter issues getting connected. A great first step to try and resolve this issue is to forget the wireless network on your device, then attempt to reconnect.
Wireless access points are available at all PCC campuses and centers. Due to the physical construction of the buildings, signal strength and service availability may vary within each location. Please report any wireless issues to the IT Service Desk at 971-722-4400.
PCC-Wireless uses an 802.1x secure network protocol. It is encrypted from your device to the wireless network access point. However, you should always be cautious when entering personal information such as passwords, or credit card numbers. If you are in doubt, wait until you have a wired connection before submitting any personal information over the internet.
Wireless Upgrade Project
View additional information regarding PCC's WiFi Upgrade Project.