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Network: Disable MAC Randomization

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Use these instructions when your USU-guest connection asks you register your device each time you connect your device.

About This Issue

To communicate with a Wi-Fi network, a device must identify itself to the network using a unique network address called a media access control (MAC) address. For privacy reasons, your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Apple Watch may periodically change the MAC address it uses with each Wi-Fi network. This is a feature of the operating systems.  At Utah State University, our USU-guest network security is dependent on a unchanging MAC address to authorize access to the USU Network.

**It is recommend for you to use the Eduroam network instead. Eduroam offers additional security features and is not dependent on a MAC address registration. Please visit https://eduroam.usu.edu.** Registration on Eduroam is only required once every 5 years!

Registering a Device On iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch

Register Android Devices Version 10 and later

 

For More Information on Connecting to the USU-guest Network


For further assistance, please contact your Department IT Support or the IT Service Desk