{"id":31456,"date":"2023-11-01T12:48:11","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T19:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/?p=31456"},"modified":"2023-11-01T12:50:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T19:50:23","slug":"changes-to-guest-event-wi-fi-starting-nov-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/2023\/11\/01\/changes-to-guest-event-wi-fi-starting-nov-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes to guest\/event Wi-Fi &#8212; Starting Nov 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ITS is improving the way guests connect to Wi-Fi on campus. The improvements will make requesting guest or event Wi-Fi quick and easy, and guests will benefit from faster, more secure Wi-Fi.<\/p>\n<p>Starting Mon, Nov 6, when guest or event Wi-Fi is required, simply submit a ticket by visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/itservicedesk.ufv.ca\/TDClient\/52\/ITServicesPortal\/Requests\/TicketRequests\/NewForm?ID=5RFenO2hxYE_&amp;RequestorType=Service\">https:\/\/itservicedesk.ufv.ca\/TDClient\/52\/ITServicesPortal\/Requests\/ServiceDet?ID=380.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll have three different options to choose from that have been created to best meet the needs of you and your guests\/event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Option 1: Guest \u2013 Generic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best option for when a small group of guests are expected on campus but names, email addresses, or phone numbers are unknown. A generic login and password will be created for the guests to access Wi-Fi up to a maximum of 180 days (six months).<\/p>\n<p>This option can also be selected if you require a generic login and password for when guests are unexpectedly on campus and require Wi-Fi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Option 2: Guest \u2013 Named<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Best option for when a group of guests are expected on campus and names, email addresses or phone numbers are known in advance. A specific login and password will be created for the guest and an email or text will be sent directly to the guest to access Wi-Fi for a maximum of 180 days (six months).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Option 3: Event<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Best option for when a group of guests (more than five) are expected on campus for five days or less and names, email addresses or phones are unknown. A generic \u2018text to join\u2019 option will be created for the specific group of guests.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions, contact the IT Service Desk at <a href=\"mailto:itservicedesk@ufv.ca\">itservicedesk@ufv.ca<\/a>, or call us on local 4610 or 604-864-4610. For more info, contact Ashley Friesen at <a href=\"mailto:ashley.friesen@ufv.ca\">ashley.friesen@ufv.ca.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #fff;\">12\/01\/2023<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ITS is improving the way guests connect to Wi-Fi on campus. The improvements will make requesting guest or event Wi-Fi quick and easy, and guests will benefit from faster, more secure Wi-Fi. Starting Mon, Nov 6, when guest or event Wi-Fi is required, simply submit a ticket by visiting https:\/\/itservicedesk.ufv.ca\/TDClient\/52\/ITServicesPortal\/Requests\/ServiceDet?ID=380. You&#8217;ll have three different options &#8230; <a title=\"Changes to guest\/event Wi-Fi &#8212; Starting Nov 6\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/2023\/11\/01\/changes-to-guest-event-wi-fi-starting-nov-6\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":31457,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-ufv-today"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31456"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31456\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31464,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31456\/revisions\/31464"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/announce\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}