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• Devices must support 5GHz or 6GHz WiFi. We no longer use 2.4GHz for WiFi.

• Two WiFi networks are available in the Reshalls above: SU-secure and SU-secure is recommended visitor

• SU-secure

  • Recommended for use by computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones

  . SU-secure requires authentication by

  • Requires authentication with a valid SeattleU username and password

  .

  • There is no bandwidth (throughput) restriction applied to your SU-secure connection(s)

• SU-visitor requires

  • Requires device registration

  as opposed to user authentication.

  • instead of user authentication

  • There is a 100Mbit/sec bandwidth (throughput) restriction applied to each SU-visitor connection

  • SU-visitor has two use cases:

    • Internet access for devices that are not compatible with SU-secure (such as using only a password to access a WiFi network), or are used daily or multiple times each week and the process of re-registering a device every 24 hours would be inconvenient. Such devices include gaming consoles, entertainment systems, audio/video streaming devices, TVs, personal assistants, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

    • Short term ad-hoc use by visiting family members, friends, or summer event attendees

  SU-visitor: you

  • You can register your device

  one time

  • once for SU-visitor access through the current school year ending Spring quarter in June. See Can I connect my TV/game console/streaming device to SeattleU Wi-Fi?

Note: It is recommended that streaming content always be accessed over a wired connection when possible. Wired connections provide consistent throughput and do not suffer from multiple device congestion as WiFi does.

• WiFi throughput varies greatly based on Numerous factors can affect your WiFi throughput including, but not limited to, your device type, it’s WiFi capabilities, the number of active WiFi devices near you, and the type of content being downloaded to accessed by those devices. Devices that support 6GHz WiFi will realize the highest throughput and the least congestion. To see your WiFi throughput to the internet, we recommend you use https://fast.com.

In order to minimize interference to Seattle University WiFi networks, residents Residents in Bellarmine, Campion, Chardin, Douglas, Murphy Apartments, and Xavier are not allowed to install setup or use any device that broadcasts creates a WiFi network or intentionally disrupts Seattle University WiFi access(SSID), whether it is broadcast or not. This is required to prevent impacts to SeattleU WiFi. This includes, but is not limited to:

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