Colby Wireless Access

The 'Colby Access' wireless network is an encrypted wireless network for use by all Colby account holders (students, faculty and staff) and provides access to general information technology resources, such as printing, file and software servers.  The encryption ensures that the wireless data cannot be captured or monitored by other computers nearby.

Connecting to Colby Access

Current operating systems such as Microsoft Windows 7 and Mac OSX require minimal steps, if any, to connect to the 'Colby Access' network.  In addition, most mobile clients (Windows Mobile, Android, iOS/iPhone/iPad/iPod) can also connect to this network with minimal configuration.  Upon connecting to the network, users may be prompted for their Colby username/password and to accept (or trust) a Colby digital certificate before they are permitted to associate with the network.  If given the option to validate the authentication server's certificate, you may need to download and install the Colby root certificate to your computer.

If you are unable to connect to the Colby Access network, configuration may required. Please refer to the steps below based on your operating system type.  These steps will only need to be done once, as any future connections to the network will use the saved or 'remembered' profile for the network.

If the instructions listed above do not apply to your device or operating system, try configuring the wireless connection profile using the following general settings:

  • Network Name / SSID :  Colby Access   (*note this is case sensitive)
  • Security Type :  WPA2 Enterprise
  • Encryption Type :  AES or TKIP (both are supported)
  • Authentication Method :  Protected EAP or PEAP
    • Using secured password (EAP-MSCHAPv2)

If you require direct assistance, please contact the appropriate ITS support desk.