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Wifi In the Library

Wifi Requirements

TCC-Affiliated Users (students, faculty, staff)

  • Must be currently enrolled or employed
  • Use SecureTCC
  • Students use current VCCS student login credentials (myTCC username and password.)
  • Faculty and staff use current TCC network login credentials.
  • They do not have to download the app; follow the separate QuickStart instructions if they want to do so.

TCC Community Patrons

  • Must have a valid TCC Community Library Card.
  • Use AccessTCC; Click on TCC Guest.
  • User ID is library card barcode number.
  • Password is last name in ALL CAPS
  • If Library Card is issued or updated today, will not have Wi-Fi access for up to 36 hours.

VBPL Patrons

  • At the JUL, use the open VB_Library network.
  • At Chesapeake, Norfolk, and Portsmouth campuses, must have a valid VBPL Library Card.
    • VBPL Library Card must have transferred to the TCC library system.
    • Use AccessTCC; Click on TCC Guest.
    • User ID is library card barcode number.
    • Password is last name in ALL CAPS.
    • If Library Card is issued or updated today, will not have Wi-Fi access for up to 36 hours.

Need a guest account?

  • Under the TCC Guests login box is a link labeled ‘Need a guest account? Click Here.’ This link is not for library patrons. It is for official visitors to the college such as Workforce Development Workshop participants.
  • This link requires that a sponsor be entered. Except for a few limited exceptions at the Joint Use Library, library staff cannot sponsor guest access.

Connecting with PCs/ Microsoft Windows

Windows 10 

  1. Click the Wireless icon in the taskbar (bottom right of your Desktop)
  2. Select SecureTCC from the list of networks
  3. Enter your TCC network username (faculty/staff) or myTCC username (students) and password
  4. Click OK
  5. You will now be connected to the SecureTCC network

Connecting with Androids/Chromebooks

Android

  1. Tap the Home button, and then tap the Apps button. Navigate to Settings.
  2. Under Wireless and Networks, make sure Wi-Fi is turned on, then tap Wi-Fi
  3. Tap SecureTCC
  4. A settings window will appear; make sure the following settings are selected:
    - EAP method – PEAP
    - Phase 2 authentication - MSCHAPV - if domain option is required, use tcc.edu 
    - CA certificate – Select "Do Not Validate"
  5. Enter your TCC network username (faculty/staff) or myTCC username (students) and password
  6. Tap Connect
  7. You will now be connected to the SecureTCC network 

Connecting with Macs

macOS

  1. Click the Wi-Fi menu at the top right of your screen
  2. Select SecureTCC from the list of networks
  3. Enter your TCC network username (faculty/staff) or myTCC username (students) and password 
  4. Click Continue when prompted to verify the certificate. Show Certificate will reveal a certificate from “clearpass.tcc.edu”
  5. Confirm the certificate trust by entering your macOS username and password at the prompt
  6. You will now be connected to the SecureTCC network

 

 

Connecting with iPhones

iOS

  1. Tap the Settings icon
  2. Tap Wi-Fi
  3. Make sure your device's Wi-Fi is turned on. Your device will automatically search for available Wi-Fi networks.
  4. Tap SecureTCC
  5. Enter your TCC network username (faculty/staff) or myTCC username (students) and password and tap Join
  6. Tap Trust when the clearpass.tcc.edu certificate appears
  7. You will now be connected to the SecureTCC network

Troubleshooting

  • If the patron tried to log on to the wrong network and the settings are saved on the device, go to the Wi-Fi settings, forget or disconnect from the wrong network, and then try and log into the correct one.
  • If a Community or VBPL patron is unable to log in, check the Alma account for the following:
  • Check the last name.
    • Was it entered correctly, with initial capital letter only?
    • Does it have hyphens, commas, or other odd data anomalies?
    • Does it include a suffix such as SR. or JR., the password may be Smith Sr. or Smith Jr.
  • Check the account’s expiration date (found under Local Patron Information). If expired, update the record following Community patron update procedures. Wi-Fi should be available the next day.
    • VBPL patrons must renew through VBPL - do not update these expirations dates. Patron can call (757)822-7007 or (757)385-0150.
  • If a Student cannot log on using myTCC credentials:
    • Verify the password by asking them to sign on to a desktop computer and log in to myTCC.
    • Verify that they are currently enrolled by checking the expiration date of their Alma record. It should be within one week of a year from today.

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Last Updated: Aug 26, 2024 10:54 AM