How do I set up the My Devices Portal and connect my devices to the UIC wireless network?

Overview

The My Devices Portal allows students, faculty, and staff living in UIC residence halls to register personal devices for direct access to the wireless network. This portal is designed for devices that do not easily support standard wireless authentication, such as gaming consoles, smart TVs, and media players.

This article provides an overview of the My Devices Portal and step-by-step instructions for accessing the portal, registering a new device, marking a device as lost or stolen, and reinstating a device if it is recovered.

Table of Contents

• My Devices Portal Details
• Steps to Access My Devices Portal
• Steps to Add a New Device
• Steps to Mark a device as lost or stolen
• Steps to Reinstate a Device After Being Marked Lost/Stolen

Details on My Devices Portal

One feature of the Resident Hall Network is the My Devices Portal. This portal allows students, faculty, and staff in the resident halls to register their devices, automatically connecting to the mydevices wireless network without needing to sign in each time.

Gaming Devices, Smart TVs, and Media Players are just a few of the devices that may be registered in this way. Desktop PCs, Laptops, and Tablets should continue connecting through the UIC-Wifi, UIC-Guest, or Eduroam wireless networks.

Steps to Access My Devices Portal

1. Access the My Devices Portal at mydevices.ise.cc.uic.edu and log in with your UIC NetID and Common Password.
   
   
    
2. You will need to read through and accept the UIC Acceptable Use of Computational Resources Policy.
   
   

Steps to Add a New Device

To add a new device to your MY Devices listing you will need to know the MAC address of your device. To locate your MAC address for all major devices please see: How do I find the MAC address of my specific device?

 

MAC addresses are represented as a set of 6 pairs of letters and numbers, separated by colons (ex. AA:BB:CC:11:22:33). We recommend checking manufacturers’ websites to learn how to obtain MAC addresses for particular devices.

 

1. Navigate to My Devices Portal > Manage Devices and select Add.
   
   
    
2. Enter a device name (example Xbox One)
    
3. Enter the MAC address (sometimes referred to as the Physical Address or Device ID) of the device.
    
4. Enter a description of the device (e.g., John Doe’s X-Box One)
    
5. Select Submit
    
6. After properly registering your device the status will show “Pending”.  Your device is now ready to join the “mydevices” wireless network and will be useable immediately.
   
   

 

Example: Successfully Added Device

 

Example: Multiple Successful Devices

Steps to Mark a device as lost or stolen

1. Within the My Devices portal, select the checkbox next to the relevant device
    
2. Select either the Lost or Stolen button. The device will be listed as stolen and blocked from network access (will not be able to connect to “mydevices” SSID)
   
   
   
   
   
   

Steps to Reinstate a Device After Being Marked Lost/Stolen

1. Select the checkbox next to the lost or stolen device, and choose Reinstate.
   
   
    
2. After the device has been reinstated, the device will show up as “Not Registered”.
    
3. Delete the “Not registered” device.
   
   
    
4. In order for the device to once again connect to the mydevices network, you will need to re-register it following the instructions above.