# MacOS (Macbooks / Mac)

<p class="callout warning">The current **AStateSecure** wireless network will be retired at <span style="text-decoration: underline;">**noon**</span> on <span style="text-decoration: underline;">**Saturday, Oct. 3**</span>, and will no longer be available after that time. </p>

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#### Connecting to AStateConnect

**AStateConnect** is the Wi-Fi network you will use while on campus. You log in with your A-State email address and password.

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1\. Open the **Settings** app on your iOS device. The icon should look like the image below.

[![iOS-9-Settings-icon-full-size-1.jpg](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2021-09/scaled-1680-/ios-9-settings-icon-full-size-1.jpg)](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2021-09/ios-9-settings-icon-full-size-1.jpg)

2\. Tap on **Wi-Fi** on the left hand side of the **Settings** screen.

![Mac Wifi Setting Menu.png](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/scaled-1680-/mac-wifi-setting-menu.png)  
  
3\. Tap on **AStateConnect**.

![Mac Wifi AStateConnect.png](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/scaled-1680-/mac-wifi-astateconnect.png)  
  
4\. Enter your A-State email address and password and tap **Join**.

![AStateConnect Mac Signin.png](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/scaled-1680-/astateconnect-mac-signin.png)  
  
5\. A screen will pop up like the image below. Tap **Trust**.   
  
![Mac Trust prompt.png](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/scaled-1680-/mac-trust-prompt.png)

Your device should now be signed into the **AStateConnect** network.

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#### Disable Private Wi-Fi Addressing

If you are exeriencing issues with the network, you might need to disable private wi-fi addressing. Steps for this can be found [here](https://kb.astate.edu/books/campus-wireless/page/disabling-private-wi-fi-addressing).

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#### Connecting to Home@AState

**Home@AState** is the Wi-Fi network used in A-State Campus Housing. Every student living in on-campus housing should have been provided a password for this Wi-Fi network to their A-State student email.

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1\. Open the **Settings** app on your iOS device. The icon should look like the image below.

[![iOS-9-Settings-icon-full-size-1.jpg](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2021-09/scaled-1680-/ios-9-settings-icon-full-size-1.jpg)](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2021-09/ios-9-settings-icon-full-size-1.jpg)

2\. Tap on **Wi-Fi** on the left hand side of the **Settings** screen.   
  
[![1.PNG](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2021-10/scaled-1680-/1.PNG)](https://kb.astate.edu/uploads/images/gallery/2021-10/1.PNG)  
  
3\. Tap on **Home@AState**.

4\. Enter the **Home@AState** password provided via A-State student email and tap **Join**.

Your device should now be signed into the **Home@AState** network.

<p class="callout success">If you have not received your **Home@AState** password, you can use this **[GUIDE](https://kb.astate.edu/books/campus-wireless/page/how-to-request-a-home-at-astate-wi-fi-password)** for help requesting a new password.</p>

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<p class="callout info">For further assistance, contact the ITS Help Desk at 870-972-3933 or stop by IT Support Services (<itsupportservices@astate.edu>). It is located on the bottom floor of the Dean B. Ellis Library, Room 149.</p>