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Guest Wireless Access

Printable Version

Updated: 6/21/2023

GC-Wireless Guest

Gulf Coast State College offers open guest wireless access for anyone to use upon acceptance of the college’s Wireless Use Policy. This policy is presented as part of the Captive Web Portal (CAP) page upon connecting to the wireless network and requires acceptance in order to proceed.

  • Guest Wireless Access will allow a user to connect but will not pass any Internet traffic until the captive portal has been accepted.

  • Guest Wireless access is offered for periods of 24 hours before re-acceptance of the captive portal is required.

  • Guest Wireless Access offers limited bandwidth to prevent abuse of services.

Connecting to the Guest Wireless from Windows Wireless Guest:

Find the ‘GC-Wireless-Guest’ SSID and Connect.

GC Wirelss Guest SSID

Upon connecting a web browser should automatically open and route to the Secure Internet captive web portal page shown below.

Some computers depending on the security settings or installed antivirus software may not automatically open a web browser. In those cases, the user may need to manually open a web browser to proceed.

Secure Internet Portal

Upon clicking accept you should be auto redirected to the www.gulfcoast.edu webpage where you now have Internet Access

Connect to WiFi GC Wireless Guest

Connecting to the Guest Wireless From Mobile Devices

Mobile devices and screens may vary from device to device but the overall connection process is similar
Find the ‘GC-Wireless-Guest’ SSID and Connect.

Internet Verizon Connected
Network Details Sign in

Upon connecting the devices web browser should automatically open and route to the Secure Internet captive web portal page show below

Some devices depending on the settings or security may not automatically open a web browser. In those cases, the user may need to manually open a web browser to proceed or go back into the wireless and click ‘Sign In’.

Secure Internet Portal Accept or Cancel
Network details GC-Wireless Guest connected

Upon clicking accept you should be auto redirected to the www.gulfcoast.edu webpage where you now have Internet Access

Gulf Coast State College does not discriminate against any person in its programs, activities, policies or procedures on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, national origin, marital status, religion, age, gender, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. All questions or inquiries regarding compliance with laws relating to non-discrimination and all complaints regarding sexual misconduct or discrimination, may be directed to Lee Wood, Executive Director, Human Resources/Title II/504/Title IX Coordinator and Employment Equity Officer, Gulf Coast State College, 5230 W. US Highway 98, Panama City, FL 32401.