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Connecting Personal Devices to the CCSD Guest Wireless Network

(MacOS)

The following are directions for connecting your PERSONAL Mac OS device (MacBook, MacBook Pro and

MacBook Air) to the CCSD Guest Wireless Network.

1. From your device’s desktop, select the Wi-Fi icon located on

the top right of your screen.

2. Ensure that Wi-Fi is turned ON.

3. Select the CCSDGuest network.

4. Enter the password provided by your local

school’s Library Media Specialist, Lab

Manager, or School Administrator to join the

CCSDGuests network.

Enter the provided password,

check ‘Remember this network’ then

press Join.

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5. Open a web browser (i.e. Safari, Chrome) and navigate to www.cobbk12.org

6. If prompted to save your

password,

select ‘Never for this

Website’.

7. If you have NOT registered for a Guest Account DURING THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR,

select New Guest. If you received your Guest credentials during a previous visit, select Returning

Guest and continue at Step 10.

Note: Guest Accounts MUST be renewed every year beginning July 1st.

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8. Complete all of the requested

information consisting of:

a. The reason for

requesting access

b. Your valid email

address

c. Your full name

d. Your mobile phone

number

e. Your mobile service

provider

After completing the form,

select Continue.

9. Verify that the correct email

address and number has been

submitted, then select Continue.

Note: You will receive an email

and text message that contains

your username and password.

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10. Enter the email address and

password that was sent to you.

Check the “Acceptable Use

Policy” after reading the terms.

Select Sign In.

11. You will be re-directed to the

SSL Certificate Page.

Click on the gold key.

Do not leave this site without

first installing the CCSD-issued

SSL Certificate!

It will be required to experience

error-free surfing at secured

HTTPS sites while on the CCSD

Wireless Network.

12. Press [Command] - [Space bar] to open Spotlight. In the spotlight search, enter Keychain Access.

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13. Under Keychains, select System.

14. From the Keychain Access Menu, select

File | Import Items…

15. Select Downloads

under Favorites,

select the file named

ccsdfd_sha2.der,

then press Open.

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16. To modify the system keychain, you must enter

your device’s administrative Username and

Password, and then press Modify Keychain.

17. Double-click the CCSD FortiGate Root Authority certificate.

18. Change the option for ‘When using this

certificate’ to Always Trust,

then close the dialog box.

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19. Before the certificate trust settings are applied,

you will need to re-enter your device’s

administrative Username and Password, and

then click on Update Settings.

20. Navigate to a secure HTTPS site like www.yahoo.com, www.google.com or www.bing.com. Verify

that the page displays properly.

21. Please contact the front office if you encounter any issues connecting to the CCSDGuests

network.