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Register your game console or media device and connect it to the wired network port in your dorm room or to DeviceODU, our dedicated wireless network just for devices.
Supported DevicesFirst, register your device.
Registration allows the device to bypass standard network authentication. To complete the form, you need to know your device's wired or wireless MAC address (a 12 digit number that can be found in the network settings section of most devices). The table below shows the path to the MAC address on common game consoles.
Then connect.
Wired connection: Plug your device into an open ethernet port in your room. (Each room has one port per bed. Provide your own cable.)
Wireless connection: Connect your device to the DeviceODU wireless network. You'll receive the passcode for this network when you register your device.
Finding your MAC address
Devices have two MAC addresses — one for a wired connection, and one for wireless. When you register your device with ODU, we need the wired MAC address if you plan to plug the device into the ethernet port in your room, or the wireless MAC address if you want to use the DeviceODU wireless network.
General Device Connectivity Support
Most mobile devices require either a wired or wireless network connection. The below table will help to determine which connection is best. To determine if your device can connect to the ODU Wireless Network, see here.