PACE-GUEST: Creating Multiple Random Wireless Guest Accounts

Introduction

Pace University active student, staff, or faculty can sponsor wireless-only guest accounts for off-campus visitors that require wireless network access. When sponsoring guests, you can create and manage their user accounts via the self-service Guest Account Sponsor Portal.

Notes: 

• Only faculty and staff can create bulk guest accounts.
• Guest accounts can be created up to 30 days prior to the start date.
• For more advanced access (e.g.: Pace temp/contractor accounts), please refer to the Advanced (Temp/Contractor) Account article for more details.

Instructions

Sponsor wireless-only guest accounts for visiting guests who require wireless network access.

Sign In

1. Visit https://sponsor.pace.edu
2. Type your Pace Portal Username and Password
   
3. Click checkbox next to Agree to
   
4. Click Sign On
   • Note: Once signed in, the home screen shows tabs along the top, including: Create Accounts, Manage Accounts, Pending Accounts, and Notices.

Create Guest Accounts

1. From the Create Accounts tab, under Guest Information, click the Random tab
   • Note: The Random tab is only available to faculty and staff to create bulk guest accounts.
     
2. Type number of accounts to create under Number of accounts
3. (Optional) Type a prefix under Username prefix - this adds a text string to the beginning of each created account (e.g., prefix "wifi" creates username "wifi321")
   • Note: The Access Information section is where you enter the start date/time and end date/time for wireless guest access.
4. Click From Date and From Time fields to select (or type) start date and start time
   • Note: The From Date must be 30 days or less from the current date.
5. Click To Date and To Time fields to select (or type) end date and end time
   • Note: Once you have specified the start date/time and end date/time from the access information section, the Duration field automatically populates with the number of days that wireless access will be granted (up to 30 days maximum).
6. Click Create
   • Note: The screen will display a list of the created Random accounts.

Print or Copy List of Accounts to Distribute

1. Click Print to print the created accounts. Each account will be printed on a separate sheet. (i.e.; 20 Accounts = 20 printed pages).
   -or-
2. Highlight all accounts
3. Press CTRL + C to copy highlighted text
4. Open a new email message or other application (e.g.; Excel, Word)
5. Press CTRL + V to paste highlighted text
6. Click Done on Account Information screen
   • Note: You may sign out by clicking on your username on the upper right hand corner of the screen.
7. Distribute accounts to guests for use on the PACE-GUEST wireless network

All guests should connect to PACE-GUEST by following the Connecting to PACE-GUEST (WIFI) instructions.

Note: You can access existing active guest accounts you created by logging back in to the Guest Account Sponsor Portal and clicking Manage Accounts tab.