{"id":101069,"date":"2016-08-26T16:47:36","date_gmt":"2016-08-26T20:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=101069"},"modified":"2024-10-30T13:32:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T17:32:00","slug":"unsupported-wireless-devices","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/infrastructure\/networks\/wireless\/unsupported-wireless-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"Unsupported Wireless Devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As you&#8217;re considering what devices to purchase for your on-campus residence, please note that not all wireless-capable devices support BU&#8217;s wireless or wired networks.<\/p>\n<p>The device is <em>not<\/em> supported and will not work on campus if it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Does not support enterprise authentication with both a username and password<\/li>\n<li>Does not have an ethernet port<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Examples of unsupported devices include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amazon Echo (including Echo Dot)<\/li>\n<li>Amazon Fire TV Stick<\/li>\n<li>Apple Watch (when disconnected from the iPhone)<\/li>\n<li>Wireless printers<\/li>\n<li>Roku Streaming Stick<\/li>\n<li>Google Home<\/li>\n<li>Chromecast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Vizio Smart TVs<\/li>\n<li>Smart Plugs<\/li>\n<li>Smart Lights\/Philips Hue<\/li>\n<li>Home automation tools\/appliances<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have any additional questions or concerns about a specific device you would like to use on campus, please feel free to contact the BU IT Help Center by phone at <a href=\"tel:6173534357\">617-353-4357<\/a>\u00a0or by email at <a href=\"mailto:ithelp@bu.edu\">ithelp@bu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you&#8217;re considering what devices to purchase for your on-campus residence, please note that not all wireless-capable devices support BU&#8217;s wireless or wired networks. The device is not supported and will not work on campus if it: Does not support enterprise authentication with both a username and password Does not have an ethernet port Examples&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1301,"featured_media":0,"parent":26558,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/101069"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1301"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101069"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/101069\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":154799,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/101069\/revisions\/154799"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}