Wi-Fi Networks

Look for PantherGuest in your device's Wi-Fi settings.

• During school hours: Visitors, groups, and other guests requesting WiFi access will need to ask for a username and password from personnel in the main office of every building.
• Before and after school hours and weekends: A default username and password will be set outside of school hours. This login information will also be displayed on the "splash page", which is visible upon connecting to the PantherGuest network.
  •    Username: Guest
  •    Password: agree

• To better serve the community and to allow visitors to more easily connect to and use our guest network, a sign-in process was implemented. The guest network has less restrictions than the internal networks available to student devices during the school day. For this reason, the PantherGuest network requires a unique login during school hours. This login can be obtained in the main office of every building in the district. This login will not be shared with students, but is available to all visitors of Spring Lake Park Schools during the school day.
• Please be aware that before and after school hours, the guest network changes to a default password that is available to anyone on-screen upon connecting to the PantherGuest network. Students' personal devices can use this network before and after school hours and on weekends. 
   

• Passwords obtained during the school day will be valid for up to 12 hours. 
• Outside of school hours, the following default username and password will be set. This login information will also be displayed on the "splash page", which is visible upon connecting to the PantherGuest network.
  •    Username: Guest
  •    Password: agree 

Yes, but it is less restrictive than the WiFi networks available to students during the day. During after school hours, students and guests can freely access the guest network via the default login on personal devices.
 

Yes, guests of Spring Lake Park Schools will have the same experience connecting to the guest network at every school and building.
 

Yes, staff members can use their standard district username and password to sign-in to the guest network on personal devices, such as a mobile phone.

• PantherGuest is not to be used on district-owned devices.
• Staff are not to share their district username and password under any circumstances.
• Login is typically required once per day to continue to use PantherGuest.

Using PantherGuest can be a convenient way to access the internet from your mobile device while in our school buildings.

Depending on your wireless carrier, some carriers do not have a quality signal into our school buildings. By connecting to PantherGuest you can access the internet, use apps, and make and receive messages and calls if your carrier supports wi-fi calling. 

PantherGuest requires signing in on a daily basis in order to use it. There are a few ways to verify you can sign in and use PantherGuest:

- Ensure that your mobile device's wi-fi is turned on.
- Go to your web browsing and navigate to a common website (e.g. google.com). If you are on PantherGuest but not yet signed in, you will be prompted to sign in. Note: we recommend using a web browser to test this before using other apps.
- Go to your phone's wi-fi settings and ensure that PantherGuest is selected as a wi-fi network. Sometimes toggling wi-fi off then selecting PantherGuest will prompt you to sign in.

Depending on if your device is Windows or Mac, district-owned or personal, there are different networks your device will connect to. Attempting to connect to the wrong network could cause problems accessing district resources such as network drives, printers, and more.

The district runs multiple wireless networks in our buildings. District-owned devices automatically connect to the appropriate network:

No. Network resources are reserved for district-owned devices only.

Sometimes you need an iPad to no longer connect to a wireless network. By default, it will save the network after connecting to it once in a list of preferred wireless networks. If you have multiple preferred networks, however, this can cause your iPad to switch back and forth between them, leading to connectivity issues.

1. Tap on the Settings app from the home screen.
2. Tap on Wi-Fi. The list of local wireless networks will appear.
3. To remove a network (ex: PantherGuest) tap on the blue arrow next to the network name. In iOS 7, this is a blue “I” with a circle.
4. Tap on “Forget this Network”.
5. Tap on the Wi-Fi button on the top-left.

• Click on Wi-Fi symbol in the top-right corner and select "Open Network Preferences..."  
• On the Wi-Fi section, select the "Advanced..." button.
• Find "PantherGuest" (or whichever wifi network you want to forget) and select the "-" button.  Select "Remove" to confirm.
• Click "OK" then "Apply" to save your changes. 

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I can’t access <certain website>.  I get a message saying “Web Page Blocked”.
The district guest network is filtered at a level acceptable for all ages, which means certain websites are not accessible on the guest network.