connecting to home Wifi/Internet-Chromebook
An error message like "Your connection is not private" or if you are not able to access Google Classroom or perform a Google Search, you may need to connect to the internet filter.
Select and connect to your home wifi. See directions below if you need help with this.
Message "Your Connection is not private" appears.
Click the Advanced tab below the message.
Click proceed to webfilter.pvcsd.org, below the message.
Be patient for the Chromebook to connect to the wifi and automatically authenticate.
The screen may flicker back and forth a bit, this is normal behavior.
The login screen should appear.
If a student is presented with the PVCSD Web Filter Authentication Page, the student should enter their universal user id and password: lastnamefirstnamepv/funny password. If you do not know this information, please ask your teachers or contact your building tech support found below.
If you are not presented with an authentication screen, then force your device to authenticate by copying the following url into the address bar of the Chrome browser: http://auth.pvcsd.org/ and then authenticate using their universal user id and password
For more assistance, please email the building tech support team found below..
The first step to connect to a Wi-Fi network with your Chromebook is seeing which open or password-protected networks exist nearby.
To view Wi-Fi networks, select the Wi-Fi network icon in the lower right corner of your Chromebook screen. In the pop-up window, select the Wi-Fi icon.
A Network window will open with a list of all available networks.
Select your home Wi-Fi network.
Select Connect if no password is required
If the Wi-Fi network requires a password, a network configuration window will appear. Please enter the network name, network security type, and/or the network password and Save.
This information will be saved for future use.
Most issues can be solved by restarting your device.
If the above steps do not help, click here..
