Registering Apple Products

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In order for you to use your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch to stream music or browse the web on the NMU network, you will need to register the device on the network. 

1. Connect to NMU through the wifi settings
2. Open the Safari web browser.
3. In the address field type, register.nmu.edu and click Go.

4. It will prompt for your NMU username and password
5. Click "Continue"
6. There will be a black box with a play symbol in the middle just tap that and a 30 second video from the Dean of Students, Christine Greer, talking about the copyright policy
7. Next you will have to Accept the "Acceptable Use Policy" for NMU
8. After you accept the use policy there will be a three question quiz about things that you can and can't do on the NMU network
9. Once you get to the "Registration Complete" page, click "log out", and wait 10-15 minutes for it to regenerate an IP address. Once you get to google.com or any site that is not affiliated with NMU you are all set. 
 

Allowing Third Party Applications to Install on a MacBook

Documentation

Some applications are not signed by Apple and will not be able to be installed. If you trust the application and know you want to install it, follow these steps to allow third party apps to install.

  1. Open "System Preferences" by clicking on the Apple icon and choosing that option.

  2. Select "Security & Privacy" from the "System Preferences" window.

  3. Select the "General" tab, and select the lock in the lower left corner to allow changes. 

  4. Enter your computer username and password, then select "Unlock."

  5. In the "Allow apps downloaded from:" section, select the radio button to the left of "Anywhere."

  6. Close the window. You can now install unsigned applications that you trust. 
    • For security reasons, you may want to repeat this process checking "Mac App Store" on step five in order to turn this feature back off. 
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