University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
  1. Housing Services
  2. Residential Wi-Fi

Residential Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi service in the residence halls is provided by Boldyn Networks (formerly known as Apogee), a global provider of wi-fi services to industries including higher education, healthcare, and hospitality.  Boldyn Wi-Fi offers:

  • Fast and reliable service
  • Ability to connect up to 10 devices simultaneously to the network with guaranteed speeds (100 Mbps downloads/50 Mbps uploads) to each device
  • Dedicated support for students 24 hours a day
  • Ability to create a personal network to connect your smart devices.

Create an account

  1. Go to: johnstown.hed.boldyn.com
  2. Sign in using your university credentials and create account
  3. Once account has been created, sign back in and click on “show wi-fi password” under Add Devices Tab.  You can change your wi-fi password here to something unique. 
  4. You will use this Wi-Fi password to connect your devices to the network.

Connect for the first time

  1. Go to your wireless settings and connect to “MyResNet Start Here.”  
  2. Open a browser to access the portal.
  3. Once you have your account set up, forget "MyResnet Start Here" from your list of wireless networks.
  4. Select "MyResNet-5G" from your list of wireless networks and enter your password. 

Connect to the network

  • Navigate to the wireless settings on each device 
  • Connect to MyResNet-5G (Always use 5G, however you can connect to MyResNet2G if your device is not 5G-compatible)
  • Enter your Wi-Fi password when prompted to connect  
  • Enable the “auto-join” feature  

Tech support

All Wi-Fi tech support questions and issues should be directed to Boldyn:  

Do NOT contact the Pitt-Johnstown help desk for issues with Boldyn service. 

For tech support on wired ports contact the Pitt-Johnstown Help Desk:

Things to remember:

  • Boldyn Wi-Fi is available in the residence halls only.  For all other areas on campus you should connect to WIRELESS-PITTNET. 
  • Wired internet connections are not available in any residential facilities.