I got an Xbox Series X (wild cheers)! I had to set it up on Stanford’s network (loud boos). Since the top result for when you search “stanford xbox set up” is a Reddit post from almost four years ago (with no definitive answer), I thought I’d write up my experience.

To get the Xbox on the network, you need to register it with Stanford. Go here and click on “Browserless Devices”.

• Plug in the Xbox to a display and a power source.
• Set up a hotspot on your phone.
• Take out the controller, put the batteries in, and turn it on.
• Press the menu button on the controller (the button with the three lines).
• Walk through the setup process, and connect to the hotspot.
• It will probably ask you to download an update. Godspeed. Mine was 1.6GB and on my iphone hotspot took a while (started at 6:45pm, finished at 7pm).
• Follow the instructions on the screen to turn on the console using the controller.
• Sign into your Xbox account.
• Go to Settings > Network > Network Settings > Advanced Settings. Find the wireless MAC address.
• On a laptop, go to Stanford’s network registration page and click on “Browserless Devices”. At some point you’ll be asked to enter the MAC address. You might then get a message about how long you need to wait.
• On the Xbox, change the network to Stanford, and you should be all good to go!