Wireless@Bolton - Connecting to eduroam
To set up eduroam on a Mac
- Go to System Preferences, Network.
- Ensure Airport is switched on.
- Click 'Advanced'.
- Go to the 802.1x tab Enter the information below, using your own username and password.
- This stores your username and password for each login. If you don't wish to do this and would prefer to enter your username and password each time you connect to eduroam, you can skip this step.
- Hit 'OK'.
- IMPORTANT: Back on the Network Preferences page, click 'Apply'.
- Now click 'Advanced' again.
- On the 'Airport' tab, click the '+' icon to add a configuration.
- Enter the network name 'eduroam'
- Select the security to be 'WPA2 Enterprise'
- In the '802.1X' dropdown box, select the profile you created earlier. The
username and password boxes will be filled.
- If you did not create a profile earlier, you should enter your username and
password here.
- Click 'Add'.
- Set any other options (you may wish to consider disconnecting from wireless
networks when you log out).
- Click 'OK'.
IMPORTANT: Click 'Apply'
- A message may appear:
- Click 'Continue'.
- To permanently trust the certificate, click 'Show Certificate' and click 'always trust Homer'.
- Turn off Airport, and switch it back on. You should be connected to eduroam.
To set up eduroam on Windows
- Right-click on the wireless network icon in the notification area and click on Connect to a network
- At the bottom of this window, choose Set up a connection or network
- Choose Manually connect to a wireless network, then click Next.
- Enter the relevant information as seen on the right:
Network name: eduroam
Select Security Type: WPA2-Enterprise
- Click Next.
At the next screen, click Change network settings. A Properties box will then pop up.
- Choose the Security Tab.
- Set the network authentication method to Protected EAP (PEAP)
- Click the Settings... button
- Untick validate to server certificate
- Select Authentication Method: Secured password (EAP-MSCHAP v2)
- Then click the Configure ... button.
- Untick the "Automatically use my Windows logon name and password (and domain if any)" box, and click OK.
- Click OK to the Protected EAP Properties window, and OK to the eduroam Wireless Network Properties window.
- Click Close to the main window. That completes the configuration.
- In the notification area, you should see a message saying, "Additional information is required to connect to eduroam." Click on this
- Enter your university username and password in the Enter Credentials box and click OK.
- You should then be connected to eduroam.
To set up eduroam on a Nokia Smartphone
This page includes screenshots from an N95, but other Nokia phones with WiFi will be very similar.
- You can connect to CampusInfo and navigate to this page to click on the link above, or download the certificate to your PC and transfer it to your phone
- Whichever method you use, be sure to click on the certificate on your phone and click Save
Step 2: Define Access Point on your phone
- In Tools->Settings->Connection, go to Access Points to Define a new Access point
- Change the New Access Point settings to match those pictured
- Once these are set, go to WLAN security settings, and click Options - Edit
- Change WPA/WPA2 to EAP, and edit the EAP plug-in settings.
- Enable EAP-PEAP, and disable the other methods
- You can bring EAP-PEAP to the top, but this is not necessary.
- Click Options->Edit on EAP-PEAP
- In the EAP-PEAP settings, change the Authority Certificate to bolton.ac.uk (the certificate you downloaded earlier)
- Change User name to User defined, and enter your username here
- Change realm to User defined, and set this to bolton.ac.uk
- Change 'Allow PEAPv2' to Yes
- Click right to enter the EAPs tab
- As before, make EAP-MSCHAPv2 the default
- Click Options-Edit on this
- Enter your username and password here
- Click Back repeatedly, until you have finished the Settings Screen
- You should now be able to select eduroam as one of your Access Points, and browse the internet
To set up eduroam on an iPhone
- Turn Wifi On
- Click on eduroam
- You will be asked for your credentials. Enter your normal university username and password.
- Click Join
- Accept the certificate from "Homer.bolton.ac.uk"
- Your connection to eduroam is now set up.
- Sit back and enjoy your cup of tea.
To set up eduroam on an Android device
- Enter settings - Wireless and Networks
- Turn on Wi-Fi, then click Wi-Fi Settings
- Under Wi-F networks, click on eduroam to start configuring settings
- Scroll down in the 'Connect to eduroam' box and put your username in the Identity box.
- You'll need to put username@bolton.ac.uk
- Type your password in the Wireless password box.
- Click Connect
- Your connection to eduroam is now set up.
- Your phone should connect within a few seconds.
Setting up Eduroam on other systems
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