Eduroam – Connect Windows XP (manual instructions)
Please do not use these eduroam instructions unless the automatic setup wizard does not work on your computer.
There are two main steps to complete:
Import the University’s Root CA Certificate
- Connect to the Bristol-WiFi-Setup wireless network (unauthenticated), this will allow you to complete the next step (alternatively use a USB memory stick to transfer files to your computer).
- In Internet Explorer, not Firefox, Opera or anything else, go to this web page www.wireless.bris.ac.uk/certs/is-cacert.crt to download the certificate and choose Open
- When the certificate opens, click the Install Certificate button.
- If asked which Certificate Store to use, pick Place all certificates in the following store, click Browse and then choose Trusted Root Certification Authorities and click OK.
- When asked to confirm if you wish to install the certificate click Yes.
Configure wireless settings
- Open the network connections control panel. (Click Start, Control Panel,select Classic View if not already selected, click Network Connections)
- Right click on your wireless network connection, and select Properties.
- Select the Wireless Networks tab.
- Ensure the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings box is ticked.
- In the list of preferred networks, if eduroam exists, select it and click Remove.
- Click the Add button (in the preferred networks section)
- In the Association tab, enter eduroam into the Network name (SSID) box.
- Change the Network Authentication drop down option to WPA2.
- Change the Data Encryption drop down option to AES (if you are using eduroam at a different organisation, you might need to pick WPA and TKIP as the previous two settings).
- Select the Authentication tab.
- In the EAP type drop down menu, select Protected EAP (PEAP)
- Untick the Authenticate as computer when computer information is available box.
- Untick the Authenticate as guest when user or computer information is unavailable box.
- Click on the Properties button.
- Place a tick in the box Validate server certificate.
- Tick the box Connect to these servers.
- In to the Connect to these servers box, enter eduroam.wireless.bris.ac.uk
- In the Trusted Root Certification Authorities list, tick only the box corresponding to University of Bristol CA
- Place a tick in the box Do not prompt user to authorize new servers or trusted certification authorities
- In the Select Authentication Method drop down menu, select Secured password (EAP-MSCHAP-v2)
- Tick the box Enable Fast Reconnect
- Tick the box Enable Quarantine checks.
- Click on the Configure button.
- Untick the box Automatically use my windows logon name and password …
- Click Ok (EAP MSCHAP-v2 window)
- Click Ok (Protected EAP Properties window)
- Click Ok (Wireless Network Connection window)
- Your computer should now attempt to connect to the eduroam network – this may take 30 seconds or so.
- Lookout for a yellow popup bubble at the bottom of your screen saying Click here to select a certificate or other credentials for connection to the network eduroam, click on it when it appears.
- In the Enter Credentials window enter the following details: Username: your Bristol username with @bristol.ac.uk appended. For example ab1234@bristol.ac.uk
Password: your Bristol password
Logon Domain: leave blank - Click Ok – Your computer should then authenticate you to the network and you will be able to access the Internet. This may take up to 30 seconds.
Once you have successfully entered your username and password for the eduroam network, Windows XP will remember it forever. In order to delete your credentials from your computer, please follow these instructions from Microsoft’s web site or run this: Delete Windows XP EAP Credentials Program.
Because Windows stores your password, it is recommended that you do not use eduroam with shared computers running Windows XP, unless you have your own personal username on the PC.
