Setting Up Eduroam Wi-Fi on a Windows 7/Vista Laptop

Windows 7 Users may be able to connect to the eduroam network without setting up a connection.

Note: the username you connect to eduroam with is different from the one you use for the ChiUni network.

Select the eudroam network, then for the Username use the following:

-          Students input your email address e.g. cweb1@chi.ac.uk

-          Staff input your network username followed by @chi.ac.uk e.g. breynold@chi.ac.uk (not your email address)

Then confirm your normal password, and click Ok

If that doesn't work, or you are using Vista, continue with the rest of these instructions:

These instructions are for Windows 7, however they are very similar for Vista (and the differences are highlighted).

Firstly make sure wireless is enabled on your laptop (some laptops have a wireless ON and OFF switch).

Click the Start button, then type Network in the search box:

Then click Network and Sharing Center from the results list:

Select Setup a New Connection or Network:

Select Manually connect to a wireless network then Next:

Set the following details then click 'Next':

Note: for Vista, you do not have the Save this network... radio buttons.

If eduroam was successfully added click Change Connection Settings:

Select the Security tab, and then next to the Microsoft: Protected EAP (PEAP) option, click on Settings:

Set the Protected EAP Properties like so:

Then click the Configure button.

Uncheck Automatically use my windows login name and password:

Then click OK twice.

For Windows 7, click the Advanced Settings button, and set the following:

Note: for Vista, you do not have the 'Advanced Settings' button, therfore skip and contine.

Then click OK, then OK again, then Close to save the settings.

If you are within the wireless range you will see the following prompt appear:

Click on this prompt, and a Network Authentication box will appear, where you will have to confirm a username and password:

Note: for Vista, the logon box also has a Logon Domain field, which you leave blank.

-          If you are a visitor and already use eduroam, then use your normal username e.g. abcd1234@ox.ac.uk

-          UOC Students input your email address e.g. cweb1@chi.ac.uk

-          UOC Staff input your network username followed by @chi.ac.uk e.g. breynold@chi.ac.uk (not your email address)

Then confirm your normal password, and click Ok to try and connect to eduroam.

If you click the wireless icon:

You will then see if the connection attempt was successful like so:

Note: for Vista, you can hover over the network icon to see if eduroam has connected:

Please allow up to 30 seconds to connect.