Reference Card: How to Connect to Eduroam with Windows Vista

Reference Card: How to Connect to Eduroam with Windows
Vista
Introduction
This reference card explains how to configure your laptop to connect to
Eduroam when visiting another educational institution
(http://eduroam/tools-and-resources.html) for example Monash University
Note: University of Melbourne students and staff cannot connect to
Eduroam when at the University of Melbourne Campus with the
exception of Royal Childrens Hospital (RCH)
Audience
University of Melbourne Staff and students
Requirements
Items are needed to complete this task:

If the user does not have the SecureW2 client, it can be
downloaded from the link on the following page:
http://www.its.unimelb.edu.au/support/networks/wireless/using_eduroam
Click on the SecureW2 client link. Note that you must have a
UOM login to obtain this software and that the computer requires
a reboot after installation.

An evaluation version of the latest SecureW2 enterprise client can
be downloaded from http://www.securew2.com/. Note that this
client software is valid for 30 days.

Some laptops have an external wireless communication switch;
ensure this switch is in the ON position. This switch may be in
different locations on different machines
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Procedure:
Follow the steps in the table below to connect to Eduroam
Step
1
Action
Click Start > Connect To
2
Click Setup a connection or network link
3
Select Manually connect to a wireless network then click
the Next button
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Procedure:
Step
4
Action
Enter the following information in the correct fields
Field
Network name
Security Type
Encryption type
Connect even if the
network is not
broadcasting checkbox
Action
Type eduroam (case sensitive)
Select WPA2 from the menu
Select AES from the menu
Tick this checkbox
Click the Next button
5
Click the Change connection settings link
6
Untick the Connect to a more preferred network if available
checkbox and click the Security tab
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Procedure:
Step
7
Action
From the Choose a network authentication method drop down
menu select SecureW2 TTLS then click the Settings button
8
When the SecureW2 Profile window appears click the New
button to open the Secure W2 New Profile window
9
Type the new profile name (for example eduroam) in the
Profile field and click the OK button
10
When the eduroam window appears the Connections tab is
active, ensure Use alternate outer identity checkbox unticked
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Procedure:
Connecting to
Eduroam
Step
11
(continued)
12
13
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Action
Under the Certificates tab, ensure Verify server certificate is
unticked
Under the Authentication tab select PAP from the Select
Authentication Method menu
From the User account tab tick the Prompt user for credentials
checkbox
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Procedure:
Connecting to
Eduroam
Step
14
(continued)
15
16
Action
In the SecureW2 Advanced box ensure all items are unticked
Click OK until you return to the connection dialog. Click Close
to close the connection dialog box
If you are in a coverage area, an information balloon will
appear in the system tray (at the right bottom corner of the
screen). Click the Balloon and the Enter Credentials box
pops up.
When prompted enter your University of Melbourne Central
Email address ([email protected]) and your
University of Melbourne Central Email Password in the
correct fields and leave the Logon Domain field blank.
Click the Ok button to connect to the eduroam network
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