configuration for Win7

This tutorial describes the process of manually configuring Wi-Fi profile for eduroam on Windows 7.

It is available below.

 

Step-by-step guide to eduroam configuration on Windows 7

1. Download and install your IHEP eduroam root certificate from the IHEP eduroam CA website (link is external):
  • 1)Click the "Download the IHEP Root Certification" link and download the IHEP eduroam Root Certification

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    NOTE: Password to the certificate will be presented on the website. Remember to write it down - it will be needed to install the certificate
  • 2)Install your IHEP eduroam root certificate by double click on the certificate files and follow the instruction. Certificates will be added to the system.
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    Click Next button to proceed
    Fill in the password blank with "Certificate password" that is presented on the website. Click Next button to proceed
    Choose "Place all certificates in the following store". Click Browse button to proceed
    Select the certificate store you want to use:Trusted Root Certification Authorities .Click OK button to proceed
    Click finish button

    2. Download and install your personal eduroam certificate from the IHEP eduroam CA website (link is external):

  • 1)Click the "New eduroam certificate" link and download your personal certificate

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    NOTE: Password to the certificate will be presented on the website. Remember to write it down - it will be needed to install the certificate
  • 2)Install your personal certificate by double click on the certificate file and follow the instruction.
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    Click Next button to proceed
    Click Next button to proceed
    Fill in the password blank with "Certificate password" that is presented on the website. Click Next button to proceed
    Click Next button to proceed
    Click finish button

    3. Configure to eduroam Wi-Fi network

    Click on “Open Network and Sharing Center” in the network connection menu.

    In “Network menu and Sharing Center”, choose "Manage wireless networks option"

    In “Manage Wireless Networks” window:

    1. Click “Add” button.

    2. In pop up “How do you want to add a network” window reply “Manually create a network profile”.

    In “Manually create a network profile” window, the following information has to be filled in to create the connection:

    1. Network name: eduroam (lowercase!).

    2. Security type: WPA2-Enterprise.

    3. Encryption type: AES.

    Once this is done, advanced configuration options have to be tuned. To do that, right click on the newly-made profile and select “Properties”.  

    In “eduroam Wireless Network Properties”, select the “Security” tab and fill the profile with the following information:

    1. Security type: WPA2-Enterprise.

    2. Encryption type: AES.

    3. Choose network authentication method: Microsoft: Smart Card or other certificate. Click OK

    4. Click OK

    Please try to connect to the wireless eduroam network. At the first connection only, a pop-up window "Select Certificate" will ask you to:

    1. Choose the correct certificate. User name on certificate should  be in the form of "your user name-eduroam@ihep.ac.cn". The Friendly name must be "IHEP EduRoam Certificate"
    2. User name in the "Connection user name" field should be filled with "user-eduroam@ihep.ac.cn (link sends e-mail)"
    3. Click OK to connect
    4. Please Click Connect to connect

     

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