configuration for Win8

This tutorial describes the process of manually configuring Wi-Fi profile for eduroam on Windows 8.

It is available below.

 

Step-by-step guide to eduroam configuration on Windows 8:

 

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. Certificate will be added to the system.
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    Choose "Current User", click next button.

    Click Next to continue.

    Fill in the password blank with "Certificate password" that is presented on the website and Click Next button.
    1. Choose "Place all certificates in the following store ".
    2. Click "Browse" button.
    3. Select the certificate store you want to use:Trusted Root Certification Authorities and Click Ok button.
    4. Click Next button to continue

    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
  • 2)Install your personal certificate by double click on the certificate file and follow the instruction.
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    Click all the "Next" button and fill in the password blank with "Certificate password" that is presented on the website for finishing your eduroam certificate installation

    3. Configure to eduroam Wi-Fi network

    Click on “Open Network and Sharing Center” in the network connection menu (click right mouse button on Wi-Fi icon on the tool bar).
    In “Network and Sharing Center” choose “Set up a new connection or network” option.
    In “Set up a Connection or Network” window choose “Manually connect to a wireless network” option.
    In “Manually connect to a wireless networks” 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, click “next” button and choose “Change connection settings”.
    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.
    4. Click OK button.
     Please try to connect to the wireless eduroam network at IHEP. At the first connection only, a pop-up window "Select Certificate" will ask you to:
    1. Click "Connecting using the certificate"
    2. Choose the correct certificate. User name on certificate should  be in the form of "your_user_name-eduroam@ihep.ac.cn (link sends e-mail)".
    3. User name in the "Connection user name" field should be filled with "user-eduroam@ihep.ac.cn"
    4. Click OK to connect
    Click Connect

     

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