How Do I ... Setup Eduroam WPA/WPA 2 for wireless on Windows Vista
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Introduction
UWO offers the eduroam wireless network that can be accessed by WPA/WPA2 Compliant Cards on Windows Vista. Please follow the procedure listed below to enable WPA/WPA2 for your wireless adapter. If you have any problems please contact us.
Please use the Windows Update tool or go to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com to get the newest updates or patches for your operating system if it hasn’t already been done.
Visit your manufacturer's website for Vista compatibility and to download
and install the newest drivers or firmware for your wireless network card.
Note: you may have to repeat these steps several times before Windows
Vista can establish a connection to "
eduroam
".
Setup Instructions
-
Click the
Network Connection
icon in the taskbar and click
Connect to a network
.
- Double-click on eduroam and wait while Windows attempts to connect to the network.
-
When prompted, click
Enter/select additional log on information
.
-
In the
Enter Credentials
dialogue box enter your Western login name as
username@uwo.ca
and the appropriate password. Important: you must add
@uwo.ca
after your Western login name to successfully access the
eduroam
service.
Do not enter a Logon domain. Click OK to join the eduroam wireless network. You may have to repeat the process of clicking Enter/select additional log on information and entering your credentials several times before it will work.
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When the
Validate Server Certificate
dialog box appears, click
OK
.
- Ensure that Save this network and Start this connection automatically are checked, and click Close .
-
It may take up to a minute before Windows Vista will finalize the connection.
During this time it may give a warning saying
Limited Connectivity
.
You are now connected to the UWO eduroam Wireless network on Windows Vista.
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