Configuring your wireless for eduroam access on Windows XP (SP3)

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Configuring your wireless for eduroam access on Windows XP (SP3)

First, right-click on the wireless networks tray icon and 'View available wireless networks'.

Click 'Change advanced settings'.

Select the 'Wireless Networks' tab.

Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog, General tab

Click 'Add...' button.

Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog, Wireless Networks tab

Fill in 'Association' tab as below.

Wireless network properties dialog, Association tab

Fill in 'Authentication' tab as below and click on 'Properties'.

Wireless network properties dialog, Authentication tab

Fill in 'Protected EAP Properties' as below and then click on 'Configure'.

Protected EAP Properties dialog

Fill in 'EAP MSCHAPv2 Properties' as below, then click OK

EAP MSCHAPv2 Properties dialog

Click OK two more times to finalise all dialog boxes that are open. Wait a short while until you see the 'Wireless Network Connection' pop-up at the bottom of the screen. Click on this.

Wireless Network Connection pop-up

Enter your current University login and password as shown. If connecting from another University, use the appropriate domain after the '@' instead of '@essex.ac.uk'. Leave the 'Logon domain:' field blank.

Enter Credentials dialog

You should now be connected to the eduroam service.

The person responsible for the content of this page is Bret Giddings (e-mail: bret - if offsite, add '@essex.ac.uk').

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