How to connect to Eduroam

Eduroam is an world wide roaming service for users in higher education. It provides professors and students easy and secure network access when visiting an institution other than their own. Wherever you see ‘eduroam’ appear in your list of Wi-Fi networks, you can get online.

When prompted for credentials:

Username: enter your full FAU email  

Password: enter your FAU password 

Connecting to Eduroam using Windows 10

1. Click on the icon that represents your wireless network on your Windows taskbar.
2. Select eduroam and click “Connect.” (Click “Connect” again if it asks you, “Continue connecting?” )
3. After clicking on “Connect,” enter your university e-mail address and password.
4. You are now connected to eduroam and you may begin to browse.

If the instructions above do not work for you, you may need to forget the network profile, then manually connect to the wireless network instead.

To delete a wireless network profile in Windows 10:

1. Click the icon that represents your wireless network on your Windows taskbar.
2. Click “Network & Internet settings.”
3. Click “Wi-Fi” on the left-hand side.
4. Click “Manage known networks,” then select “eduroam.”
5. Click “Forget.” The wireless network profile is now deleted.

To manually connect to the eduroam network:

1. Click on the icon that represents your wireless network and select “Network & Internet settings.”
2. Click on “Network and Sharing Center.” In the middle of the window, click on “Setup a new connection or network.”
3. Click on “Manually connect to a wireless network.”
4. Set the following information, then click on “Next.”
                 Network name:    eduroam
                 Security type:       WPA2-Enterprise
                 Encryption type:   AES
5. Click “Next,” then “Change connection settings.”
6. Click on the "Security" tab near the top and click the "Settings" button next to "Microsoft: Protected EAP (PEAP).”
7. Remove the check in the box to the left of “Validate server certificate.” Then press the "Configure" button next to “Secured password (EAP-MSCHAP v2).”
8. A smaller box will pop up. Uncheck "Automatically use my Windows logon name and password (and domain if any).” Then click the “OK” button.
9. Left click on the icon that represents your wireless network.
10. Select eduroam and click “Connect.”
11. Click “Connect” again if it asks you, “Continue connecting?”
12. After clicking on “Connect,” you will need to enter your university email address and password.
13. You are now connected to eduroam and you may begin to browse.

Connecting to Eduroam using Mac OS

1. Click on the Wi-Fi icon in the upper right-hand corner.
2. Click on “eduroam.”
3. Type your university email address as the username and enter your password.
4. Click “Join.”
5. You are now connected to eduroam and you may begin to browse.

Connecting to Eduroam using iOS

1. Click on “Settings” from your home screen.
2. Click “Wi-Fi.”
3. Select “eduroam” from the list of Wi-Fi networks.
4. Type your university email address as the username and enter your password.
5. Click “Join.”
6. When prompted about the certificate, click “Trust.”
7. You are now connected to eduroam and you may begin to browse.

Connecting to Eduroam using Android

1. Click on “Settings” from your home screen.
2. Click “Network & Internet.”
3. Click “Wi-Fi.”
4. Select “eduroam.”
5. Ensure PEAP is already selected for the EAP method.
6. Select “MSCHAPV2” for Phase 2 authentication.
7. Select “Do not validate” for the CA certificate. (Your phone will show “No certificate specified. Your connection will not be private.” )
8. Enter your university email address for the Identity.
9. Leave Anonymous identity blank.
10. Enter your password.
11. Click “Save.”
12. You are now connected to eduroam and you may begin to browse.