Setting up other OS

This guide details how to configure your Ubuntu Linux Computer to connect to the "eduroam" network. These instructions were written using 'ubuntu feisty fawn' and should work with newer versions too. They may also work with other versions of Linux.

Setting up the connection

1. At the top of your screen, on the right, in the menu bar, there should be the 'Network icon', click on it once and a list of the available wireless networks should be presented. As long as you are at a wireless hotspot location, 'Eduroam' will be in the list - click on it.
   
2. In the 'Wireless network key required' window:
   • Set 'Wireless security' to WPA Enterprise
   • Set 'EAP method' to TTLS
   • Set 'Key type' to TKIP
   • Set 'Identity' to your username and password, entering your username in the following format: username@leeds.ac.uk  or username@admin.leeds.ac.uk
   • Type your normal ISS password into the password box
   • Leave 'Anonymous Identity' blank
   • Leave 'Client certificate file' set to (none)
   • Click the 'CA Certificate file' option, a file open window should popup - locate the file: /etc/ssl/certs/AddTrust_External_CA_Root.pem , select it and click open
   • Leave 'Private key file' set to (none)
   • Leave 'Private key password' blank
   • Click 'Login to network'
3. Your computer will attempt to connect, showing a wizzy blue icon where the 'Network icon' was:
4. If you are prompted for a new password to create the default keyring, type in a strong password that you will not forget (this is so your computer can securely store the settings you have just entered). If you have previously configured a keyring password, you will be asked to enter the password you have already set.
5. Your computer should now display a bubble that shows you have successfully connected to 'eduroam'.
6. Sometimes at this stage there appears to be a bug - Sometimes, as soon as the 'successfully connected' bubble appears, another bubble pops up, saying that 'you have been disconnected'. If this happens, right click on the 'Network icon' and switch off the wireless connection by clicking 'Enable wireless', then do this again to re-enable the wireless. The 'eduroam' connection should then connect automatically and properly.

Using Eduroam in the future

To use Eduroam in the future, just click the 'Network icon' and select 'eduroam' from the list of available wireless networks. If you are asked to do so, enter your keychain password. The connection will start automatically, and then you should be able to access the internet.