Helpdesk » Wireless » Eduroam » Windows vista
Part 1 - Setting up Eduroam
Step 1
Connect To
1)Click on the Vista icon
2)Click 'Connect To'
Step 2
Setup a netowrk connection
1)Click 'Set up a connection or network'
Step 3
Manually setup a wireless connections
1)Select 'Manually connect to a network'
2)Click [Next] to continue
Step 4
Manually setup a wireless connections
1)Enter 'eduroam'as the network name
2)Select 'WPA2-Enterprise' as the security type
3)Select 'TKIP' as the encryption type
4)Check 'Start this connection automatically' to automatically connect this eduroam network (Optional)
5)Click [Next] to continue
Step 5
Change connection settings
1)Click 'Change connection settings'
Step 6
change settings
1)Click 'Security' tab
2)Click [Settings]
Step 7
change settings
1)Check 'Connect to these servers:'
2)Set the server to 'eduroam.uq.edu.au'
3)Ensure 'Thawte Server CA' is checked.
4)Click [ OK ].
Step 8
Click [ OK ] to close the security settings
Click [ Close ] to close to return to the desktop.
Part 2 - Connecting to Eduroam
Step 1
1)Click on the Vista icon
2)Click Connect To
Step 2
1)Select the 'eduroam' network.
2)Click Connect
Step 3
add creditientals
1)Click 'Enter/select additional log on information'.
Step 4
enter username and password
1)Enter your UQ username in the format 'username@uq.edu.au'.
2)Enter your UQ password.
3)Click [ OK ] to connect
This proccess can take some time and it's not unusual to see a message 'This is taking longer than expected'. If you get the same screen as the previous step then it's likely that the username &/or password is incorrect