Connecting to the eduroam Wi-Fi network

Connecting to the eduroam Wi-Fi network 

Basic configuration:

To connect to eduroam, enter your username/password in the following format:

For Faculty and Staff:

• In the Identity field:

• Students: Enter your first & last initial + ChaffeyID@chaffey.edu
• Faculty/Staff: Enter first.last@chaffey.edu

• In the Password field: enter your Chaffey password.
• In the CA certificate field:

• If prompted, with "CA certificate must be selected" choose "System Certificates"
• NOTE: Chromebook, modify the Server CA certificate: choose Do Not Check.

• In the Domain field: chaffey.edu
• In the Phase 1 Authentication or EAP method field: PEAP
• In the Minimum TLS version field: TLS v1.0
• In the Online certificate status field: Don’t validate
• In the Phase 2 Authentication field: MSCHAPV2
• In the Anonymous Identity field: Leave Blank
• Select Connect.

You should now be connected to eduroam.

Android Version 14 and Up 

Some newer versions of Android do not require the '@chaffey.edu' after your first & last initial + ChaffeyID (for students) or first.last (for faculty/staff) 

Setup varies by device, if you find the previous Android settings do not work when trying to connect use the same settings as previously shown, except: 

• Omit the '@chaffey.edu' from the Identity field after your first & last initial + ChaffeyID (Students) or first.last (Faculty and Staff). 

iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod) 

Please perform the following steps: 

1. Go to Settings, select Wi-Fi. 

2. Select eduroam. 

3. When prompted, enter the following: 

4. Username:

• Students: first & last initial + ChaffeyID@chaffey.edu (***NOTE: Please be sure to enter @chaffey.edu)
• Faculty/Staff: first.last@chaffey.edu (***NOTE: Please be sure to enter @chaffey.edu) 

5. Password: Your Chaffey password 

6. Select Join 

7. You will be prompted to accept the certificate from chaffey.edu 

8. After tapping accept, you will returned to the main Wi-Fi page and there is now a check mark next to eduroam. 

Mac OSX 

Please perform the following steps: 

1. On the Mac desktop, click the Wi-Fi icon on the Status menu to display the available Wi-Fi networks. 

2. Select eduroam. 

3. Choose Automatic mode and insert the following: 

• Username: first & last initial + ChaffeyID@chaffey.edu (for students) or first.last (for faculty/staff) (***NOTE: Please be sure to enter @chaffey.edu)
• Password: Your Chaffey password
• Select Join

4. At the Verify Certificate window, select Continue. 

5. At the window stating 'You are making changes to your Certificate Trust Settings.' Type your password to allow this. Input your computer account & password and click Update Settings. 

Verify that you are now connected to the "eduroam" network in the status menu. 

Windows 10 and Windows 11 

Please perform the following steps: 

1. Press the Windows key at the bottom left corner of the desktop/home screen. 

2. Select Settings. 

3. On the Settings screen, click the Network & Internet icon. 

4. Go to the WiFi section and select eduroam. 

5. The eduroam screen will display: 

• Username: 

• Students: first & last initial + ChaffeyID@chaffey.edu (***NOTE: Please be sure to enter @chaffey.edu) 

• Faculty/Staff: first.last@chaffey.edu (***NOTE: Please be sure to enter @chaffey.edu) 

• Password: Your Chaffey password 

• Select Connect. 

6. A screen will appear asking if you want to continue connecting. Click Connect to acknowledge the screen and connect to eduroam. 

Linux (Debian/Ubuntu) 

Please perform the following steps: 

Using the NetworkManager GUI (screen-shots attached) 

• Security: WPA2 Enterprise 

• Authentication: Protected EAP 

• Anonymous identity: (see Username below) 

• CA certificate: (browse to /etc/ssl/certs/AddTrust_External_Root.pem) 

• PEAP version: Automatic 

• Inner authentication: MSCHAPv2 

• Username: 

• Students: PantherID@chaffey.edu 

• Faculty/Staff: first.last@chaffey.edu 

• Password: Your Chaffey password 

Using configuration files 

Create/edit a wpa_supplicant.conf file for PEAP/MSCHAPv2 

$ cat /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf # IEEE 802.1X with dynamic WEP keys using EAP-PEAP/MSCHAPv2 

ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant 

network={ ssid="eduroam" key_mgmt=WPA-EAP eap=PEAP phase2="auth=MSCHAPV2" identity="001234567@chaffey.edu" #echo -n 'My passphrase goes here!' | iconv -t utf16le | openssl md4 password= ca_cert="/etc/ssl/certs/AddTrust_External_Root.pem" } 

Edit /etc/network/interfaces to reference the wpa_supplicant.conf file 

$ cat /etc/network/interfaces auto lo iface lo inet loopback 

auto wlan0 iface wlan0 inet dhcp wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf 

Disable the GUI, if applicable 

$ sudo service network-manager stop $ sudo update-rc.d network-manager disable 

Restart networking for wlan0 

$ sudo ifdown wlan0 $ sudo ifup wlan0 

Confirm successful configuration 

$ ip addr $ sudo iwconfig