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The instructions below work with Android 8+. Scroll down for instructions on connecting with Android 7.

Instructions

  1. On your phone, swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Quick Settings drop-down menu. Tap the Wi-Fi icon to turn Wi-Fi on. The button should be coloured and not greyed out. Tap on 'Wi-Fi' drop-down menu below the icon to open the list of available Wi-Fi networks. 

  2. Select the 'eduroam' network. 

  3. In the pop-up window, populate the necessary fields to match the screenshot below, then tap Connect. (username@uwaterloo is your 8 character username e.g. j25rober@uwaterlooj25rober@uwaterloo.ca)

    Info

    EAP method: PEAP
    Phase 2 authentication: MSCHAPV2 (For Android 9, the

    'Phase

    ‘Phase 2

    authentication

    authentication’ setting is in the

    'Advanced Settings'

    ‘Advanced Settings’ menu.)
    CA Certificate: Do not validate
    Identity: username@uwaterloo.ca
    Password:

     enter

    your

    UW login

    password

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  4. You will now be connected to the eduroam wireless network. 

Tipinfo

Still No Connection?

If your phone still does not connect, forget the Eduroam network and power off the device for at least 20 minutes before trying again with the steps above.

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