Windows XP: Service Pack 2

We presume that the wireless network card is not configured for any network and therefore has no current connection. We also presume that you already have downloaded and installed the public certificate of your Certificate Authority (CA).

Right click on the tray icon for the wireless card and select Open Network Connections. This can also be done by right clicking on My Network Places icon or by choosing Network Connections from the Control Panel.

Locate the icon for the wireless card.

Right click on this icon and select Properties

In this dialog box, choose Wireless Networks

Check the box marked Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings

Press Add to add a new wireless profile.

Insert the Network name (SSID) 'eduroam'

Network Authentication is 'WPA' and Data encryption is 'TKIP'

Select the tab Authentication

EAP type should be 'Protected EAP (PEAP)'

If you are using certificates (TLS) it should read 'Smart Card or other Certificate'

Uncheck Authenticate as computer when computer information is available and Authenticate as guest when user or computer information is unavailable

Select Properties

Select Validate server certificate and in the list of Trusted Root Certification Authorities select your certificate authority (CA).

In the Select Authentication Method choose 'Secured password (EAP-MSCHAP v2)'.

Uncheck Enable Fast Reconnect

Press Configure... to configure MS-CHAPv2.

Remove the Automatically use my Windows logon name and password (and domain if any) if your eduroam username and password differs from what you use as Windows logon.

The main dialog window for wireless networks should look like this when finished with the profile

Press OK to finish the configuration

Back in the Windows workbench, the wireless card should now search for available wireless networks. When 'eduroam' is found, a yellow bubble will appear.

Click on this bubble to get a dialog window to enter the users' credentials.

Enter your full identity/username ('brukernavn@uninett.no') and password. Let the Logon domain remain blank.

If everything went well you should get a message that you are attached to 'eduroam'.

In the list of available wireless networks you can see more details about your connection and given the option to disconnect.