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eduroam is a secure access service for members of the educational and research communities. It allows individuals from a member organization to securely access network services while visiting other member organizations using login credentials from their home organization without making special arrangements.
A list of participating eduroam institutions is available at eduroam.org. Canadian eduroam institutions are listed at CANARIE. You can also review the Trust Association Document filed with CANARIE’s Canadian Access Federation.
1. Select setup_eduroam from your list of available networks in range.
2. A website will pop-up directing you to cat.eduroam.org. Select the blue button to
download your Eduroam installer
3. It will then ask you to select your institution. Search for and select Wilfrid Laurier
University
4. It will automatically provide you your OS’s installer. Click it and open the file it
downloads to your browser.
5. Select next > once it opens the installer and add in your username (with @wlu.ca on the
end) and your network login password and select install
6. When it has finished installing, open up your list of available networks and select
Eduroam and check off automatically.
7. You will now be connected to Eduroam
2. It will bring up a webpage: cat.eduroam.org. Select: Click here to download Eduroam installer
3. Search for Wilfrid Laurier University and select it
4. Select continue when it prompts “are you sure you want to install ‘eduroam’?”
5. Type in your email and your password and select Install
6. It will prompt for your computer password.
7. Select: Eduroam and you will be connected to the network.
Setup Eduroam on MacOS Big Sur
1. Select “Setup_Eduroam” from your list of networks in range
2. A portal will pop up – close this and open your preferred web-browser (preferably Safari or Chrome) and type in https://cat.eduroam.org in the URL web address field.
3. From that website, select “Click here to download your Eduroam installer”
4. Search for Wilfrid Laurier University and select it.
5. Once you have done that, a pop-up will slide in from the right-side of your computer screen asking you to review the profile before installing it.
Go to systems preferences by selecting your Apple Menu > System Preferences and select “Profiles” on the bottom right-hand side of the system preferences menu
6. Select “Install’ on the Eduroam profile
7. Put in your username with @wlu.ca on the end and your password and select install
Note that this is the only time you will put @wlu.ca on the end of your username
8. An important notice will come up, just click install on this prompt
9. You will now be prompted with your computer password and click ok.
This is not your Laurier password, but the password you use to sign in to your Macbook
10. Now that the Eduroam profile has been setup, select the Back arrow
Then click “network” on your system profiles
11. Uncheck “automatically join this network” under setup_eduroam so that your device doesn’t bounce between the two networks.
12. Then select just Eduroam from your network name drop down and your device will be successfully connected!
1. Open the Wi-Fi Networks window (from the Home screen select Settings> Wi-Fi) and select eduroam from Networks
2. When prompted for credentials input your Laurier username and password and tap Join
3. You will be prompted to trust the Eduroam certificate. Click Trust to connect to eduroam
2. Enter in the following settings:
EAP Method: PEAP
Your username with @wlu.ca on the enter and your network password
CA Certificate: Do Not Validate
Select: Connect
I. Pre-requisites
- User will need to have Mobile Data turned on to be able to run this install
- They need to be signed in with a Google account to download apps from their Google PlayStore
II. Process
1. Open up Google PlayStore and search for ‘GetEduroam’ and install it
2. Once it is finished installing, select Open and search for ‘Wilfrid Laurier University ‘ in “select an institution’ field then select Next
As a student this is the only time you’d put @wlu.ca on the end of your username
4. Your device will now be successfully connected to Eduroam!
Note: The use of the Laurier wireless network is subject to the university policy Principles in the Use of Information Technology (Section 9.1).
If you have any questions about setting up Eduroam on your device please contact the ICT Service Desk in the concourse. You can email them at support@mylaurier.ca.
There is a technical limitation with Wi-Fi at 2.4 GHz frequency. There are three non-overlapping channels available for use at 2.4 GHz. Each channel can handle 65 connections and there is a maximum connection amount of 195 devices for a given WAP at this frequency.
Bluetooth, which also operates at 2.4 GHz, uses a crude method of maintaining a connection known as frequency hopping. This negatively impacts the number of available connections as Bluetooth connections will wander around the various Wi-Fi channels and interfere with Wi-Fi signals. As a result, you may experience a slower Wi-Fi connection or your connection may drop altogether. If you are on Wi-Fi it is recommended to shut off Bluetooth.
Phones set as Wi-Fi hotspots further compound the problem of density. Phones with this feature turned on are attempting to establish a Wi-Fi connection and transmit it at cellular frequencies. This interferes with a laptop’s ability to establish a Wi-Fi connection on our network. It is recommended that users shut off Wi-Fi hot spotting when on campus.
It is important to purchase devices that have dual band capability (2.4 and 5 GHz). We are seeing devices that have 2.4 GHz connectivity only as companies are “down-speccing” their devices to save costs. This is particularly problematic when you are in an area with many people, most of whom have both a laptop and smartphone connected to Wi-Fi. This may explain why you have good connectivity in residence but poor connectivity in class and common areas.
Wireless printers and game consoles will not connect on our network as we require WPA2 Enterprise security. No consumer grade printers and none of the current game consoles offer this level of security.
Windows 10:
Windows 8:
Windows 7:
Mac OS X (10.8):
iOS:
Android:
Contact Us:
E:
support@mylaurier.ca
T:
226.243.6393
Office Location: Concourse 1E4C
Teams: @Yerie Park, @Melanie Rumanek, @Isaac Gojkovich