Connect to Eduroam

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Connecting to Eduroam from Linux - Procedure


When connecting to Eduroam on Linux, don't use the Xpress Connect app that Swinburne provides. It's support for Linux is broken; see https://verahill.blogspot.com/search/label/xpressconnect for more information.

Thankfully, most Linux distributions give you enough control over your Wi-Fi settings that you don't need to use Xpress Connect; you can just configure everything manually, by following the steps below.

These steps and screenshots were created for Linux Mint 19 Cinnamon. Most other Linux distributions / desktop environments provide the same functionality, but it might be presented in a slightly different way.
  1. Left-click on the network icon in your system tray. In Cinnamon, the system tray is in the bottom-right of the screen.
  1. Don't select Eduroam - rather, left-click on "Network Settings".
  1. Again, don't select Eduroam - rather, left-click on "Connect to Hidden Network..." (desktop environments other than Cinnamon may word this differently, e.g. "Add Network", "+", or something like that).
  1. In the form that appears, type "eduroam" in the "Network name:" field.
  1. In the "Wi-Fi security:" drop-down menu, select "WPA & WPA2 Enterprise"
  1. In the "Authentication:" drop-down menu, select "Protected EAP (PEAP)".
  1. Leave the "Anonymous identity:" and "Domain:" fields blank.
  2. Left-click on the "No CA certificate is required" checkbox
  3. Make sure that the "PEAP version:" field is set to "Automatic".
  4. Make sure that the "Inner authentication:" field is set to "MSCHAPv2".
  1. Type the following into the "Username:" field: <YOUR_STUDENT_ID>@swin.edu.au (Note: you must use the suffix "@swin.edu.au" at the end, not "@student.swin.edu.au").
  2. Type the password associated with your Swinburne SIMS account (used for accessing your Student email, My Timetable, Blackboard, and certain other Swinburne services) into the "Password:" field.
  3. Click the "Connect" button.
  4. If you have any difficulty connecting to eduroam, let us know at info@swinlinux.club, and we'll be happy to assist you.
This article and the associated screenshots are the copyright of Andrew Mark Piubellini, edited by Joshua Van Daalen, and are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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