eduroam - Windows 10 manual setup

If the automatic installation for Windows 10 does not work you can set eduroam up manually as shown below. We recommend trying the automatic installation first: Eduroam for Windows 10

Root certificate setup:

First you need to get the HÍ root certificate on the computer.

1) Push the button below to get the root certificate:
Download file

2) Click on the file you downloaded and then click "Open":
Open File - Security warning

3) Click "Install Certificate":
Install Certificate

4) Tick "Local Machine" and click "Next": (You could get a Windows security warning, then click "Yes"):
Local Machine

5) Tick "Place all certificates in the following store" and click "Browse":
Place all certificate in the following store

6) Find "Trusted Root Certification Authorities", tick it and click "OK". Then the window should look like the one above (step 5). Click "Next":
Select Certificate Store

7) Click "Finish":
Compleating the Certificate Import Wizard

8) Then this window telling you the root certificate import was successful should appear:
Import successful

Eduroam setup:

Now that the root certificate has been installed you can start setting up the eduroam connection manually. That's done like this:

9) First you need to open "Network and Sharing Center". You can do that by going into the "Start" menu and write "Network and Sharing Center" and click on it when it appears on the list. Or you can right click on the network icon in the bottom right corner on the desktop and choose "Network and Sharing Center":
Open Network and Sharing Center

10) Click "Set up a new connection or network":
Network and Sharing Center

11) Click "Manually connect to a wireless network" and then click "Next". If you don't see this option make sure the wireless network card is enabled:
Manually connect to a wireless network

12) Put in these information:

  • Network name: eduroam
  • Security type: WPA2-Enterprice (WPA2)
  • Encryption type: AES
  • Tick "Start this connection automatically"
Then click "Next":

Enter information

13) Click "Change connection settings":
Change connection settings

14) Tick "Connect automatically when this network is in range". Then click the "Security" tap:
eduroam Wireless Network Properties

15) Make sure the setting are as follows:

  • Security type: WPA2-Enterprise
  • Encryption type: AES
  • Network authentication: Microsoft: Protected EAP (PEAP)
  • Tick "Remember my credentials..."

Then click "Settings":

eduroam Wireless Network Properties - Security

16) In this window do the following:

  • Tick "Verify the server's identity by validating the certificate"
  • Tick "Connect to these servers..."
  • Write in the field: edurad1.rhi.hi.is;edurad2.rhi.hi.is
  • Find in the list and tick: University of Iceland Certificate Authority

Then click "Configure...":

Protected EAP Properties

17) Make sure the box is not ticked. Then click "OK":
EAP MSCHAPv2 Properties

18) Click "OK" again to get the window below.

19) Click "Advanced settings":
eduroam Wireless Network Properties - Advanced settings

20) Tick "Specify authentication mode" and choose from the dropdown menu: "User or computer authentication". Then click "OK":
Advanced Settings

21) Type in your e-mail address (with @hi.is) and your password (the same you use for Ugla) and click "OK":
Type in email address and password

22) Click on OK three times and then close "Manually connect to a wireless network" by clicking on "Close":
Manually connect to a wireless network

23) Now eduroam is ready. Next time you're in reach of the eduroam network you can connect as shown in step 7 onwards here: Eduroam fyrir Windows 10