eduroam - windows 8 and 8.1 manual setup

If the automatic installation for Windows 8 does not work you can set eduroam up manually as shown below. We recommend trying the automatic installation first: Eduroam for Windows 8 and 8.1

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 certificate

2) Tick "Open with" and then click "OK":
Opening cacert.cer

3) Click "Open". You could get a Windows security warning, then click "OK" or "Yes":
Open File - Security Warning

4) Click "Install Certificate":
Install Certificate

5) Tick "Local Machine" and click "Next":
Local Machine

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

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

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

9) 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:

10) 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

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

12) 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

13) 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

14) Click "Change connection settings":
Change connection settings

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

16) 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

17) 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

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

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

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

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

22) Click on "OK" twice and click close in "Manually connect to a wireless network":
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 8 onwards: Eduroam for Windows 8 and 8.1