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How to connect to the eduroam WiFi network on Windows 10

Introduction

eduroam, short for “education roaming,” is a secure, global WiFi access service designed for the international research and education community. It enables students, researchers, and staff to obtain internet connectivity across campus and at other participating institutions worldwide, simply by using their home institution’s login credentials.

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This article is helpful for all University of Warwick staff and students.

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Last revised: 24/04/24

How to connect to eduroam on Windows 10

These instructions were created using Windows 10 but can be used for all versions from Windows 7 onwards.

Before proceeding with the manual setup guide on this page, you may wish to try the automated tool available at https://cat.eduroam.org

Manual setup

  • Click the Network icon in the system tray to open the list of Wi-Fi networks.
The Windows 10 network menu with a list of available WiFi networks, including eduroam
  • Select the eduroam network, check Connect automatically, and click the Connect button.
The Windows 10 network menu with a list of available WiFi networks, including eduroam which is selected and in blue
  • Enter your usercode and password in the format u1234567@warwick.ac.uk.
The Windows 10 network menu showing a username and password being entered into the eduroam WiFi network
  • Before connecting, click Show certificate details to check the security certificate is valid. The server name and thumbprint should be the same as shown below:

Server Name

Thumbprint

eap.warwick.ac.uk

CB 0E 7A E9 27 55 89 85 76 9A 85 2A ED 37 E5 14 3A 30 F1 D9

If the server thumbprint does not match you should click cancel to stop the connection.

  • If the details match, you can continue the connection - click Connect to confirm the connection to the network.
The Windows 10 network menu with a menu asking "Continue connecting" with the server name and certificate details
  • You will then be connected to eduroam
The Windows 10 network menu with a list of available WiFi networks, including eduroam which is now connected