Connect to the IU wireless network in Fedora
Note:
eduroam is replacing IU Secure as the default wireless network for students, faculty, staff, and affiliates on all IU campuses. As of May 26, 2021, IU Secure is no longer available in the residence halls, and will fully retire in the near future. All new wireless connections should use eduroam; see Connect to eduroam.
Note:
The eduroam and IU Secure authentication servers use USERTrust RSA as their root certificate authority. You need a valid USERTrust RSA root certificate in Privacy-Enhanced Mail (PEM) format to connect to either network. The certificate is commonly installed on most devices by default.
The simplest and most secure way to connect to eduroam is to use the Eduroam Network Setup Tool. Alternatively, you can use the instructions below to connect manually.
To connect to eduroam or IU Secure:
- Click the NetworkManager applet (a pair of superimposed monitors, typically in the upper bar on the right), and then select the network name (either or ). The "Wireless Network Secrets Required" window will appear.
- Configure the settings as follows:
- Next to "Wireless Security:", select .
- Next to "Authentication:", select .
- Leave the "Anonymous Identity:" field blank.
- Click the button next to "CA Certificate:", and then browse to the certificate bundle file (
/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt
). - Next to "PEAP Version:", choose .
- Make sure "Inner Authentication:" is set to .
- Next to "User Name:" enter your primary IU email address if you are using eduroam, or your IU username if you are using IU Secure. Next to "Password:", enter your IU passphrase.
Do not check
, as it will display your passphrase in clear text.
- Click
Wireless Network Secrets Required
will reappear. Repeat step 2 to verify the settings.
. If the connection fails,
When you successfully connect, you'll see a series of blue bars of increasing height in place of the super-imposed monitors.
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Last modified on 2023-08-15 17:01:19.