Connecting to the eduroam Wireless Network (How-to)

Eduroam (education roaming) is a global wireless network that students, faculty, and staff can use at Drake as well as at thousands of participating institutions in over 100 countries worldwide. See the links below to find out where you can connect to eduroam:

Once you're connected to eduroam at Drake, you can connect to eduroam networks at all participating institutions when you travel across the state or around the world.

See instructions below on how to connect to eduroam on different types of personal or Drake-owned devices. Having issues connecting to eduroam? Or problems connecting in a certain area on campus? Let us know by submitting a Network Issue ticket.

 

For Android phones:

Here are a few settings to ensure you connect successfully to eduroam from your Android phone:  

  1. EAP method should be set to PEAP (newer phones may set this automatically).
  2. Phase 2 authentication should be set to MSCHAPV2 (newer phones may set this automatically).
  3. CA certificate should be set to Use system certificates. NOTE: If you are using Android 11, this won’t be selectable. If you are using older than Android 11, it will.
  4. Enter drake.edu in the Domain field.
  5. Enter your Drake email address in the Identity field, and Anonymous Identity.
  6. Enter your Drake password in the Password field.
 
Android screenshot

 

For MacOS Computers:

Choose eduroam

  1. Click the Wi-Fi icon on the top right corner of the screen.
  2. Select the eduroam network.
List of available networks on a Mac computer

Log in

  1. Enter your email address in the Username field and your Drake password. NOTE: You must log in using your email address and not your Drake ID number to ensure that you can connect to eduroam at other participating institutions worldwide.
  2. Be sure to click the Remember this network box to ensure that the system remembers your email address and password and doesn't ask you to resubmit them.
  3. Click Join.
Logging into the eduroam WiFi network
 

Verify the certificate

  1. You might then see the below screen asking you to verify the network's certificate. Click Continue to trust the certificate.
Verify certificate window

Success

  1. If you're successful, you will see a check mark next to the eduroam network listing.
Connected verification
 
For Windows Computers:

NOTE: You must log in using your email address and not your Drake ID number to ensure that you can connect to eduroam at other participating institutions worldwide.

For Windows 10 and 11 computers: Choose the eduroam network

NOTE: Screenshots may not match your exact situation, and menu items may vary slightly, however the steps are the same across Windows 10 and 11.

  1. Click the Internet Access icon
  2. Select the eduroam network.
Available wireless networks list as shown in Windows 10 enviroment

Log in

  1. Click Connect. Be sure that Connect automatically is checked.

Connecting to eduroam network in a Windows 10 environment

  1. On the next screen, enter your email address in the user name field and your Drake password. NOTE: You must log in using your email address and not your Drake ID number to ensure that you can connect to eduroam at other participating institutions worldwide.
  2. Click OK.
 
Signing into eduroam

Verify the certificate

  1. You will then see a screen asking you to verify the network's certificate. Click Connect to trust the certificate (this example is from Windows 10, so your message may appear different).

Continue connecting screen

Success

  1. If you're successful, you will see Connected, secured next to the eduroam network listing.
Connected verification
 
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