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This guide will show you how to connect your Android device to eduroam wifi at the University of Essex.We recommend trying the geteduroam app first and only use this method if you experience issues with connecting to eduroam using the app on Android devices.

🔗 geteduroam app

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Instructions

1. Open your device’s Settings app

2. Choose Network and Internet

3. Choose Internet

4. Turn on your wifi (if it’s turned off)

5. Choose eduroam

6. Enter the following settings and then choose Connect.

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7. You should now be connected to eduroam.

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Can’t connect?

Additional settings for Android 13 and above or Pixel devices

If you are using Android 13 or above, see eduroam wifi for Android 13+, as there may be some additional steps required to connect eduroam.

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Staff IT support

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Try the below additional steps to use the manual certificate to connect to eduroam.

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title Manual Setup Instructions
Open a web browser such as Google Chrome Tap on the address bar at the top of the screen Type essex.ac.uk/it/eduroam.crt You may be asked to allow the website to download the file Tap Allow Tap Close Image Added Navigate to Settings on your device Tap Security & Privacy You may need to scroll down toward the bottom of the current menu Tap More Security Settings Tap Encryption & Credentials Tap Install a Certificate Tap Wi-Fi Certificate Tap the file named eduroam.crt Name it eduroam Tap OK You may receive an error message, you can ignore it Return to step 6 and change the settings to the following: Setting Name Setting to Enter EAP PEAP Phase 2 Authentication MSCHAPV2 CA Certificate eduroam Online Certificate Status Use System Certificates Identity Your University Email Address Password Your University Password Domain essex.ac.uk Anonymous Identity Leave Blank Image Added

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