Wi-Fi

Connecting to Campus Wi-Fi

We recommend all students use the eduroam Wi-Fi network, as this will give you access to Wi-Fi not just within the school but across other Oxford departments and colleges.

You will need to set up a remote access password. To do this, visit https://register.it.ox.ac.uk/self/remote_access and log in using your Oxford SSO. Once you have set up your remote access account, you should be able to join the eduroam network.

We recommend everyone use https://cat.eduroam.org/ to set up the network. This site will walk you through the setup. Your username is in the form of oxfordsso@OX.AC.UK, followed by the password you set when you registered for the remote access account.

Step 1

Connect to BSG-Events using passphrase BSG+studentinduction1
Note: this passphrase will only work during induction week.

Step 2

Visit https://register.it.ox.ac.uk/ to register for a remote access account

Step 3

On the device you wish to setup visit https://cat.eduroam.org

Step 4

Click through the installation screens, entering your Oxford username in the format abcd1234@OX.AC.UK and your remote access password when prompted

Detailed Instructions

Recommended method

Follow these instructions to set up your eduroam connection for the first time:

  1. Ensure that you have set a remote access password and know what it is
  2. Connect to the internet using 4G, Oxford Wireless LAN (OWL) or a home WiFi connection
  3. Download and open/run the eduroam installer
  4. Click through the installation screens, entering your Oxford username in the format abcd1234@OX.AC.UK and your remote access password when prompted

Your device should now connect automatically whenever it can see the eduroam service.

Alternative method

If eduroam is available at your location:

  1. Select the wireless network icon  in the bottom right corner of the screen and select eduroam.  Click Connect
  2. Enter your Oxford username in the format abcd1234@OX.AC.UK and your remote access password
  3. At the Continue connecting? prompt, select Show certificate details
  4. If the server thumbprint (SHA1) is “B3:55:33:68:07:F9:B6:06:40:BA:0C:24:38:58:5E:59:9C:0B:DB:40″ then select Connect, otherwise do not connect and contact the Service Desk to check for any rogue networks

If you are setting up eduroam elsewhere:

  1. Select the Windows Start menu    > Settings   > Network & Internet   
  2. Select Network and Sharing Center > Set up a new connection or network > Manually connect to a wireless network
  3. Provide the following details:
    Network name eduroam
    Security type WPA2-Enterprise
    Start this connection automatically Yes
  4. Select Change connection settings
  5. Select the Security tab > Settings > Configure…
  6. Ensure Automatically use my Windows log-on name and password (and domain if any) is not ticked
  7. Confirm all settings then select Close