Get online with Eduroam
- Register for a REMOTE ACCESS account at:
https://register.it.ox.ac.uk/self/remote_access - Once you have set your REMOTE ACCESS password the web page will tell you how long you need to wait before you can use the password.
- You can then connect to the Eduroam wireless network on your device.
Android device – IT Services guide to manually setting up Eduroam for Android devices
iOS device – IT Services guide to manually setting up Eduroam on iOS devices - When prompted for username and password make sure you append @OX.AC.UK to your username (example – unit1234@OX.AC.UK)
- It is very important that your username is entered in this format for Eduroam – unit1234@OX.AC.UK (lowercase@UPPERCASE).
- The character case does not matter for other University web services like your email, but it does for Eduroam.
- Your computer / device will now remember your password, so you don’t have to keep typing it in.
IF THE ABOVE DOES NOT WORK FOR YOU FOR SOME REASON:
You can try using the Eduroam Configuration Assistant Tool (CAT):
- Download the Eduroam CAT:
- You will then be presented with various installers – choose your operating system
- Once the installer has downloaded run the installer program
- You then enter your username and password as above.
- Once installed (and you are within range of an Eduroam Wireless network!) you may be prompted to enter your user credentials again – as a final security check.
- Your computer / device will now remember your password, so you don’t have to keep typing it in.
Useful tips
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REMOVE existing Profile
Sometimes the Eduroam CAT doesn’t always take and you cannot connect to Eduroam properly. You will then need to remove the Eduroam network and start again.
- iOS devices – Settings > General > Profile > eduroam > Remove Profile
- Android devices (depending on age of operating system)
- Settings > Connections > Wi-Fi > three vertical dots > Advanced > Manage Networks > Then forget the eduroam network
- or Settings > search for Manage Networks > Then forget the eduroam network
- Here are some Android screenshots which may help
- Settings > Connections > Wi-Fi > three vertical dots > Advanced > Manage Networks > Then forget the eduroam network
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REMOTE ACCESS credentials
You need to know your REMOTE ACCESS password – this is NOT your SSO password! If you have not created a REMOTE ACCESS password yet, then you can do so from this website: https://register.it.ox.ac.uk/self/remote_access
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Apple iOS devices
- Use the iOS Safari web browser to download the Eduroam CAT
- other iOS web browsers don’t know what to do with the downloaded configuration file.
- Use the iOS Safari web browser to download the Eduroam CAT
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Android devices
- We have found it best to get the Eduroam CAT from the Google Play Store
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Windows and macOS
- Download the Eduroam CAT from here – https://www.queens.ox.ac.uk/eduroam-cat
Learn more
Learn more about Eduroam from the University of Oxford IT Services website