Instructions for connecting to eduroam WiFi at MHC.
Overview
This article explains how to connect to MHC's wireless internet network, eduroam. Simply connect your computer or mobile device to eduroam at least once while on campus at Mount Holyoke, and you can then connect to eduroam on that device at hundreds of supported locations around the world.
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MHC user connection instructions
Connect on Windows, macOS, and iOS devices
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While on campus, select eduroam from the list of available WiFi networks.
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When prompted, enter your MHC username, with "@mtholyoke.edu" appended. For most people, this is synonmous with your MHC email address.
- If you have an email alias, you must use your login username with "@mtholyoke.edu" appended; not your email address.
- If you have an MHC Account but use a different domain for email (e.g. @fivecolleges.edu), you must use @mtholyoke.edu, not your email address.
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Enter your MHC Account password
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If prompted (usually on macOS / iOS), about whether to trust the certificate, choose Continue or Trust.
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You may then see a popup window asking you for additional credentials (usually on macOS).
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You should now be connected to eduroam!
Connect on Android and/or ChromeBook devices
Some devices will ask for more information. In those cases, use these instructions.
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Open your device’s wireless settings and select eduroam.
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Depending on your device, you may see a log-in prompt, a configuration screen, or both. Here are the settings you should use, where requested. You may not be asked for all of this information:
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Username or Identity: Your MHC Account username followed by @mtholyoke.edu, which for most people is the same as their MHC email address
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Password: Your MHC Account password
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Domain: mtholyoke.edu
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Anonymous identity: anonymous@mtholyoke.edu
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Security or Authentication: WPA2 Enterprise
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Data Encryption: AES
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EAP type or method: PEAP or EAP/PEAP
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Phase 2 authentication or Inner Encryption: MSCHAPv2
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CA Certificate: NONE, Do Not Validate, or Trust on First Use
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Choose Connect
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You should now be connected to eduroam!
Troubleshooting
Visitors to MHC from other eduroam institutions - how to connect
Select eduroam from the available wireless networks and log in with your home institution email address and password.
MHC users connecting to eduroam networks at other institutions
Once you've connected to eduroam on a particular device on the MHC campus, you can go to any institution that offers eduroam (including the other Five Colleges) and connect to their eduroam on that device using the same process detailed above.