Connecting to Wi-Fi on Android/Chromebook

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This article describes how to connect to Wi-Fi on Android/Chromebook.

Please be aware each device manufacturer might have different settings and options.

These instructions are general and are not specific to any device.

Step-by-Step guide - Douglas College Internal

These are common fields and their settings.

1) Go to Settings

2) Open Network and Internet (this may be named Connections or something similar)

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3) Select Internet (or something similar like Wi-Fi)

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4) Select Douglas College Internal from the list of network hotspots.

5) Set the following fields if applicable. Field names may be different on your device:

 

EAP Method

PEAP

Phase 2 authentication

MSCHAPV2

CA Certificate

Use system certificates

Online certificate status

Select Do not verify, Do not check or something similar

Domain

douglascollege.ca

Identity/Username

9-digit student number

Password

CNA password

6) Press Join or Connect

General troubleshooting for Douglas College Internal

1) Go to Settings

2) Open Network and Internet (this may be named Connections or something similar)

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3) Select Internet (or something similar like Wi-Fi)

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4) In the list of network hotspots, select Forget each network if they are listed.

a. Douglas College Internal

b. Douglas College Guest

c. Eduroam

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5) Power off and power on your device.

6) Return to the above steps to connect to Douglas College Internal or Eduroam

Eduroam Wi-Fi Connection

1) Before you proceed with installation on Android systems, please make sure that you have installed the geteduroam application. This application is available from these sites: Google Play (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.eduroam.geteduroam) as local download and will use the configuration file downloaded from next steps to create all necessary settings.

2) Visit https://cat.eduroam.org/ to download the configuration file for Douglas College for your device.

3) Launch the geteduroam app

4) Select Douglas College

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5) Enter your username as <nine-digit student number>@douglascollege.ca (i.e. 300123456@douglascollege.ca) and use your CNA password.

6) Press Connect to Network

7) Go to Settings

8) Open Network and Internet (this may be named Connections or something similar)

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9) Select Internet (or something similar like Wi-Fi)

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10) Select Eduroam from the list of network hotspots to connect.

If you have any issues, please visit our Students Helping Students for hands on assistance.You can find Students Helping Students in the New Westminster and Coquitlam libraries (https://douglascollege.ca/shs).

Or please contact the ITS Service Desk at servicedesk@douglascollege.ca or 604.527.5330.

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Article ID: 8753
Created
Fri 2/2/24 5:46 PM
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Thu 9/12/24 5:04 PM

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