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Connecting to UCwireless

15 January 2024

UCwireless is the default Wi-Fi network for undergraduate students. Staff and postgraduate students can also connect to this network but won't be able to roam to other educational institutes the eduroam wireless network offers. Learn more about connecting to UCwireless.

HOW TO APPLY

This is the default network for undergraduate students.

Staff and postgraduate students may also connect to this network but won't be able to roam to other educational institutes that the eduroam wireless network offers.

Access to UCwireless requires UC credentials.

CONFIGURATION ITEM

SETTING

Username / Identity

UC username

Password

Use your normal UC password

EAP method and Phase-2

Authentication

PEAP (Phase 2: MSCHAPv2)

or

TTLS (Phase 2 PAP)

CA certificate聽

Select "Do not validate"

Domain

canterbury.ac.nz

Anonymous username

Anon

Authentication information and traffic is recorded by IT Services in case of network abuse and for statistical purposes. For more information on the use of UCwireless, visit the University of mini传媒 Internet Usage Policy.

Connecting to UCwireless - Windows 10
  1. Click the Wi-Fi icon on the Taskbar (bottom right-hand corner of your screen).聽
  2. Select the UCwireless network and click on Connect.聽
  3. Click on Connect.聽
  4. Enter your UC username and password. Click OK
Connecting to UCwireless - MacOS
  1. Click the Wi-Fi icon on the Taskbar (Top right-hand corner of your screen).聽
  2. Select the UCwireless network.聽
  3. Enter your UC username and password. Click Join
Connecting to UCwireless - iOS
  1. From your 鈥淗ome鈥 screen, go to 鈥淪ettings鈥 > Wifi.
  2. Turn on Wifi. Your device will automatically search for the available Wifi networks.聽
  3. Tap the name of the Wifi network (UCwireless) that you want to join.聽
  4. Name / Identity: Use your UC usercode for example, abc123.聽
  5. Password: Use your UC password.聽
  6. Click 鈥淛oin鈥.

After you join the network, you'll see a tick icon next to the network and a wifi icon in the upper corner of your display.

Connecting to UCwireless - Android
  1. On the 鈥淗ome鈥 screen, press the 鈥淎pps鈥 button then navigate to 鈥淪ettings鈥.聽
  2. Depending on your Android version, under 鈥淣etwork Connections鈥 or 鈥淲ireless and Networks鈥 make sure 鈥淲iFi鈥 is turned on.
  3. In the list of available networks under 鈥淲iFi networks鈥 section, tap on 鈥淯Cwireless鈥.

Click on EAP dropdown and choose PEAP.

Click on Phase 2 authentication dropdown and choose MSCHAPV2.

Accept default settings for the other boxes.

Identity: Your UC usercode E.g. abc123.

Password: Your UC password.

Click 鈥淐onnect鈥.

Note: For the newer versions of Android, the 鈥渃onnect鈥 option may be greyed out preventing connection. If this happens, click on the CA certificate dropdown and choose not to use a certificate.

UCwireless - Manual Configuration Settings

If you have any problems connecting, use the configuration settings in the table below.聽You will need your username and password to connect to UCwireless.聽

If you have forgotten your password or would like help configuring your device, contact the Service Desk.


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SSIDUCwireless
Security methodWPA2 Enterprise
Encryption typeAES
EAP type and authentication methodEAP-TTLS with PAP (preferred) or EAP-PEAP with MSCHAPv2 (if EAP-TTLS with PAP is not supported)
Trusted certificateDigiCert Global Root CA (root) and Thawte RSA CA 2018 (intermediate)


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