RESTENA eduroam access - Setup Instructions (KDE)

KDE comes by default with the utility "KNetworkManager". It provides an easy-to-use interface to your wireless setup. Follow the steps below to configure your RESTENA eduroam access with KNetworkManager:

  1. Download the eduroam Luxembourg CA certificate
  2. Right-Click on the grey round icon of KNetworkManager and select "New Connection -> (your wireless interface)". In the example screenshot, the wireless interface is eth1.
  3. In the following window, select the SSID "eduroam" for the new connection. If you are in the vicinity of an eduroam network, you can select the name from the list. Otherwise, you have to enter the name in the text box "Essid" below. Click Next. (screenshot)
  4. The next page contains all the configuration details. Select the following settings:
    • Use wireless security: check box
    • Security: "WPA-Enterprise"
    • Method: "PEAP"
    • Identity: Your RESTENA mail address
    • Anonymous Identity: "@education.lu"
    • Password: Your RESTENA password
    • Client Certificate: (leave empty)
    • CA Certificate: enter the path to the CER file which you downloaded in step 1 (*)
    • Private key file: (leave empty)
    • Private secret key: (leave empty)
    • Phase 2 method: "MSCHAPv2"

    Then click "Next". (screenshot)
  5. In the next screen, just click "Next". (screenshot)
  6. In the final screen, check the box "Autoconnect" and click on "Connect & Save". (screenshot)
  7. You will be connected to eduroam the next time you are in vicinity of an eduroam network.

Note: using this configuration will help protect your privacy by concealing your identity (email address) from the hotspot. Your identity will only be known to RESTENA.

(*) There is a known bug in some versions of KNetworkManager, and it might ignore the path you put in here. The workaround is to put the PEM certificate into /etc/ssl/certs and execute the command "c_rehash /etc/ssl/certs" as root on a command-line.

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