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     <h1 style="color: #002D62; margin: 0; font-size: 2.2em; font-weight: 700;">University Wi-Fi Configuration & Access Guide</h1>
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     <p style="margin: 5px 0 0 0; color: #666; font-size: 1.1em;">Step-by-step wireless network setup for Students, Faculty, Guests, and Researchers.</p>
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  <p>The university provides three primary wireless networks to ensure seamless connectivity. Use the table below to identify the correct network for your needs.</p>
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     <strong>💡 Mandatory Browser Login:</strong> Across all platforms, associating with the Wi-Fi SSID is only the first step[cite: 327]. You <strong>must open a web browser</strong> (Safari, Chrome, or Edge) and input your NetID credentials to clear the university captive portal gateway for active internet access.
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        <th style="padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #dee2e6;">SSID Name</th>
 
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        <td style="padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #dee2e6; font-weight: bold; color: #004080;">Student</td>
 
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        <td style="padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #dee2e6;">Enrolled Students & Faculty</td>
 
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        <td style="padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #dee2e6;">NetID and Password (802.1X/EAP)</td>
 
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        <td style="padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #dee2e6; font-weight: bold; color: #004080;">GUEST</td>
 
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        <td style="padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #dee2e6;">Visitors and University Guests</td>
 
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        <td style="padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #dee2e6;">Self-registration & Sponsor Approval</td>
 
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        <td style="padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #dee2e6; font-weight: bold; color: #004080;">eduroam</td>
 
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        <td style="padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #dee2e6;">Institutional Credentials (Global Roaming)</td>
 
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     <strong>💡 Mandatory Step for All Networks:</strong> Connecting to the Wi-Fi SSID is only the first step. Across all platforms, you <strong>must open a web browser</strong> (Safari, Chrome, Edge) and enter your credentials to clear the university gateway/captive portal to gain full internet access.
 
 
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    <p>Enable Wi-Fi, select the <strong>Student</strong> SSID from your available network panel, and deploy these parameters[cite: 36]:</p>
 
      
 
      
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      <p style="margin-bottom: 10px;">Navigate to Wi-Fi settings, select the <strong>Student</strong> SSID, and enter the following parameters:</p>
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          <tr><td width="180"><strong>EAP Method:</strong></td><td><code>PEAP</code> [cite: 55]</td></tr>
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          <tr><td><strong>Phase 2 Auth:</strong></td><td><code>MSCHAPV2</code> [cite: 56]</td></tr>
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        <strong>⚠️ Critical:</strong> You must turn off <strong>Private DNS</strong> in your connection/network settings to avoid domain resolution errors. Set MAC address type to <strong>Phone MAC</strong>.
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          <tr><td><strong>CA Certificate:</strong></td><td>Use system certificates [cite: 57]</td></tr>
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          <tr><td><strong>Online Cert Status:</strong></td><td>Don't validate [cite: 58]</td></tr>
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          <tr><td><strong>Domain:</strong></td><td><code>snu.in</code> [cite: 59]</td></tr>
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          <tr><td><strong>Identity:</strong></td><td>Your NetID username (e.g., <code>ab123</code>) [cite: 60]</td></tr>
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          <tr><td><strong>Password:</strong></td><td>Your NetID password [cite: 61]</td></tr>
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          <tr><td><strong>MAC Address Type:</strong></td><td>Phone MAC [cite: 62]</td></tr>
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          <strong>⚠️ Note:</strong> You must completely turn off <strong>Private DNS</strong> in your system settings to avoid destination resolution failures[cite: 63].
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        [[File:Wifi_Android_Selection.jpg|150px|thumb|center|Android SSID Selection View]]
 
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        <tr><td width="200"><strong>EAP Method:</strong></td><td><code>PEAP</code></td></tr>
 
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        <tr><td><strong>Phase 2 Authentication:</strong></td><td><code>MSCHAPV2</code></td></tr>
 
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        <tr><td><strong>CA Certificate:</strong></td><td>Use system certificates</td></tr>
 
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        <tr><td><strong>Domain:</strong></td><td><code>snu.in</code></td></tr>
 
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        <tr><td><strong>Identity:</strong></td><td>Your NetID username (e.g., <code>ab123</code>)</td></tr>
 
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    <h3 style="margin-top: 0; color: #004080; font-size: 1.2em;">🍏 Apple iOS / iPadOS</h3>
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        <li>Open <strong>Settings</strong> and select <strong>Wi-Fi</strong>.</li>
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        <li>Select <strong>Student</strong> from the list of available networks.</li>
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        <li>Enter your NetID and Password and tap <strong>Join</strong>.</li>
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          <li>Navigate to <strong>Settings &rarr; Wi-Fi</strong> and enable the antenna toggle[cite: 67].</li>
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        <li>A certificate prompt will appear; you must tap <span style="color: #16a34a; font-weight: bold;">Trust</span> to proceed.</li>
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          <li>Select <strong>Student</strong> from your network population array[cite: 93].</li>
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        <li>Launch the <strong>Safari</strong> browser and re-enter your credentials at the redirect page to clear the gateway.</li>
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          <li>Enter your unique campus <strong>NetID</strong> and matching security password, then tap <strong>Join</strong>[cite: 96].</li>
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          <li>When the <code>*.snu.in</code> security certificate payload validation prompts, click <span style="color: #16a34a; font-weight: bold;">Trust</span>[cite: 102, 104].</li>
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          <li>Open Safari to execute your captive gateway profile authentication[cite: 135].</li>
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        [[File:Wifi_iOS_Setup.jpg|220px|thumb|center|iOS Trust Certificate Display]]
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        <li>Click the <strong>Wi-Fi / AirPort icon</strong> in the upper-right menu bar.</li>
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        <li>Select the <strong>Student</strong> Wi-Fi access point.</li>
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        <li>Enter your NetID credentials in the pop-up box and click <strong>Join</strong>.</li>
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          <li>Right-click your taskbar tray Wi-Fi asset icon and select <strong>Open Network and Sharing Center</strong>[cite: 167, 168].</li>
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          <li>Click <strong>Set up a new connection or network</strong> &rarr; Choose <strong>Manually connect to a wireless network</strong>[cite: 169, 170].</li>
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          <li>Set Network Name to <kbd>Student</kbd> and choose Security Type: <kbd>WPA-2Enterprise</kbd>[cite: 175, 176].</li>
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          <li>Click <strong>Change connection settings</strong>, then enter the <strong>Security</strong> tab[cite: 177, 181].</li>
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          <li>Click <strong>Settings</strong> next to the authentication method dropdown[cite: 182].</li>
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          <li><span style="color: #b91c1c; font-weight: bold;">Uncheck</span> <em>"Verify the server's identity by validating the certificate"</em>[cite: 183].</li>
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          <li>Click <strong>Configure</strong> right below it and <span style="color: #b91c1c; font-weight: bold;">uncheck</span> <em>"Automatically use my Windows logon name and password"</em>[cite: 183, 184]. Click OK.</li>
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          <li>From Advanced Settings, check <strong>Specify authentication mode</strong>, select <strong>User Authentication</strong>, click <strong>Save Credentials</strong>, and input your fixed NetID account details[cite: 185, 190, 191].</li>
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        [[File:Wifi_Windows_Manual.jpg|200px|thumb|center|Windows Wireless Settings Panel]]
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      <p style="font-size: 0.9em; color: #555;">Follow these steps precisely to manually configure the advanced secure enterprise profile:</p>
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          <li>Click the network engine indicator on the top panel array and highlight <strong>Student</strong>[cite: 222].</li>
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        <li>Network Name: <kbd>Student</kbd> | Security type: <kbd>WPA2-Enterprise</kbd>.</li>
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          <li>Configure Authentication mode to <strong>Protected EAP (PEAP)</strong>[cite: 275].</li>
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          <li>Set Inner Authentication to <code>MSCHAPv2</code>, complete your NetID credentials, and select Connect[cite: 276, 290].</li>
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          <li>When alerted with a missing Certificate Authority flag, click <strong>Don't warn me again</strong> and proceed via <strong>Ignore</strong>[cite: 303, 306].</li>
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  <p>External university visitors can access campus networks using our self-provisioning gateway matrix[cite: 337]:</p>
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        <li>When the certificate warning appears, select <strong>Don't warn me again</strong> and click <strong>Ignore</strong>.</li>
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         <li>Associate with the open <strong>GUEST</strong> SSID[cite: 338].</li>
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         <li>Provide your host Sponsor Name, personal email, contact number (using prefix "0"), and duration of visit[cite: 342, 347, 348, 349]. Click Register[cite: 350].</li>
 
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        <li><strong>Username:</strong> Your registered mobile number.</li>
 
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        <li><strong>Password:</strong> Dispatched via automated SMS/Email.</li>
 
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    <strong>🚫 Crucial Restriction:</strong> The login portal button remains disabled until your internal university sponsor confirms your request. Do not attempt access until the SMS text arrives.
 
 
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  <p>University staff or faculty members must authorize guest access requests through the following automated workflow:</p>
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Campus Wireless Networks Setup

Official configuration instructions for Student, Guest, and Eduroam networks.

   💡 Mandatory Browser Login: Across all platforms, associating with the Wi-Fi SSID is only the first step[cite: 327]. You must open a web browser (Safari, Chrome, or Edge) and input your NetID credentials to clear the university captive portal gateway for active internet access.

📱 Student Wi-Fi Configuration ("Student" SSID)

🤖 Android Devices

Enable Wi-Fi, select the Student SSID from your available network panel, and deploy these parameters[cite: 36]:

EAP Method:PEAP [cite: 55]
Phase 2 Auth:MSCHAPV2 [cite: 56]
CA Certificate:Use system certificates [cite: 57]
Online Cert Status:Don't validate [cite: 58]
Domain:snu.in [cite: 59]
Identity:Your NetID username (e.g., ab123) [cite: 60]
Password:Your NetID password [cite: 61]
MAC Address Type:Phone MAC [cite: 62]

⚠️ Note: You must completely turn off Private DNS in your system settings to avoid destination resolution failures[cite: 63].

File:Wifi Android Selection.jpg
Android SSID Selection View

🍏 Apple iOS / iPadOS

  1. Navigate to Settings → Wi-Fi and enable the antenna toggle[cite: 67].
  2. Select Student from your network population array[cite: 93].
  3. Enter your unique campus NetID and matching security password, then tap Join[cite: 96].
  4. When the *.snu.in security certificate payload validation prompts, click Trust[cite: 102, 104].
  5. Open Safari to execute your captive gateway profile authentication[cite: 135].
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iOS Trust Certificate Display

🪟 Windows Manual 802.1X Profile Setup

  1. Right-click your taskbar tray Wi-Fi asset icon and select Open Network and Sharing Center[cite: 167, 168].
  2. Click Set up a new connection or network → Choose Manually connect to a wireless network[cite: 169, 170].
  3. Set Network Name to Student and choose Security Type: WPA-2Enterprise[cite: 175, 176].
  4. Click Change connection settings, then enter the Security tab[cite: 177, 181].
  5. Click Settings next to the authentication method dropdown[cite: 182].
  6. Uncheck "Verify the server's identity by validating the certificate"[cite: 183].
  7. Click Configure right below it and uncheck "Automatically use my Windows logon name and password"[cite: 183, 184]. Click OK.
  8. From Advanced Settings, check Specify authentication mode, select User Authentication, click Save Credentials, and input your fixed NetID account details[cite: 185, 190, 191].
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Windows Wireless Settings Panel

Linux Ubuntu

  1. Click the network engine indicator on the top panel array and highlight Student[cite: 222].
  2. Configure Authentication mode to Protected EAP (PEAP)[cite: 275].
  3. Set Inner Authentication to MSCHAPv2, complete your NetID credentials, and select Connect[cite: 276, 290].
  4. When alerted with a missing Certificate Authority flag, click Don't warn me again and proceed via Ignore[cite: 303, 306].
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Ubuntu PEAP Settings View

🌐 Guest Wireless Provisioning ("GUEST" SSID)

External university visitors can access campus networks using our self-provisioning gateway matrix[cite: 337]:

📝 Registration Step

  1. Associate with the open GUEST SSID[cite: 338].
  2. Tap "Sign into the network" to prompt the Cloudflare-protected Self Registration Page[cite: 23, 339].
  3. Provide your host Sponsor Name, personal email, contact number (using prefix "0"), and duration of visit[cite: 342, 347, 348, 349]. Click Register[cite: 350].

🔒 Verification Box

The Log In action element stays disabled during registration processing[cite: 356]. Your sponsor must authorize your session check before our engine sends your passcode via SMS/Email text strings[cite: 356, 377, 378].

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Self Registration Field Panel

✍️ Faculty & Staff Sponsor Approval Workflow

When a visitor lists you as their host, you must clear their clearance query:

  • Locate incoming system mail validation notes from [email protected][cite: 395].
  • Subject Header reads: Wireless access request from [Guest Email Address][cite: 395].
  • Click the secure red-circled "click here" validation text inside the text block to access the portal dashboard[cite: 405, 410].
  • Review your guest's metadata profile and click Confirm to establish network access permissions[cite: 429, 432].
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Sponsor Validation Email Notification
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