How to Connect to the 'urwin' Wifi Network

Overview

The instructions in the article can be used to connect or configure your computer or device to be able to connect to the 'urwin' wireless network while on campus.

Students

In order to successfully connect to 'urwin', students are required to install ClearPass and CrowdStrike Falcon. Instructions for how to install the necessary software and connect are outlined in the articles below:

Faculty and Staff Personal Computers

In order to successfully connect to 'urwin', faculty and staff are required to install ClearPass on their personal computers. In addition, they are also required to have one of the preferred antivirus software installed.

Note: Personal systems that cannot meet these requirements can connect to the "Visit UR" network instead. The Visit UR network is not secure and does not permit access to internal resources such as Blackboard and Banner. More information about Visit UR is available here: https://spidertechnet.richmond.edu/TDClient/1955/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=89704.

Instructions

Select the device type below that you need instructions for how to connect to 'urwin'

Windows PCShow

In your computer's system tray, click on the wireless network icon to pull up a list of available wireless networks.
Select urwin and press Connect.
You may be prompted to enter your Network credentials. If so, enter your NetID and Password and then click OK.
If a Continue Connecting? prompt appears, press Connect.
You should now be connected to the urwin wireless network.

If you are having difficulty connecting to urwin after following these directions, you may need to manually configure your wireless settings for urwin.

Right-click on the wireless icon and choose Open Network and Sharing Center.
Choose Set up a new connection or network.
Select Manually Connect to a wireless network and click Next.
Type in urwin for the wireless network name and choose WPA2-Enterprise as the Encryption type. Click Next.
With urwin successfully added, press the Change connection settings button.
Click on the Security tab and choose Settings.
Uncheck Verify the server's identity by validating the certificate. Click on Configure....
Uncheck the Automatically use my Windows logon name and password (and domain if any) option. Press Ok and then press Ok again to return to the previous Security tab.
At the Security tab for urwin Wireless Network Properties, click Advanced Settings.
Check the Specify authentication mode and choose User or computer authentication from the drop down menu and press Ok twice to return to the "Successfully added urwin" page. Click on the Close to complete the urwin configuration.
Click on your wireless network icon and choose urwin and press Connect.
Enter your Network credentials as required (NetID and network password) and press OK to complete the sign in.
If you see a prompt similar to the one below, press Connect to continue connecting to urwin.
You should now be connected to the urwin wireless network.

macOSShow

Please note: If you are running Mac OS Sequoia on a personal system please update the Clearpass application on your computer (you may need to connect to "visit ur" temporarily): https://spidertechnet.richmond.edu/TDClient/1955/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=88333

Click your Wi-Fi icon in your menu bar at the top. Select urwin from the list of available wireless networks.
If prompted for "Mode", select Automatic. Enter your NetID and password and then click Join.
At the Verify Certificate window click Continue.
Enter your username and password for your Mac.

LinuxShow

Because ClearPass can't be installed on Linux OS, once you are connected to the network, please contact the Help Desk (804-287-6400) to finish the registration for your computer.

Note: While Ubuntu 15.10 was used for the following instructions, the configuration should be similar regardless of what Linux version you are on.

Click on the wireless network icon and select urwin from the list of available networks.
Configure the wireless settings as shown below. Click connect.
Because ClearPass is not supported on a Linux operating system, once you are connected to urwin, you will need to contact the Help Desk to finish the registration of your Linux computer on the network.

ChromebookShow

Click on the Network Icon at the bottom left corner of the screen.
Select urwin from the available networks that appear.
Enter the information below for urwin:
- EAP Method: PEAP
- Phase 2 Authentication: MSCHAPV2
- Server CA certificate: Do not check
- User Certificate: None Installed
- Identity: NetID
- Password: Network password
Click to connect.

iOS (iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch)Show

Open the Settings application and go to Wi-Fi.
Select urwin from the list of available networks.
Enter your NetID in the username field, and your network password in the password field. Tap Join.
If prompted with a cppm.richmond.edu certificate, tap Accept.
Your device will now be registered and connected to the urwin wireless network.

AndroidShow

NOTE: Each android device is slightly different, but the process is similar for connecting your Android device to the Wi-Fi network.

**New as of 6/28/2023**

Open your device's Settings app.
Navigate to Network & Internet > Internet.
Select urwin from the list of available networks.
Put in NetID and password.
Enter the following settings for urwin:

CA Certificate	Don't Validate
Domain (not required on most Android phones)	richmond.edu

**Some Android versions (ex: Google Pixel) will have different settings:

Open your device's Settings app.
Tap Network & internet Internet.
Turn Wi-Fi on.
Tap a listed network. If it needs a password, you'll see the Lock . After you connect:
- "Connected" shows under the network name.
- The network is "Saved." When your device is near and Wi-Fi is on, your device automatically connects.

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Old version:

Navigate to Settings > Wi-Fi
Select urwin from the list of available networks.
Enter the following settings for urwin:

EAP Method	PEAP
CA Certificate	Don't Validate
Domain (not required on most Android phones)	richmond.edu
Identity	your NetID
Password	your Network Password
Phase 2 Authentication (may be under Advanced Settings)	MSCHAPV2

Your device should now be connected to the urwin wireless network.

If you are unable to successfully connect to urwin using the settings above, please try to Forget the urwin network and then join again using the settings above.

Windows Phone or TabletShow

Navigate to Settings and choose Wi-Fi.
Select urwin from the list of wireless networks.
Sign in to urwin with your NetID and Password and select Done.
Your device will automatically be registered and complete your connection to urwin.

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