eduroam

eduroam (educational roaming) provides wifi access on personal devices for UWE Bristol students, both on campus and when visiting other participating institutions.

You can use eduroam to access the UWE Bristol's online resources and data storage.

Connect to eduroam using your UWE Bristol email address and password.

Please note that UWE-managed devices will automatically connect to the 'UWE-Authorised' network instead of eduroam.

Connect to eduroam

eduroam for iOS

  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Select Wifi.
  3. Select eduroam.
  4. Enter your UWE Bristol email address.
  5. Enter your UWE Bristol password.
  6. Select Join.
  7. Select Done.

That's it! You are now connected to eduroam.

Troubleshooting

  • If you are having connection issues, install the geteduroam app from the App Store as an alternative.
  • If you have changed your UWE Bristol password, you will need to remove any previous eduroam connections and start again:
    1. Select Settings
    2. Select General
    3. Select Profile:
      A screenshot within iOS settings with 'Profile eduroamĀ® >' highlighted.
    4. Select Remove Profile:
      A screenshot of the eduroam profile, with 'Remove Profile' highlighted.
    5. Now reconnect to eduroam using the steps above.

eduroam for Android

For Android devices, including Chrome books:

  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Select Wifi.
  3. Select eduroam.
  4. Change settings to the following:
    EAP method: PEAP
    Phase 2 authentication: MSCHAPV2 - This can be under the 'Advance' menu.
    CA certificate (select as appropriate as wording varies from device to device): Use System certificates / Unspecified / Do not validate / Do not specify
  5. Enter your UWE Bristol email address.
  6. Enter your UWE Bristol password.
  7. Select Connect.
  8. If your Android device requests a domain enter radius01.uwe.ac.uk.

That's it! You are now connected to eduroam.

Troubleshooting

  • If you are using a newer phone and the above steps are not working, install the geteduroam app from the Google Play store as an alternative.
  • If you have changed your UWE Bristol password, you will need to remove any previous eduroam connections and start again:
    1. Remove any previous eduroam connections by going to wifi settings
    2. Long press eduroam
    3. Select Forget network:
      Android wifi settings displaying 'Forget network'.
    4. Now reconnect to eduroam using the steps above.

eduroam for Windows 10 and 11

  1. Select Wifi from the taskbar or settings.
  2. Select eduroam.
  3. Select Connect.
    Please note: you may get a message asking you to 'continue connecting?' - if so, select Connect to continue.
  4. Enter your UWE Bristol email address.
  5. Enter your UWE Bristol password.
  6. Select OK.

That's it! You are now connected to eduroam.

Troubleshooting

  • If you are having connection issues, download the geteduroam for Windows as an alternative.
  • If you have changed your UWE Bristol password, you will need to remove any previous eduroam connections and start again.

eduroam for macOS

  1. Select Wifi from the taskbar.
  2. Select eduroam.
  3. Enter your UWE Bristol email address.
  4. Enter your UWE Bristol password.
  5. Select Continue to accept the server certificate.
  6. Save the certificate to your keychain with your own Mac/iCloud username and password.

That's it! You are now connected to eduroam.

Troubleshooting

  • If you have changed your UWE Bristol password, you will need to remove any previous eduroam connections and start again.

UWE Bristol students in residence

For information and support on the UWE Bristol residential network, please get in touch with ASK4:

Before visiting other institutions

Before connecting to eduroam while visiting other participating institutions, please follow the guidance below:

  • Ensure eduroam is working correctly on your device at UWE Bristol.
  • Check the website of the institution you are visiting to see if you need to amend any settings (such as the network proxy settings).
  • Read the policies below.

eduroam provides simple, easy, secure connectivity from thousands of hotspots across more than 100 countries. Visit the eduroam website to find out more.

Acceptable use policies

By connecting to eduroam at another institution, you agree to abide by:

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