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Configure Blackberry for Eduroam/JRS

Blackberry The settings you need are:

  1. Security type = PEAP
  2. Certificate = Comodo AddTrust External CA Root
    Note: If you are using a Blackberry running OS 6 then the certificate is called "AddTrust External CA Root".
  3. Inner link security = EAP-MS-CHAP v2
  4. Server Subject / Server San, leave blank
  5. Disable Server Certificate Validation

Step by step guide

  1. Enable Wi-Fi Settings>Manage connections
    Then Select Set Up Wi-Fi Network
  2. Click 'Next'
  3. Click 'Scan for Networks'
  4. Wait a few moments
  5. Select 'eduroam (WPA2-Enterprise)'
  6. Set Security Type to PEAP.
  7. Enter your Eduroam credentials

Username:
Staff: yourGUID@jrs.glasgow.ac.uk (eg abc9z@jrs.glasgow.ac.uk)
Students: yourGUID@student.glasgow.ac.uk (eg 1234567Z@student.glasgow.ac.uk)
Please note that this user name is NOT an email address.

Password your GUID password


  1. Click 'CA certificate' and select '[Comodo AddTrust External CA Root]'
    Note: If you are using a Blackberry running OS 6 then the certificate is called "AddTrust External CA Root".
  2. Click 'Inner link security' and select 'EAP-MS-CHAP v2'
  3. Tick ‘Disable Server Certificate Validation’
  4. Click 'Connect'
  5. Wait a few moments
  6. Choose a Profile name eg Eduroam
  7. Click 'Finish'
  8. You are now connected! Note your profile name appears top centre

Please note: changing your GUID password will change it for your mobile device settings too. You will need to enter the new password on your device.

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