Permanent connection with Polimi credentials

TTLS – Windows laptop

ESTIMATED SETUP TIME 15 MINUTES
Setup the "polimi_protected" and "eduroam" wi-fi networks + the wired access
FAQ and support

Before starting: Polimi credentials

Make sure your Polimi credentials (person code and password) are in order. check the status of your password, or set a new one, via the authentication widget available in the Online Services.

Before starting: previous configurations

Have you already configured this device with Polimi networks? We recommend that you remove previous configurations.

Click on the wifi symbol
Select “Network Settings”
Under Wi-Fi select “Manage known networks”
If there are polimi-protected or eduroam networks, select and remove them.

Before starting: USB-Ethernet card

Do you use a USB-Ethernet card? To also enable wired access to the network, the card must be inserted and installed before starting the configuration.

Wi-Fi network configuration

Repeat the following steps to configure both networks, eduroam and polimi_protected

STEP 1/6

Manually connecting to a wireless network

Using the Windows search function, search for and open “Control Panel”:

Select “Network and Internet” or, if not present, “Network and Sharing Center”.
Select “Set up new network connection”.
Select “Manually connect to a wireless network” and click Next.
Fill in the fields as follows:
- Network name: eduroam (or polimi-protected)
- Security type WPA2-Enterprise
- Encryption type: AES
Click “Add”.

You will be offered the “Change connection settings” option, select it.

STEP 2/6

Change connection settings: security

In “Change connection settings”:

Open the tab “Security”
complete the fields as follows:
- Security type: WPA2-Enterprise
- Encryption type: AES
- Choose a network authentication method:
  - select: “Microsoft: EAP-TTLS”
  - click on Settings

Reference screen

STEP 3/6

Smart card or other certificate properties: settings

complete the fields as follows:

Check “Allow identity privacy”
write “anonymous@polimi.it” in the text box below.

In the “Validate server certificate” box:

“Connect to these servers”: wifi.polimi.it
“Trusted Root Certification Tasks”: AAA Certificate Services

In the “Client Authentication” box:

check: “select a non-EAP method for authentication”
select: “Password authentication protocol (PAP)”

Click OK.

The network is configured.

REPEAT FROM STEP 1 TO ALSO CONFIGURE THE SECOND WI-FI NETWORK or continue to set up wired access

Reference screen

To know

Upon first access to the wi-fi network

You will be asked to enter your username and password, use:

personcode@polimi.it (eg. 12345678@polimi.it)
the password for the person code

Wired access configuration

STEP 4/6

Control panel

Search for “Services” with the PC function

In Services:

look for the item “Wired AutoConfig” and select it with a double click
Start it and set it to autostart then click OK.

Open the Control panel:

select “Network and Internet” or “Network and Sharing Center”.
in the menu on the left select the item “Change card settings”.

The PC’s network cards are shown:

Right click on “Ethernet”
select “Properties”
select “Authentication”.

STEP 5/6

Properties: authentication

complete the fields as follows:

Check “enable IEEE 802.1X authentication”
“Choose a network authentication method”: Select “Microsoft EAP-TTLS”
Check: “Remember credentials”
Check: “Fallback to unauthorized network access”

Click on “Settings” (next to “Microsoft EAP-TTLS”).

Reference screen

STEP 6/6

Smart card or other certificate properties: settings

complete the fields as follows:

Check “Allow identity privacy”
write “anonymous@polimi.it” in the text box below.

In the “Validate server certificate” box:

“Connect to these servers”: wifi.polimi.it
“Trusted Root Certification Tasks”: AAA Certificate Services
Check: “Do not prompt the user if the server cannot be authorized”

In the “Client Authentication” box:

check: “select a non-EAP method for authentication”
select: “Password authentication protocol (PAP)”

Click OK.

The network is configured.

Reference screen

To know

The password linked to the Person Code expires periodically and must be updated.
Upon expiration, the connection will stop working until you enter your credentials again.

You can check the status of your password by connecting to the Online Services and consulting the authentication widget.