Connecting Google ChromeBook to the Wireless Network?

Requirements

• If you do not have a WPI account, please visit Wireless Guest Access for further information.
• Make sure that the date, time and timezone are properly set. Proper time and timezone are required for wireless encryption.

Google ChromeBook In order to put this device on the WPI-Wireless network, you will need to have previously logged in with your Google account. If you have not been able to accomplish this, please visit Network Operations who can assist with getting you setup.

Instructions - Manual Configuration

Step 1 - Registration Warning

If you have not registered your device in the Wireless: Mobile Wireless Systems IP Range through the Network Registration page, you should do so now. Connect to the open WPI-Wireless-Setup wifi network and do the following:

1. Visit http://netreg.wpi.edu/ and login with your WPI Username and Password
2. Quick Registration will identify you
3. Select IP Range Wireless: Mobile Wireless Systems
4. Name the computer and choose an Operating System
5. Wait up to 30 minutes to process the registration

If the Quick Registration is not displayed, please refer to Registering a computer for use on the Wireless Network for help.

Step 2 - Download Certificates

Download the following files and place them in your home directory:

• Network Operations CA Certificate File
• Wireless User Public Certificate and Private Key File - .P12 format

Step 3 - Install Certificates

1. Enter the Chrome OS settings by opening the Chromw Web browser and visiting chrome://settings/certificates
2. Import UnsupportedDevice-CA-1.crt into the Authorities tab. In our testing, we have left the Trust check boxes unchecked. Your mileage may vary.
3. Import and Bind to Device UnsupportedDevice.p12 - the password is located here

Step 4 - Configure Wireless

1. In Chrome web browser, navigate to chrome://settings
2. Click on Add connection and select Wi-Fi Connection from the pop-up menu.
3. When the Join Wi-Fi network dialogue opens, click the Advanced button
4. Set the SSID to WPI-Wireless
5. Set the EAP Method to EAP-TLS
6. Leave Phase 2 authentication to Automatic
7. On Server CA certificate, select WPI NetOps CA. Chrome may indicate that this certificate is Untrusted. You may use it anyways.
8. On User certificate, select UnsupportedDevice. If the certificate was not properly imported as hardware-backed you will receive an error when connecting to WPI-Wireless.
9. On Identity, enter your WPI Email address
10. Check Save Identity and password then click Connect

Step 5 - Success!

You should now be successfully connected to WPI-Wireless.