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Configuring Linux for UOBwifi

This guide will enable you to connect a laptop running Linux to the UOBwifi network. The screen shots were done using Ubuntu 9.10, but these guidelines can easily be adapted for other distributions. Users of Mandriva should find that they should just need to enter their AD username and password - the certificate will be retrieved automatically.

  • Firstly you will need a copy of the Global Root Certificate in .pem format. If you don't have this, then it can be downloaded from http://webdev1.bham.ac.uk/uob_root_linux.pem or by typing wget webdev1.bham.ac.uk/uob_root_linux.pem in a terminal session.
  • Once you have a copy of the certificate, then save it somewhere on the laptop.
  • When you are in range of UOBwifi, you should see it show up on NetworkManager's list of available networks:

  • Choose UOBwifi, and you should get a dialogue box asking you to provide credentials and to state the location of the certificate:

  • Change Authentication to Protected EAP (PEAP), browse to where you saved the certificate, put in your username and password and click on connect. A few seconds later you should have a connection.

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