Connecting with Windows

In early 2018, Student Life IT completed the full implementation of our World Class Wireless service throughout all undergraduate residence halls. Due to this, we highly suggest that residents in our halls use the wireless network as their primary connection type. UF provides an internet on-boarding program that allows you to easily connect to the network! Here's how:

First, connect to the ufgetonline network and go to getonline.ufl.edu.
Download and run Secure W2; when prompted, select wireless setup.
1. Make sure that you use your full gatorlink@ufl.edu email address and install the policy key!
After running Secure W2, you should find that you are now connected to the eduroam network. Congratulations, you are now connected and ready to use the internet!

While we would like every student to trust in our World Class Wireless, we understand that some people may bring computers that do not have wireless capabilities. These students will still be able to connect their computer into the network using an ethernet cable.

NOTE: Some rooms will have a box with 3 ports on one side of the room (this is the "AP") and a simple wall jack on the other. However, not all rooms are the same, and you may be missing one or both of these depending on your residence hall.

The setup for the wired connection is very similar to the wireless setup:

If you experience any issues while trying to connect to either the wireless or wired connections, please refer to our troubleshooting page.

Please follow the below steps to authenticate to the wired network:

If you have a white Ethernet box, plug into the port labelled “computers.” If you have a singular wall port, just plug directly into the wall.

In the Start Menu, type in "Services.msc." Scroll to the bottom of the list and find the service called "Wired AutoConfig."
Right click and choose Properties.
Navigate over to the "Recovery" tab and change all of the "Failure" options to say "Restart the Service."
Change the "Reset Fail Count" fields to be 0 (zero) for each.
Click back over to the General tab and ensure that the startup type for the service is set to be "Automatic."
In addition, be sure to note that the service is running (service status: running) and if it's not, be sure to start it.

Once the service has been started

Click on the network icon in your taskbar (it might look like a globe or a monitor w/ a yellow error symbol on it).
Click "Network & Internet Settings", then in the new window that appears choose "Change Adapter Options."
Find your Ethernet connection (it should be labelled as such) and right click on it and select "Properties".
Click on the "Authentication" tab and ensure that the "Choose a network authentication method" is set to "Protected EAP (PEAP)."
Click on "Settings" next to that option and ensure that the "Notifications before connecting" drop-down box is set to "Tell user if the server name or root certificate isn't specified."
Under "Select Authentication Method" make sure it set to "Secured Password (EAP-MSCHAP v2)."
Click "Configure" to the right. Make sure that the checkbox inside the window is UNCHECKED.
Click "Okay / Apply" to close the two windows to bring you back to the "Authentication" tab again.
Click on "Additional Settings" and ensure that the "Specify Authentication Mode" at the top of the window is checked.
Open the drop-down menu below to select "User Authentication."
Click "save credentials" to bring up a sign-in window.
Type your full Gatorlink@ufl.edu and your password in the Username / Password fields.
Click "Okay / Apply". (For future reference, you can navigate here and click on save credentials to re-enter your password if you ever change / update it later down the line).
Close all windows by clicking "Okay / Apply"

Your Ethernet connection should be attempting to authenticate.

Note that you may see a dialog box asking to verify the server identity and validation. Once it displays, choose “Connect”, you will not be able to connect until this dialogue box appears and you select "Connect"

Please follow the below steps to authenticate to the wired network:

If you have a white Ethernet box, plug into the port labelled “computers.” If you have a singular wall port, just plug directly into the wall.

In the Start Menu, type in "Services.msc." Scroll to the bottom of the list and find the service called "Wired AutoConfig."
Right click and choose Properties.
Navigate over to the "Recovery" tab and change all of the "Failure" options to say "Restart the Service."
Change the "Reset Fail Count" fields to be 0 (zero) for each.
Click back over to the General tab and ensure that the startup type for the service is set to be "Automatic."
In addition, be sure to note that the service is running (service status: running) and if it's not, be sure to start it.

Once the service has been started

Click on the start menu icon or the magnifying glass icon in the taskbar to pull up Windows search menu.
Type “Settings” and open the Settings App .
Click "Network & Internet Settings" on the left-hand side of the settings window.
Select the “ethernet” tab at the top of the list.
Expand the tab in the window that appears by clicking the ethernet adapter entry.
Click the "Edit” button across from the Authentication Settings entry.
Ensure that “Enabled IEEE 802.1x authentication” is turned on.
Click “Edit Configuration”, this will open a new window.
Set "EAP Method" to “Protected EAP (PEAP)”.
Set "Authentication Method" to “Secured Password (EAP-MSCHAP v2)."
Delete anything in the “your private identifier” field (it should be completely blank).
Click Save.
A "Windows Security window" will appear requesting sign in information.
Input your full Gatorlink@ufl.edu and your Gatorlink password in the Username / Password fields, then click "Okay / Apply". If the sign-in window does not appear, simply click the “sign-in” option on the right-hand side of the ethernet tab on the screen.

Your Ethernet connection should be attempting to authenticate.