Connecting to UIC-WiFi with Android

See wireless.uic.edu for more information on using the UIC public wireless networks.

• Connecting to UIC-WiFi
• Connecting to UIC-Wireless
• Notes and Thanks

UIC-WiFi uses WPA2 Enterprise security with 802.1x authentication, EAP with TTLS and PAP.

These instructions should help you to get your Android (2.1 or higher) device connected to campus WiFi. You need to be on campus to do this, near a UIC-WiFi access point.

Also note that these instructions are for the UIC-WiFi campus network, not UIC-Wireless. UIC-WiFi is a newer campus-wide wireless network that the ACCC is working on. UIC-WiFi will eventually replace UIC-Wireless. The process of connecting to UIC-Wireless should be similar; we just haven't tried it.

1. While you are on campus, near a UIC-WiFi access point, tap Menu then Wireless & networks.
   
   
   
2. Enable Wi-Fi by clicking box beside Wi-Fi, then tap Wi-Fi Settings.
   
   
   
3. Tap to select the network UIC-WiFi.
   
   
   
4. If you have not already established a credential storage password, your Android will prompt you to enter one. This password is local to your device and is similar to the keychain password on OS X. Otherwise enter your password for storing credentials.
   
   
5. For EAP method select TTLS.
   
   
   
6. For Phase 2 authentication select PAP.
   
   
   
7. For Identity use your UIC netid.
   For Anonymous identity use anonymous
   For Wireless Password use your UIC Common Password
   Tap Connect.
   
   
   
8. Confirm: you are connected? If you are, it will say Connected underneath UIC-WiFi.
   

The process should be the same to connect to UIC-Wireless rather than UIC-WiFi, but UIC-Wireless uses Dynamic WEP encryption, as you can see in the image above. Like UIC-WiFi, it uses 802.1x authentication, EAP with TTLS and PAP.

• Please note these instructions are written specifically to connect to UIC-Wifi.
• Special thanks to the administrator of samidiab.com, who had written up great instructions that got us started with this.
• This has only been tested on a few devices. Other devices may appear slightly different from the screenshots shown.
• Please send a note to acccess@uic.edu if you have any questions or further comments.