Windows 8 and 10
Wifi Configuration
This document explains the connection to KIT Wifi on Windows 8 and 10 to KIT and eduroam. Because the steps for Windows 8 and 10 differ only visually, these examples show how to connect to KIT on Windows 10. The configuration of eduroam is analogous - simply select eduroam from the list of wifi networks.
You might need to remove the wifi network if the authentications fails, and add it again.
Authentication for KIT and eduroam
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Click on the WLAN icon in the bottom right corner in the task bar. A list of available networks will be displayed [figure 1].
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Choose KIT, click on "Connect" and log in with your KIT user name and password (e.g. ab1234 ∂does-not-exist.kit edu or uxxxx@kit.edu) [figure 2].
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Check the certificate fingerprint [figure 3]. The correct fingerprint is:
4D:D2:DB:32:95:56:8D:24:A2:6B:C9:D9:AD:CF:0B:B8:DD:63:C4:49
If it matches, click on connect.
Securing the connection
To prevent rouge access-points from phishing your KIT credentials, you need follow the steps outlined in Windows manual configuration to secure the connection.
Deleting an existing network
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Click on the WLAN icon, then "Network settings" [Figure 8] respectively "edit connection settings" on Windows 8 [Figure 11].
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In the newly-opened window click on "Manage Wi-Fi settings" [Figure 9] respectively "Edit known networks" on Windows 8 [Figure 12].
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Click on the Wifi network you intent to remove, then click on "forget" [Figure 10].
Windows 10

Figure 8: Wifi Networks on Windows 10


Windows 8



Manual Configuration
Exact steps of configuring a Wifi network manually are documented in Windows: manual configuration.