While the IT Help Center does not officially support the Android OS, we hope these instructions — provided to us by a Droid owner — will help you set up a connection to BU (802.1x).
Configuration settings for BU (802.1x)
Your device may not require all of the settings included below.
Connect to: BU (802.1x)
EAP method: PEAP
Phase 2 Authentication: None (if available) or MSCHAPV2
CA Certificate: N/A (only option)
Client Certificate: N/A (only option)
Identity: <BU login name>
Anonymous Identity: <BU login name>
Wireless Password: <Kerberos password>
Note: With newer Android phones, it is necessary to specify radius.bu.edu as the domain name for the 802.1x certificate. Without this domain, the phone will provide you with options of “Do not validate” or “unspecified”, which will not allow the phone to connect with the 802.1x network
Enabling Certificate Validation on Android clients
Some Android phones running 7.0 can now accept BU’s 802.1x certificate. If your phone allows you to change these settings, this will provided your device a more secure connection to BU (802.1x).
Connect to: BU (802.1x)
EAP method: PEAP
Phase 2 Authentication: None (if available) or MSCHAPV2
CA Certificate: Use system certificates
Client Certificate: N/A (only option)
Identity: <BU login name>
Anonymous Identity: <BU login name>
Wireless Password: <Kerberos password>
Domain: bu.edu (if available)
Related: use Automatic IP for your BU network connections
When you use BU wireless (or any BU network connection), your device should be set to use an automatic (dynamic) IP address — never use a static IP. This setting is usually already chosen on your Android device, but should you ever want to check it, here is the sequence of commands to use.
To make sure you are using Auto IP, go to:
- Settings,
- Wireless & Networks,
- Wi-Fi Settings
- Click the ‘Settings’ button
- Choose Advanced Settings
- And enable Auto IP