Objective
K-State has four primary wireless networks to which students, faculty, and staff may connect.
- KSU Wireless — A secure network for current students, faculty and staff not living in residence halls or the Jardine Apartments.
- KSU Housing — A secure network for residence halls and the Jardine Apartments residents.
- KSU Guest — Campus visitors can use this network, which has NO security and does not require an eID/password.
- eduroam: A secure international roaming service allows users from other eduroam-enabled institutions to securely access K-State's wireless network using credentials from their home institution.
Audience
- Students
- Faculty
- Staff
- Guests
Environment
K-State wireless networks
Procedure
Click an option below for instructions:
- On the Taskbar, click the Network Icon (
or 
).
- Click KSU Wireless and then click Connect.
Note: Make sure the Connect automatically option is selected.
- In the Username box, type your eID.
- In the Password box, type your eID password.
- Click OK and then click Connect.
- Click the Wi-Fi symbol
.
- Click KSU Wireless.
- In Username, type your eID.
- In Password, type your eID password.
Note: Select the Remember this network option if you want the computer to automatically connect to the network.
- Click Join.
- Open System Settings.
- Tap Wi-Fi.
- Tap KSU Wireless.
- In the EAP Method box select PEAP.
- In the Phase 2 Authentication box select MSCHAPV2.
- Select Use system certificates for CA certificate, and leave the two drop-downs that appear as TLS v1.0 and Do not verify.
- For the domain type net.k-state.edu (only if it says "Must specify a domain")
- In the Identity box, type your eID.
- Leave the Anonymous Identity box as anonymous.
- In the Password box, type your eID password.
- Tap Save or Connect.
The Ubuntu settings below provide a general guideline for other Linux distributions and Desktop Environments. For more detailed instructions, check your distribution's documentation pages.
Settings to use for Ubuntu to connect to K-State Wireless are:
- Wi-Fi Security: WPA & WPA2 Enterprise
- Authentication: Tunneled TLS
- Anonymous Identity: blank
- CA Certificate: Check the box saying "No CA certificate is required"
- Inner Authentication: MSCHAPv2
- Username: your eID
- Password: your eID password
- Open Settings.
- Tap Wi-Fi.
- Tap KSU Housing.
- In EAP Method tap PEAP.
- In Phase 2 Authentication select MSCHAPV2.
- Leave the CA Certificate and the Client Certificate boxes blank or set to Do not validate.
- In Identity, type your eID.
- Leave Anonymous Identity blank.
- In Password, type your eID password.
- Tap Save or Connect.
- Click your account photo.
- Click Settings
.
- Under Network click Add connection, click Add Wi-Fi, and click Advanced.
- In SSID type KSU Housing.
- In EAP method select PEAP.
- Leave Phase 2 authentication set to Automatic.
- In Server CA certificate select Do not check.
- In Identity type your eID.
- In Password type your eID password.
- Click Connect.
Notes
If you've recently changed the password associated with your eID and you are having trouble connecting to K-State wireless networks you may need to forget the network first.