Guides - University of Guelph Eduroam Wi-Fi Setup

Connecting to the University of Guelph (UofG) eduroam network on Ubuntu 24.04 requires selecting the right CA certificate in GNOME settings. Without it, authentication fails silently.

CA Certificate Verification

Certificate Selection
You must select DigiCert_Global_Root_G2.pem for the CA certificate to authenticate with UofG CCS servers. On Ubuntu 24.04, these System CA certificates are located in the /etc/ssl/certs directory.

Note: If your certificate doesn't work, try this: University_of_Guelph_Server_AAA_Root_CA.pem.

ant@alderlakel13:~$ ls /etc/ssl/certs/ | grep DigiCert DigiCert_Global_Root_CA.pem DigiCert_Global_Root_G2.pem DigiCert_Global_Root_G3.pem

Network Configuration

GNOME Network Settings dialog for eduroam showing WPA & WPA2 Enterprise, PEAP authentication, DigiCert Global Root G2 CA certificate, and MSCHAPv2 inner authentication — GNOME Network Settings dialog for Eduroam showing DigiCert CA certificate and PEAP/MSCHAPv2 configuration

You will need to enter your full UofG central login ID (e.g., [email protected]) as both the Username and the Anonymous Identity.

Your password is your standard University of Guelph central login password.

Eduroam WiFi Connection Settings (GNOME / Network Manager) Security: WPA & WPA2 Enterprise Authentication: Protected EAP (PEAP) Anonymous identity: [your_id]@uoguelph.ca Domain: [leave empty] CA certificate: DigiCert_Global_Root_G2.pem CA certificate password: [leave empty] PEAP version: Automatic Inner authentication: MSCHAPv2 Username: [your_id]@uoguelph.ca Password: [your_central_login_password]