Wicd template for JYU wireless networks
The jyu-staff and jyu-student wireless networks at the University of Jyväskylä use EAP-TTLS and PAP for authentication. Unfortunately, Wicd doesn’t ship with a template for using those networks, so you have to either make one yourself or search one that works.
You can find a bunch of templates by searching for wicd eduroam templates, but for the sake of convenience here’s one template that works:
name = EAP-TTLS-PAP
author = jkpl
version = 1
require identity *Identity password *Password
optional ca_cert *Path_to_CA_cert anon_identity *Anonymous_Identity
protected password *Password
-----
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
network={
ssid="$_ESSID"
scan_ssid=$_SCAN
key_mgmt=WPA-EAP
proto=WPA WPA2
eap=TTLS
group=CCMP TKIP
anonymous_identity="$_ANON_IDENTITY"
ca_cert="$_CA_CERT"
phase2="auth=PAP"
identity="$_IDENTITY"
password="$_PASSWORD"
}
…and here’s how you get it to work:
- Download the template file listed above.
- Place the downloaded file to your wicd templates directory:
/etc/wicd/encryption/templates/eap-ttls-pap
. - Open Wicd network manager.
- Depending on whether you are part of the staff or a student, select either jyu-staff or jyu-student network, and open the properties for that network.
- Make sure you check the option “Use these settings for all networks sharing this essid”.
- Select EAP-TTLS-PAP as encryption profile for the network.
- Type your JYU credentials (the ones you use in every JYU service) to “Indentity” and “Password” fields.
- Save the changes, and connect.