Connect to Wi-FI on Windows


The University uses the Eduroam (Education Roaming) Wi-Fi network. It’s fast, secure and you can use it to get online at many other universities around the world. 

Follow these instructions to connect your Windows device to the Eduroam Wi-Fi network:

Windows 11

Windows 10

Windows 7

If you have trouble connecting to Eduroam, look at the Problems section.

For other systems, please see the Related Articles section on the right. 

Windows 11

Select the connection icon at the Windows taskbar:

windows 11 screenshot of the taskbar with No Internet Access highlighted

Then click on the arrow next to the Wi-Fi icon to show all available connections:

Screenshot from windows 11 showing where to click in to show all available wifi networks

It will display a list of available Wi-Fi networks in your area. Select eduroam.

Enter your username and password in the following format: username@leeds.ac.uk 

NOTE: If you have an admin account, enter your username in the format: username@admin.leeds.ac.uk

Click OK to connect.

screenshot of the login section when signing in to Eduroam using Windows 11

Your device will then configure the settings and will show that you are connected. It should then connect automatically in the future.

 

Windows 10

Select the connection icon in the Windows taskbar

Select eduroam from the list of wireless networks and click on Connect

Enter your username and password in the following format: username@leeds.ac.uk

NOTE: If you have an admin account, enter your username in the format: username@admin.leeds.ac.uk

You will see another window asking if you wish to continue connecting, then click Connect

Your device will then configure the settings and will show that you are connected. It should then connect automatically in the future.

Windows 7

Click on the Wi-Fi icon in the lower right corner of the screen (near the clock) and select eduroam from the list of available networks.

Enter your username and password, entering your username in the following format: username@leeds.ac.uk followed by your usual University password and select Join to continue.

NOTE: If you are on the ADMIN Domain, enter your username in the format: username@admin.leeds.ac.uk

The certificate verification window (Windows Security Alert) should then appear. This is normal. Please click 'Connect'

When connected successfully, you should see Connected next to eduroam in your list of wireless networks. Your computer should then connect automatically from now on.

Problems

If you have any problems the most common causes are:

If you still can't get connected you can use the Wi-Fi setup network to configure your connection to Eduroam.