You can utilise the wi-fi connections of the University using your own devices (laptop, tablet and phone). Secured eduroam and public panOULU are in your use. You can recognize the service areas from the network logos around the campuses.
If you’re having trouble connecting to eduroam, you can try forgetting saved sign-in details.
Eduroam
Eduroam is a secure international roaming service for members of the European eduroam confederation. Organisations belonging to eduroam can log in to the wireless networks of other eduroam member organisations using their home organisation user accounts.
The eduroam network operating at the premises of the UO and Oamk offers the staff of the University the internet connection and local area network services. Other users (students, visitors) are mainly offered Internet access.
The network requires logging in with user-specific account.
Use your user account of UO in these forms:
- Staff account: account@univ.yo.oulu.fi
- Student account: account@student.oulu.fi
In the network the WLAN client is allocated IP settings automatically.
Connecting with an Android device
- Security: WPA/WPA2/WPA3 Enterprise
- EAP method: PEAP
- Authentication (phase 2): MSCHAPV2
- CA certificate: Use system certificates
- Online certificate status: Do not validate
- Domain: oulu.fi
- Identity: account@univ.yo.oulu.fi / account@student.oulu.fi
- Anonymous identity: leave empty
- Password: your account password
- These details are not required when connecting with iOS devices.
Information
- Rules of wlan use
- More information about eduroam: http://www.eduroam.org/ and https://www.eduroam.fi.
- Queries about wlan: tietoverkko(at)oulu.fi.
Forgetting saved sign-in details
Windows
- Sudden problems when connecting to Wi-Fi networks happens because of a changed password. This issue usually appears a while after you’ve changed your password.
- To solve the problem: in the Wi-Fi menu, right click on your desired network and select Forget.
- When connecting to the network, it’ll ask for your credentials.
Mac
- Note! Depending on your system and OS version, this process may wary.
- Open System Settings and select Wi-Fi
- From the Known Networks section look for the network of your choosing and click the button with three dots and select Forget This Network…
Mobile devices
- Open the Settings app on your device, select Network & internet and then Internet.
- Open the settings menu for your desired network (on some devices this cogwheel/info icon isn’t there, in such cases press and hold on the network)
- Click Forget.
panOULU
PanOULU is a public wireless network. Use instead Eduroam where it’s possible, unless you are a visitor without a student account that can access Eduroam.