UniPV Wi-Fi Guide

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Access to the Wi-Fi infrastructure is allowed for:

  • Students
  • Teaching Staff
  • Technical-Administrative Staff
  • Collaborators and language experts
  • Guests - not falling into the previous categories

Minimum requirements:

  • Device (Personal Computer / Tablet / Smartphone) equipped with a Wireless card (integrated or external).
  • Operating system supported and kept up-to-date by the manufacturer.

Available Wi-Fi Networks

UNIPV-WIFI

For UniPV students and staff

EDUROAM

For users from participating institutions

UNIPV-GUEST

For guests and events

Select the network of your interest to view the configuration details

Configuration for UNIPV-WIFI

The UNIPV-WIFI network is reserved for:

  • Students regularly enrolled at the University of Pavia
  • Teaching Staff
  • Technical-Administrative Staff
  • Collaborators and language experts

Configuration:

To access it, you need to set up your access device with the following parameters

  • Authentication: WPA/WPA2-Enterprise
  • Encryption: AES
  • EAP Type: PEAP-MSCHAPv2
  • Username: FISCAL-CODE
  • Password: the one for University services

For detailed instructions, download the guide for your operating system:

Configuration for EDUROAM

EduRoam is an international service that allows wireless network access to mobile users (roaming users) in all participating organizations.

Users visiting a participating organization in the Eduroam network can use the local wireless network using the same credentials (username and password) from their home institution, without further formalities at the host institution.

Credentials to use

  • Students, Teaching Staff, Technical-Administrative Staff, Collaborators and language experts of the University of Pavia can connect to the wireless network of any institution participating in Eduroam using their own online service credentials
  • Users from any participating institution in the project can use the Eduroam network present at the University of Pavia, using the credentials provided by their home institution
More information about the service can be found on the official Eduroam website or at the GARR Consortium. The Eduroam service is specifically regulated by the Italian Eduroam Federation Regulations and the European Confederation eduroam policy. The use of the network infrastructure that the University of Pavia makes available is also governed by the Regulations for the use of IT and telephone resources.

Access methods:

  1. Access through the Eduroam CAT
  2. Access through manual configuration of network parameters
Access through the Eduroam CAT

Go to the website https://cat.eduroam.org/ and download the installation program by selecting University of Pavia.

Manual Configuration
  • Authentication: WPA/WPA2-Enterprise
  • Encryption: AES
  • EAP Type: PEAP-MSCHAPv2
  • Username: [For unipv FISCAL-CODE@unipv.it, others must use the username in the form used by their institution)
  • Password: the password associated with the username

For detailed instructions for UNIPV users, download the guide for your operating system:

Configuration for UNIPV-GUEST

The UNIPV-GUEST network is reserved only for:

  • Guests
  • Conference/event participants
  • Non-structured personnel

Access:

  1. Select the UNIPV-GUEST network
  2. Open the browser
  3. Follow the instructions on the authentication portal
  4. Use the credentials provided by departmental secretariats or the Information Systems Area

Attention: If you are a structured UNIPV user or a regularly enrolled student, do not use this type of access: authentication will be successful but navigation will not be allowed.

The credentials provided by the Information Systems Area can be requested from the UOC Networks, Telephony and Cybersecurity by the structure or the organizing secretariat of the event.

For detailed instructions, download the guide for UNIPV-GUEST:

Troubleshooting

Verify Credentials

Access problems

Network Profiles

Incorrect configurations

Signal Coverage

Connection problems

Select a problem to view the resolution details

Verify Credentials

For UNIPV-WIFI and Eduroam (UNIPV users):

  • Username: FISCAL CODE (for Eduroam: FISCAL CODE@unipv.it)
  • Password: the one to access University services (in UPPERCASE) or the one from your institution / organization

If you have forgotten your UNIPV password or have authentication problems, visit https://password.unipv.it for password reset or change.

The procedure is guided, follow the instructions for reset in case of forgetfulness you will be sent an email with a temporary password that you must then change manually on the same page

Verify network connection

If you are a regularly enrolled student, a teacher, or a structured user, verify that the connection was not made on UNIPV-GUEST, you have in fact only UNIPV-WIFI or EDUROAM available for use. The UNIPV-GUEST network is reserved only for guests.

Coverage problems

If you encounter coverage problems, i.e., among the selectable networks of the device you don't find one of the three networks indicated in the previous section or if their presence is not constant, report it through one of the following methods:

Make sure to include the following information in your report:

  • Your location (building, floor, classroom/office)
  • The type of device you are using
  • The name of the user or users experiencing the problem
  • A brief description of the problem encountered
  • Any name of an IT contact person to contact