Overview 

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Follow these steps to set up your Android device running Android 2.0.x and above to use WPA2-E encrypted wireless at UCSD.

Critical Concepts

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Before you begin, you must have:

• An Active Directory (AD) username and password. Your username is usually the first part of your UCSD e-mail address (before the @ symbol). If you have forgotten your password, you can reset it.
• An Android device with Android 2.0.x or above installed.

Steps to Take

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1. Configure your Wi-Fi.

Settings menus can vary across different Android versions. Use the steps below that most closely match to your version.

On older versions of Android:

1. Open your device's Settings app
   
2. Select Wi-Fi
   
   

   Android 10

On newer versions of Android:

1. Open your device's Settings app
2. select Connections and tap on Wi-Fi
   
   

   Android 14

2. Select the encrypted wireless service.

• Under Wi-Fi, select UCSD-PROTECTED.
  
  • If UCSD-PROTECTED isn’t on the list, you may need to move to another area with better connectivity
    
    

    Android 10+

3. Configure UCSD-PROTECTED option.

Configuration menus can vary across different Android versions. Use the steps below that most closely match to your version.

On older versions of Android:

1. EAP Method: Select PEAP.
2. Phase 2 Authentication: Select MSCHAPV2.
3. For CA Certificate, you typically have two options:
   
   1. Select N/A, unspecified), or Do not validate.
   2. Select Use system certificates.
      
      • Online Certificate Status: Select Do not validate.
      • Domain: Enter ucsd.edu.
4. Identity: Enter your Active Directory username.
5. Anonymous Identity: Leave blank or enter anonymous@ucsd.edu.
6. Password: Enter your Active Directory password.
7. Click Connect.
   
   

   Android 10

 

On newer versions of Android:

1. Identity: Enter your Active Directory username.
2. Password: Enter your Active Directory password.
3. For CA Certificate, you typically have two options:
   
   1. Select N/A, unspecified), or Do not validate.
   2. Select Use system certificates.
      
      • Online Certificate Status: Select Do not validate.
      • Domain: Enter ucsd.edu.
4. Click Connect.
   
   

   Android 14

 

4. Verify your connection.

1. Under Wi-Fi, you should see that you are Connected underneath UCSD-PROTECTED
   
   

   Android 10+