Procedure to configure BlackBerry to support Universities WiFi
A. Pre-requisite
B. Configuration Procedure (To be done once)
C. Security Note
A. Pre-requisite
To access Universities WiFi, you must:
- For HKU Portal account created before 5 June 2009, register to enable Universities WiFi access by login HKU Portal => Campus Information Services => Central IT Services => Register to use WiFi service.
- For HKU Portal account created on or after 5 June 2009, no registration is required.
- Please note that the following procedure is based on BlackBerry 9000.
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B. Configuration Procedure (To be done once only)
- From the standby screen, press the BlackBerry button to open the main menu
- Select Manage Connection
- Turn Wi-Fi to On
- Select Set Up Wi-Fi Network
- Click Next
- Click Scan for Networks
- Wait a moment
- Select Universities WiFi
- Enter the settings as follows:
| Security type: |
PEAP |
| CA Certificate: |
Equifax Secure Certificate Authority |
| Inner link security: |
EAP-MS-CHAP v2 |
| User name: |
HKU Portal UID in the form of UID@hku.hk |
| User password: |
HKUPortal PIN |
| Server Subject / Server San: |
leave blank |
- Click Connect
- Enter the Profile name as Universities WiFi (case-sensitive)
- Click Finish
- BlackBerry should now connect to Universities WiFi
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C. Security Note
Since HKU Portal UID and PIN are employed to login at Universities WiFi, as a better password security measure, you would be asked to change your HKU Portal PIN if you have not changed it for six months.
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