MSUTexas

MSUSecureWireless

How To Connect

 

Android
  • Open the wireless menu on your Android device
  • Select the MSUSecureWireless network
  • For "EAP method," select "PEAP"
  • If you see an option for "Phase 2 authentication," select "MSCHAPV2"
  • "CA certificate" should be Use System Certificates
  • For "Identity," enter admin\your MSUNet username
  • Leave "Anonymous Identity" blank
  • Your password will be your MSUNet password
  • In the Domain field enter msutexas.edu
  • Select "Connect"
Apple
  • Open the wireless menu on your Apple device
  • Select the MSUSecureWireless network
  • For "Username," enter admin\your MSUNet username
  • For "Password," enter your MSUNet password
  • Select "Join"
  • If you see a "Certificate" screen, verify that it says msu-nps-01.msutexas.edu and then choose "Trust"
Windows
  • Open the "Network and Sharing Center" on your Windows laptop or tablet.
    Screenshot of Network and Sharing Center on Windows
  • Select "Manage Wireless Networks."
    Screenshot of Network and Sharing Center on Windows
  • Select "Add" and then select "Manually create a network profile."
    Screenshot of Manage wireless networks that use (Wireless Network Connections) on Windows
  • Enter the network name as "MSUSecureWireless" (without the quotation marks), and make sure "Security type" is WPA2-Enterprise, with "Encryption type" of AES. Click "Next."
    Screenshot of manually connecting to a wireless network on Windows
  • Next, click "Change Connection Settings" and then click the "Security" tab of the Network Properties menu.
    Screenshot of the success screen after adding a wireless networkScreenshot of the Wireless Network Properties of a specific wireless network
  • Check that your "Network Authentication Method" is Microsoft: Protected EAP and then click "Settings."
    Screenshot of clicking on the settings button when editing a wireless network properties
  • Under "Select Authentication Method" make sure that Secured password (EAP-MSCHAP v2) is selected, then click "Configure."
    Screenshot showing how to configure the authentication method
  • Uncheck the box to "Automatically use..." and click "OK."
    Screenshot showing the EAP MSCHAPv2 Properties
  • Click "OK" on the Protected EAP Properties menu to close it.
  • On the "Security" tab of the Network Properties menu, click "Advanced Settings."
    Screenshot showing how to access the advance properties of a wireless network
  • Check "Specify authentication mode" and select "user authentication in the dropdown box." Click "Save credentials."
     Screenshot showing how to specify the authentication mode
  • Enter your MSUNet credentials, placing "admin\" (without the quotation marks) in front of your username. Click "OK." Please note that you will have to go back in and change this password manually whenever you change your MSUNet password. 
    Screenshot of the Windows Security authentication window
  • Exit all open menus by clicking "OK" and then wait for your device to connect to the network.
Last Modified: 05/13/2025