This page will help you select the appropriate Middlebury wireless network for your needs, and provide detailed instructions on how to connect your device.
The icon for WiFi looks like this:
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Middlebury student, faculty, or staff.
This includes the Middlebury Institute, Language Schools, and Bread Load School of English.
Campus visitor.
This fast and secure network is available for use by anyone who has a Middlebury College account. This includes Courtesy Accounts, but does NOT include Guest Accounts.
BEFORE YOU CONNECT:
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At your first connection, you will likely be asked to trust a certificate for “cpauth.middlebury.edu” (InCommon security certificate). You will need to trust this certificate when prompted—if you do not trust the certificate, you will be unable to use the network.
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If you've mistakenly connected to the MiddleburyGuest network, please forget the network to avoid accidentally connecting to it.
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We recommend turning off auto-join for other nearby networks available, e.g., MiddleburyGuest and eduroam—this ensures proper connection to the network.
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Open Settings.
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Select Wi-Fi.
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Make sure that Wi-Fi is toggled ON, then select the MiddleburyCollege network.
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When prompted for a username and password, enter your full Middlebury College email address (username@middlebury.edu) and password.
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Click Join.
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You will need to Trust the InCommon security certificate for the College's server.
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Your device should now show a connection to the MiddleburyCollege wireless network.
These settings are necessary for any device that requires you to specify what type of security is in place. These instructions will also work for some versions of the reMarkable tablet.
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Open Settings.
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Navigate to Network & Internet > Internet.
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Make sure that Wi-Fi and/or Internet are toggled ON, then select the MiddleburyCollege network.
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On the pop-up menu, make sure to input the below settings where applicable. Scroll down to see all of the setting options:
- EAP method - PEAP (leave as default)
- Phase 2 authentication - None (or MSCHAPV2)
- CA certificate - Use system certificates
- Minimum TLS Version - TLS v1.0
- Online Cert. Status - Trust on First Use (or, if that is not an option: Do not validate)
- Domain -
middlebury.edu
- Identity - full Middlebury email address (username@middlebury.edu) OR username
- Anonymous identity - leave empty
- Password - your Middlebury account password
ChromeOS settings:
- Server CA Certificate - may need "Do not check"
- Subject match - leave blank
- Subject alternative name match - leave blank
- Domain suffix match -
middlebury.edu
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Connect.
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Your device should now show a connection to the MiddleburyCollege wireless network.
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Click on the WiFi icon on the right end of the menu bar at the top of your screen.
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Make sure that Wi-Fi is toggled ON, then select the MiddleburyCollege network.
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When prompted for a username and password, enter your full Middlebury College email address (username@middlebury.edu) and password.
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Click OK.
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After a few seconds you will be prompted to trust the InCommon security certificate for the College's server. Click Continue.
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You may be asked to supply login credentials with administrator access to the computer to approve this change in settings. Enter valid credentials (e.g., your computer username and password), then click Update Settings.
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Your device should now show a connection to the MiddleburyCollege wireless network.
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Click the WiFi icon located on the far right of the task bar along the bottom of your screen.
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Make sure that Wi-Fi is toggled ON, then select the MiddleburyCollege network and click Connect.
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If prompted for a username and password, enter your full Middlebury College email address (username@middlebury.edu) and password.
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Click OK.
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You may be prompted to review information regarding the Middlebury network certificate with a button for certificate details—click Connect to continue.
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Your device should now show a connection to the MiddleburyCollege wireless network.
Setting up a manual connection
If you are using a computer that was issued by another institution, it is likely configured to attempt to connect to wireless with the same credentials you used to log in to the computer, which will not work on the Middlebury campus. Please contact the Helpdesk for assistance.
Guests and others visitors who do not have a Middlebury College or eduroam username and password can access the Internet by selecting the MiddleburyGuest wireless network then following the prompts to accept the certificate and connect. Those who have a Courtesy Account should use the MiddleburyCollege network.
For access to Middlebury resources (such as Canvas or Wordpress), a member of the Middlebury community must request a Guest Account for you through the Helpdesk. Guest Accounts cannot connect to the MiddleburyCollege network.
NOTE: There are traffic restrictions on the MiddleburyGuest wireless network; HTTP/HTTPS (web surfing) and most types of email connection should work, but some other protocols (SSH, POP, etc.) will not. Please contact the Helpdesk with any questions.
While most devices can connect seamlessly to the MiddleburyCollege wireless network, gaming consoles such as xBox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch consoles, as well as media streamers, certain e-readers, and other similar devices that do not support enterprise WiFi security protocols, need to use the Middlebury-IoT (Internet of Things) network. This is because these consoles do not support the authentication type (i.e., enterprise WiFi security protocols) that is present on the main network.
Such devices must be registered before they can be used on our network. The device's MAC address will be needed to complete the self service registration process. Once the device is registered, its MAC address will be recognized automatically and you will be able to connect it to the Middlebury-IoT network for Internet access using the user-specific password (unique from your Middlebury credentials) provided via email at the time of device registration.
An exhaustive list is not possible, but some examples of the devices that need to be registered are: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo DS, certain models of Kindle, and Nook. Smart TVs that only require Internet access should also be registered if they do not support username and password authentication. Note that Chromecast, wireless printers, "smart home" items (e.g., smart plugs and light bulbs), and any other devices that rely on being controlled by another wireless device cannot be supported at this time. These devices require broadcast traffic that is not compatible with the requirements of our enterprise wireless infrastructure.
Please see our article NAT Types and Gaming Consoles for more information about connecting to games, servers, etc. once on the network.
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Obtain the MAC Address of the device following our article Finding Your MAC Address, or check the vendor's support site (searching MAC, hardware, or BSSID address).
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Register your device using the Self Service MAC Address Registration.
- MAC Address - see above instructions to find
- Email Address - your full Middlebury email (if you are prompted for a password, use your Middlebury account password as you would for email, etc.)
- Device Name - a name to identify this device, for your own personal use — it can be whatever you decide
- Account Role - type of device
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Go to your Middlebury email and check the unique password supplied after registering the device.
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Connect to the Middlebury-IoT network on your console with this unique password — if asked, check the box to "Remember Network".
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After connecting, reboot your device and let it reconnect to the Middlebury-IoT network.
Below are links directly from the manufacturers detailing how to connect to a Wi-Fi network for a few of the most popular devices, in case you are unfamiliar with the process. After completing the steps above you should be able to connect to the Middlebury-IoT network.
NOTE: If MiddleburyCollege is available, you should use that network instead—you will not have the same access/abilities on eduroam as you do on the official college WiFi.
Eduroam has become very popular at colleges and universities across the US and in Europe as a way for faculty, staff and students to be able to access the internet wirelessly while visiting other participating institutions. As a participating member of eduroam, we offer wireless internet access in a secure and reliable manner to eduroam-participating school members, without having to have them register ahead of time. Likewise, our faculty, staff and students will have wireless internet access while visiting at other participating institutions.
You will know you are at a participating institution if you see a network called eduroam listed. To use eduroam when traveling, you will need to enter your full username@middlebury.edu and Middlebury password.
If, after following the instructions listed above, you are still running into issues connecting to the appropriate network, please see the related article Wireless (WiFi) Troubleshooting.