OVERVIEW
Target audience: McGill students, faculty, and staff
Since the mobile device market is rapidly evolving, IT Services continually evaluates new devices and their compatibility with McGill services. However, we cannot provide support for all. Links to configuration articles for supported mobile devices are listed below.
If the instructions for your smartphone/mobile device are not included in the list, visit the manufacturer's website and follow the general instructions for configuring the device. The basic parameters you will need to connect to each service are provided below; however, we cannot provide full configuration instructions since each device is different.
In this article:
Setting up a Wireless connection on your mobile device
To connect a Wi-Fi mobile device to McGill's wireless network, it must have either an integrated or a plug-in Wireless Network Interface Card (NIC). For the fastest speeds, our recommendation is a NIC card that supports 5GHz IEEE 802.11a/g/n/ac.
Follow these instructions to configure wireless network access:
The basic parameters for connecting to McGill’s Wireless network (wpa.mcgill.ca) are:
- WiFi: ON
- Network / SSID: wpa.mcgill.ca (WPA2-Enterprise).
- Security Type: PEAP
- Username: McGill Username
- User password: McGill Password
- Certificate: DigiCert Global Root CA
- Inner Link Security: EAP-MS-CHAP V2
- Token: None Selected
Configuring your mobile device to access McGill email
Follow these instructions to configure configure your mobile device to access McGill email:
For other devices, see general McGill email configuration settings.
Installing McGill's VPN to access McGill's network from your mobile device
Follow these instructions to install the Cisco Secure Client app:
If there is no Cisco Secure Client app to support your device, please contact the IT Service Desk, and they will assess your VPN needs on a case-by-case basis - in many cases, there are alternatives.
ADDITIONAL REFERENCES:
- About: Wireless Network Connectivity service description
- About: Virtual Private Network (VPN) service description