Connect to CometNet with your Mobile Device

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Due to the large variety of mobile devices on the market, we cannot provide walkthroughs for every possible scenario. Below are the general settings for connecting to CometNet, walkthroughs for iOS and Android 2.3, and a list of other devices that are known to work.

General Configuration
Apple iOS
Android
Tested Devices

CometNet wireless General Configuration details

Network Name or SSID: CometNet
802.11 Operating Mode: Infrastructure or Network (not ad hoc)
Security Mode: Enterprise (not Personal)
Network Authentication: WPA2
Data Encryption: AES or AES-CCMP
Roaming Identity or Outer Identity: NetID
Authentication Type or Outer Authentication: Protected EAP (PEAP)
Authentication Protocol or Inner Authentication: MS-CHAPv2
Credentials: NetID and Password
Validate Server Certificate or Verify Server Name: Choose YES
Certificate Issuer or Trusted Root CA: AddTrust External Root CA
Server Name or Certificate Name: 8021x.utdallas.edu
Server Name Must Match: Choose YES

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Access the CometNet wireless network on your iOS device

Tap Settings (the icon that looks like gears)
Tap Wi-Fi
Tap CometNet in the list of available networks
Enter your NetID and Password and leave Mode set to Automatic
Tap Accept in the Certificate notice that appears
You should now be returned to the Wi-Fi Networks list and should be connected to CometNet

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Access the CometNet wireless network on your Android device

Open up the Settings Menu and Select Wi-Fi. If your Wi-Fi is turned off, you will need to turn it on.
On your list of available wireless networks at the Wi-Fi menu, select CometNet.
Select the correct EAP and Phase 2 Authentication methods as shown below. Then enter in your NetID under Identity and your NetID Password in the Password field. When you have done this, select Connect.
You should be taken back to your Wi-Fi menu. CometNet should take a moment to connect, but once it has worked, you should see the word “Connected” beneath it in the list. Also, a new icon will appear across the top of your screen, indicating the connection to a Wireless network has been established.