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ChromeOS is a Linux kernel-based operating system designed by Google to run on Chromebooks, a thin client. The screenshots below were taken from a Samsung ChromeBook.

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1On your ChromeOS device, verify Wi-Fi is turned On, and you must be within LBL's eduroam network. 
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In a browser, go to https://cat.eduroam.org and click on the blue bar (that works like a button) to start the process to download the installer. eduroam CATImage Added

 

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3Select "Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory" to identify which eduroam configuration you need.Image Added
4The browser can detect which device you are using and navigate you to the correct CAT (Configuration Assistant Tool) version that you need. Here, we see "Chrome OS" was selected.Image Added
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Click on the blue bar that serves as a button to download the installer, Image Added

Note the text below the bar, "After downloading the file, open the Chrome browser and browse to this URL: chrome://net-internals/#chromeos. Then, use the 'Import ONC file' button. The import is silent; the new network definitions will be added to the preferred networks."

Click the "Continue" button.

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6This is the screen when the download is complete.Image Added
7Go to the browser and type into the URL field the following text, "chrome://net-internals/#chromeos" to set the Chromebook configuration.Image Added
8Click on "Choose File" to import the ONC file.Image Added
9Select the downloaded file. In this instance, "eduroam-chromeos-LBNL.onc". Note, there will be NO INDICATION on the screen that this was successful. This is OK.Image Added
10Click the WiFi icon, Image Added, in the lower right-hand corner of the Chromebook.Image Added
11Select "eduroam" as your network to connect for verification.Image Added
12Enter your username in the "Identity" field and your password in the "Password" field.Image Added
13You should connect successfully to the LBL eduroam network.Image Added