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August 2, 2023
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Meta Quest Pro WiFi setup fail on university network

We've purchased a bunch of new Meta Quest Pros for our university XR lab.  We cannot connect them to the university's WiFi network at all -- cannot get through the initial device setup.  In the WiFi settings, the Quest Pro does not seem to retain the CA Certificate selection [Use system certificates] nor the Domain name.  It indicates that it has saved the network settings, but fails to connect.  When I go back to the settings, all of the other settings appear to be retained: EAP method [PEAP], Phase 2 authentication [MSCHAPV2], Identity [correct], Anonymous identity [blank], Password [(unchanged) -- I can only guess whether it has been retained; I have retyped it many times].  But the CA certificate reverts to [Please select] and after selecting [Use system certificates] the Domain has reverted to [blank] again.

These things are bricks if we can't get past this.

We have many other WiFi devices running on our network -- notebook computers, phones, ...  it is not a problem with WiFi signal strength or stability.

wynneneoAnswer
New Participant
December 4, 2023

Hey guys, I might find a weird workaround suddenly. Quest3 with v59

1) Make sure quest does not automatically connect to any Wi-Fi, eg. forget all saved WiFi or disable "auto-connect";

2) You need a open wifi that needs sign-in; 

alternative might work: use a phone to set up a open wifi ðŸ¤”

3) Connect to the open wifi, then in this Wi-Fi setting, disable the "auto-connect", and disconnect it. 

4) Quest will push some notifications claiming that connection lost and tell you to sign-in. In the main menu, there is a ringbell icon - "Notifications" next to "Quick Settings", open it and click the notification that tells you to sign-in the open network.

5) Quest will show a "SECRET" wifi menu hidden by Meta ðŸ˜…😅, I think it is the old version of wifi setting menu. 
In this menu, you can choose the school WiFi and all other staff like "Domain". And the "connect" is clickable in my case😅

Maybe it is a bug of the new Wi-Fi setting menu, please try and see if it works.

MetaStoreHelp Please fix this ASAP

41 replies

MetaStoreHelp
Community Manager
August 3, 2023

Hey there, twhall! We completely understand that you're having difficulties connecting to Wi-Fi for the first time. So we'd like to assist you by providing you with some reasons why the headsets aren't connecting to Wi-Fi.

 

Companies, organizations, and schools may not always be able to access some of our feature while connected to their network because their networks may be secured. No matter how much we want to assist a secured or private network, it requires modifying private protocols. For assistance, so the best option will be to contact the network administrator, IT department, or whoever put up the network so that you could connect the headset to the internet.

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twhallAuthor
Inspiring
August 3, 2023

When it comes to XR stuff on this campus, we are the people that the IT department looks to for guidance.  They have guidance for how to connect Android devices to the network, which we have followed.  You haven't given me any information that I can take back to them regarding any additional access requirements that they're not meeting.

You also have not responded to my observation that the Quest Pro does not seem to retain the settings for CA Certificate and Domain, which appears to me to be the most likely cause of the failure to authenticate.

We routinely connect many other devices to this WiFi network, including Microsoft HoloLenses, as well as various notebooks, tablets, and other mobile things, with unfettered access.  If the Quest Pro needs something unusual in terms of IP port access simply to get through the device setup, please provide specific information on what that is.

Please verify that there isn't a bug in the WiFi settings dialog that prevents it from properly applying the Use system certificates selection and Domain name entry.  In any case, please fix the settings dialog so that it retains those selections (as it retains other fields) so that I don't have to repeatedly reset them.

MetaStoreHelp
Community Manager
August 3, 2023

It's wonderful to hear from you again! As much as we'd like to assist you in connecting to Wi-Fi if it's a secure internet connection, the best solution will be to contact the IT from the campus so that they can assist you further. You could also try connecting it to a different internet connection during the initial setup.

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twhallAuthor
Inspiring
August 7, 2023

Your answer is not helpful, as I have explained above.

The evidence is that the Meta Quest Pro is not retaining or using the settings for CA Certificate and Domain.  Therefore, it fails to authenticate.  No other "private protocol" requires changing here.  This is the only device type that fails to authenticate on our network.  All other devices, including other XR devices -- including for example the Microsoft HoloLens -- authenticate and connect successfully, with full access to the Internet.

MetaStoreHelp
Community Manager
August 9, 2023

Hey there, twhall. We understand that this isn't the response you had hoped for, but as mentioned we are unable to assist with making changes to private networks. The security of our users is one of our highest priorities, and troubleshooting a private network could compromise that security. We appreciate your understanding and we hope you enjoy the rest of your day!

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twhallAuthor
Inspiring
August 9, 2023

I have not asked you to "make changes to a private network."  I have asked for information, some kind of hint, as to why connection to a private network might fail.

Does the Meta Quest Pro support WPA2?

twhallAuthor
Inspiring
August 9, 2023

Does the Meta Quest Pro support WPA2?

New Participant
November 10, 2023

Did you ever get this working twhall ? I am having similar issues. In particular the Domain option is not even present anymore under PEAP/MSCHAPV2 on the Quest 2 or Quest 3. Furthermore the 'connect' button is permanently greyed out even with all fields correctly filled (probably because the Domain field is not filled in because it doesn't exist in the UI like it should / sounds like it did).

ThyRuinedKingis there anyway to access the android settings of the headset directly to bypass the (what seems to be incorrect) Meta UI?

twhallAuthor
Inspiring
November 11, 2023

xRagnorokx "  No, not really.   Fortunately, my university offers a few levels of Wi-Fi access that were sufficient to at least get through the setup.

* We have a "guest" network that doesn't require authorization, but provides little more than web browsing; most ports are closed.  But this is sufficient for me to establish enough of a connection to look at the details and get the MAC address.

* I can then go to a university website and register that MAC address on my account

* Having done that, I can then connect to a "setup" network (intended I guess for IoT and other stuff) that provides enough access to complete the Quest device setup.  The "connect" button turns blue.  [The choice of "setup" as the service name is merely coincidental with the fact that it works for Quest setup.  The university offers it as a mechanism for setting up any kind of device by virtue of pre-registering its MAC address, I guess as an alternative to the domain and system-certificate authentication.]

* Sometimes, after having gone through that, I can then connect to the fully-privileged wireless network, but have not needed to, so haven't thoroughly tested it.  I had an appointment with an IT guy in August to try to debug the connection issue, to verify whether the Quest was sending the correct Domain and System Certificate info.  But then the university was hit with a serious security breach, and a conscious decision was made to disconnect the entire university from the Internet -- right at the beginning of the semester -- until they had a chance to asses the damage, repair, and institute new security measures before reconnecting.  The IT guys worked round-the-clock for several days to get the university back on-line, the Quest-authentication debugging got put on hold, and we've never picked it up again.

Quest has been typically useless in helping to resolve the issue.  I've never gotten any assurance from them that they've tested the Domain and System Certificate functionality to verify that the user input is retained and used, or any explanation of why it's not retained in the user interface.  I don't get the sense that they've even read my comment, or understood it.  Very frustrating; lousy tech support.

New Participant
November 13, 2023

I am unfortunately facing the same issue exactly, other android devices are able to connect with the instructions given by our institutions IT, but not the quest devices. Unfortunately in the same boat. I can only join the guest network at work with very limited functionality. Please get this fixed!

Thanks twhall for raising this issue in great detail, I couldn't have described it as clearly as you have

New Participant
November 17, 2023

I have the same issue as zmedic , got a Quest 3 for work where we use PEAP/MSCHAPV2. The Domain field is gone and the "Connect" button is blanked out. 

Honored Contributor
November 17, 2023

Unfortunately, I still haven't heard any information regarding this after my previous conversation with twhall. I'll be sure to raise this up with the engineers again, they may have forgotten to share details with us.

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Participant
November 22, 2023

I am also having this problem where the domain is not there, and the connect button is not clickable, as if the fields needs more information.

New Participant
November 25, 2023

I am also having this problem.
Previously I was able to (at least) input domain name after selecting certificate, 
now I can not even input the domain name.
The connect button is not clickable as well for me...

New Participant
November 30, 2023

I am also having this problem where the domain is not there, and the connect button is not clickable. I think Meta should fix it asap, because this issue has broken so many people's work 😞

wynneneoAnswer
New Participant
December 4, 2023

Hey guys, I might find a weird workaround suddenly. Quest3 with v59

1) Make sure quest does not automatically connect to any Wi-Fi, eg. forget all saved WiFi or disable "auto-connect";

2) You need a open wifi that needs sign-in; 

alternative might work: use a phone to set up a open wifi ðŸ¤”

3) Connect to the open wifi, then in this Wi-Fi setting, disable the "auto-connect", and disconnect it. 

4) Quest will push some notifications claiming that connection lost and tell you to sign-in. In the main menu, there is a ringbell icon - "Notifications" next to "Quick Settings", open it and click the notification that tells you to sign-in the open network.

5) Quest will show a "SECRET" wifi menu hidden by Meta ðŸ˜…😅, I think it is the old version of wifi setting menu. 
In this menu, you can choose the school WiFi and all other staff like "Domain". And the "connect" is clickable in my case😅

Maybe it is a bug of the new Wi-Fi setting menu, please try and see if it works.

MetaStoreHelp Please fix this ASAP

New Participant
December 4, 2023

wynne.neo You're a hero!

This workaround actually works, kudo's to you!!

New Participant
December 1, 2023

Same problems over here, need to connect to our school's domain, but the fields just don't exist in this current software...

info:

EAP method: PEAP

Phase 2 authentication: MSCHAPV2

CA certificate: Use System certificates

Online Certificate Status: Request certificate status (this option doesn't exist)

Domain: *****.nl (option also doent exist, so no use giving my actual domain on a forum)

 

Really hope you guys can actually get this fixed in the 'very' near future....

New Participant
December 1, 2023

I am experiencing the same issues with our college headsets - we lend out over 30+ to students and we try extremely hard to make sure they are easily accessible - please change this back immediately.