Why am I unable to connect to my Universities wifi network (with proxy)?

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Problems while connecting to a university wifi network (with proxy)

I connect my lumia 730 to my university wifi (with proxy). After establishing the connection, it says no internet connection but surprisingly I can access the internet via the browser and other apps except my google account won't sync. How do I get my google account to work. Any help/suggestions welcome. Thanks in advance.

 

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Other user comments lead me to believe you may need a VPN.

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