How to install the new eduroam configuration profile in macOS:
- Locate the file you just downloaded and double-click it. The Profiles installation notification will appear in the top right corner of your screen. Select it to open the Profiles section in System Preferences.
- Click Install in the top right corner, and a new window labeled "Enter your eduroam settings" will appear.
- Enter your FULL UCInetID@uci.edu in the username field. Enter your UCInetID password in the password field. Even though it may say "optional," they are defintely not! Select Install.
- Select Install again. Note the message that you must enter your FULL UCInetID@uci.edu and password.
- When prompted, enter your computer's username and password to complete the install.
- Close the Profiles window.
- Connect to the Eduroam wireless network from the Wireless Network drop-down in the top right hand corner of your screen.
How to uninstall the previous eduroam configuration profile in macOS (if you've installed a profile recently):
If you have a previous UCI eduroam configuration profile, you may need to remove it first. If not, continue to Install New eduroam.
- Click the Apple Menu in the upper-left of your screen and select System Preferences.
- In System Preferences, select Profiles.
- Select the User Profile on the left labeled University California Irvine Eduroam, and then select the minus sign in the lower-left of the window.
- Select Remove in the pop-up window that appears, and when prompted, enter your username and password (for your Mac, not your UCInetID and password) to successfully remove the profile.
Changed your password?
Note: If you’ve recently changed your UCInetID password, you will lose your connection to eduroam (you’ll know you’ve lost the connection if you go into your Wi-Fi settings and notice that there is no checkmark next to eduroam)
Follow these steps to modify your eduroam configuration to enter your new UCInetID password.
- Tap the Settings icon and then tap Wi-Fi.
- Tap eduroam from the list of Available Networks.
- You will see a spinning icon next to it and after a few moments, you will receive a prompt asking you to Enter the password for “eduroam”. Carefully enter your new UCInetID password and then tap Join.
- The window will disappear, you should see a checkmark next to eduroam and you will once again be connected.