Eduroam under macOS
Requirements
- You will need any internet connection to set up Easyroam/Eduroam.
If you do not have another internet connection, you can use the “HowToUseEduroam” or “Free Wifi Berlin” Wi-Fi networks on campus (not available everywhere). - The time, date, and time zone on your device must be set correctly.
- Your system must be up to date.
Step 1: If Eduroam has already been used on the device
If you have used the Eduroam Wi-Fi before, you must first delete the old configuration.
How to do this is explained in this article.
Step 2: Go to easyroam.de and enter HTW Berlin
Using a browser (usually Safari), go to https://www.easyroam.de, click on "Anmelden" or "Login" in the upper right corner and select "Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft - HTW Berlin".
Hint: If you are using the “HowToUseEduroam” WLAN for setup, a browser window may open automatically. The easyroam setup process does not work with this window. Please close this window, start a full-featured browser (e.g. Safari) and open the website https://rz.htw-berlin.de/en/tutorials. Afterwards, you can follow the rest of this illustrated guide.
Step 4: Agree to transmission
Your user data will appear. To be able to forward the data to easyroam, click on "Accept".
Step 5: Generate access
Click on "Apple Manual Configuration for Apple Devices" at the bottom of the webpage, enter a profile name in the field (e.g., "HTW-eduroam") and then click on "OK".
Step 6: Allow download
You have to allow the website to download the profile by clicking "Allow".
Step 7: Profile still needs to be installed
The operating system will tell you that the new profile still needs to be installed.
Step 8: System Preferences -> Open Profiles
Call the "System Preferences..." via the apple icon (top left in the operating system) and click on "Profiles" there.
Step 9: Install eduroam profile
Make sure that only the new "eduroam" profile is in the left navigation (the one marked with an exclamation mark is the new one and must remain). If necessary, delete old "edurom" profiles with the minus symbol.
Finally, click the "eduroam" profile with the yellow exclamation mark and select "Install..." on the right side.
Step 10: Enter macOS password
To complete the installation of the profile, you must enter the password of your macOS (not HTW account). Afterwards you can connect to the "eduroam" WLAN via the WLAN overview.
Renew profile every 7 months!
In the profile overview you can also see the expiry date of your certificate, which you need for eduroam. The duration is 7 months! You must renew the profile shortly before this time expires (go through the steps in these instructions again), otherwise you will no longer have access to the eduroam WLAN.