Configuration steps

1. Open System Preferences, select Network

2. Select Advanced

3. Select 802.1X

4. Select User from the Domain dropdown menu

5. Configure 802.1X User Profile

• Name Profile eduroam

• Enter your username e.g. CSID@hutchison-mrc.cam.ac.uk (This your username not your email address)
• Enter your User account password

• Select eduroam, from the Wireless Network dropdown list

• Click OK

6. Click Apply

7. Select eduroam, from the Network Name dropdown list

8. In the Verify Certificate dialogue box, select Show Certificate

9. You should only ever accept Certificates for “ras01.hutchison-mrc.cam.ac.uk” or “ras02.hutchison-mrc.cam.ac.uk”

• If and ONLY if the Certificate is for ras01 or ras02 and has Hutchison-MRC-CA with in the Certificate chain then continue. Otherwise contact the IT Helpdesk
• Tick Always trust “ras01.hutchison-mrc.cam.ac.uk” or “ras02.hutchison-mrc.cam.ac.uk”
• Click Continue

12. You should now be authenticated and connected to the eduroam network

13. Select Advanced

14. Select Airport, Click the + to add a Preferred Network

15. Select Show Networks

16. Select Preferred Network

• Select eduroam
• Enter your username e.g. CSID@hutchison-mrc.ac.uk (This your username not your email address)
• Enter your User account password
• Select eduroam, from the 802.1X dropdown list
• Click Add

17. You should have now added eduroam as a Preferred Network

• Click OK

18. You should now be connected to eduroam and have a preferred network configured to connect to eduraom automatically in future.

Your computer will now be authenticated to the network, after that you should be able to access the internet. If you get an error saying that authentication has failed, double-check the above steps.

All the settings you have made are stored in your computer and should not need re-entering each time you connect to the eduroam network.