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3.0 - Last modified on 2025-01-30 Revised by Matthew Clark

2.0 - Last modified on 2024-11-15 Revised by Tanner Davis

1.0 - Created on 2024-11-15 Authored by IET

Question

 

How do I connect to the eduroam wireless network from my iOS device (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch)?

Answer

 

Note: It is recommended that you use the eduroam Configuration Assistant Tool (CAT) instead of manually configuring a connection.

1. Open the Settings app.

settings button for ios devices

2.Tap Wi-Fi.

ios settings menu with the "Wi-Fi" setting, located underneath "airplane mode", boxed in red

3. Tap on eduroam.

ios Wi-Fi settings menu with a Wi-Fi network named "eduroam" boxed in red

4. On the Enter Password screen:

 

Username

yourkerberosid@ucdavis.edu (CORRECT)

youremail@ucdavis.edu (INCORRECT)

Password: Your Kerberos Passphrase

 

 

5. Tap Join


ios "Enter Password" menu depicting fields for a username and password. User can choose to join or cancel

A Certificate information screen will be displayed. Make sure the certificate originates from eap.noc.ucdavis.edu.

certificate menu screen for an item titled "eap.noc.ucdavis.edu". User can choose to "trust" or "cancel" the certificate

6. Tap Trust.

You should now be connected to eduroam, as indicated by the check mark next to the network name and the Wi-Fi icon at the top of the screen.

ios Wi-Fi settings menu. There is a check-mark on the left of the network named "eduroam". A Wi-Fi logo is displayed on the top right corner of the page

 


Note: IT Express does not currently provide general support for iOS. This information is provided as a courtesy to users who wish to use their device on the UC Davis wireless network.

 

 

Using the Eduroam Configuration Assistant Tool (CAT) on iOS:

1. Go to https://cat.eduroam.org/

2. Tap Click here to download you eduroam installer. If applicable, set your operating system to iOS.

3. Tap Continue on the pop-up for “Configuration profile available – Continue downloading a configuration profile from cat.eduraom.org?”

5. Click Allow to download the configuration profile.

4. The profile will download. Tap Close on the pop-up window and Done in the upper left of your browser.

5. Go to the Settings app. Tap Profile Downloaded. This should appear below your Apple ID information.

6. Tap Install on the eduroam configuration profile. You may be prompted to enter your device’s passcode or password.

7. Tap Next, then tap Install, then Install again, and proceed to enter your eduroam username and passphrase.

Username

yourkerberosid@ucdavis.edu (CORRECT)

youremail@ucdavis.edu (INCORRECT)

Password: Your Kerberos Passphrase


8. Tap Done on the “Profile Installed” window

9. Open your Settings app and verify eduroam is connected automatically, or tap on the network to connect.