Configuring eduroam Wi-Fi for Mac

Set up your Mac device to automatically connect to eduroam, UB’s secure, preferred Wi-Fi network, whenever you are on campus.

Operating System: Mac OS X 10.10-10.15, Mac OS 11+

Applies To: UB students, faculty, staff, researchers 

Last Updated: July 24, 2025

Note: Administrative privileges are needed on your device.

Instructions

1. Determine if you are off campus or on campus:

2. Click Start Connection Wizard

3. Select Configure via dissolvable Agent (configure and connect) and click Configure and Connect  

4. Select Open with DiskImageMounter (default) and click OK

5. Double-click the Secure W2 icon

6 Confirm you want to open WiFi_University_at_Buffalo by clicking Open

7. Click Next to continue sign-in

8. Authenticate by entering your UBITName and UBITName password, and clicking Log In

9. Choose a method for Duo two-factor authentication

10. Enter your device's User Name and Password, then click OK

11. Enter your device's User Name and Password, then click OK

12. Enter your device's User Name and Password, then click OK

13. Enter your device's password, then click Always Allow

14. Click Done to complete the installation

15. Re-start your device.

When you arrive at UB, check your device to make sure it connects to eduroam Wi-Fi.

1. Determine if you are off campus or on campus:

2. Click Start Connection Wizard

3. On the pop-up window, click Configure and Connect (It may auto-detect Catalina instead of Big Sur, but that is fine)

4. Allow the download

5. The Secure W2 application WiFi_University_at_Buffalo will download, wait until it finishes

6.  Find the application in the downloads folder and run it.

7. Confirm you want to open WiFi_University_at_Buffalo by clicking Open

8. Click Next to continue sign-in

9. Allow access to Safari (or other apps). Enter the computer’s username and password if prompted (not your UBITName and UBITName Password).

10. Authenticate by entering your UBITName and UBITName password, and clicking Log In

11. Enter your device's User Name and Password (not your UBITName and UBITName password), then click OK

12. Select Next

13 Open Profiles preferences by either:

  • Select system preferences prompt in top right that appears or
  • Go to Mac System Preferences > Profiles

14. Click Install on both of the the following screens:

15. Enter your device's User Name and Password (not your UBITName and UBITName password), then click Update Settings. Log into any other prompts using your computer username and password (not your UBITName and UBITName password)

16. In System Preferences, go to Profiles and click Install to install the new University at Buffalo eduroam profile

17. Enter your computer's username and Password (not your UBITName and UBITName password) and click OK

18. Enter your computer's password (not your UBITName Password) and click Always Allow

19. Click Done to complete the installation

20. Re-start your device.

21. Your device should connect to the eduroam Wi-Fi network whenever you are on campus

When you arrive at UB, check your device to make sure it connects to eduroam Wi-Fi.

See also

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