Users at all seven University of Maine System (UMS) universities and the University of Maine School of Law can use the eduroam (“eduroam” SSID) Wi-Fi network UMS-wide or when traveling to another participating institution worldwide using their @maine.edu email address and password.
Eduroam is a federation of network authentication servers that allow users at participating institutions to access a WPA2 Enterprise encrypted (or “locked”) Wi-Fi network with a common name (the “eduroam” SSID). Eduroam is a global service. To see participating institutions, please visit:
Instructions for how to connect to eduroam from a Mac computer are below.
Instructions
Connect to the network
- Click the Wi-Fi icon in the menu bar
- Select the "eduroam" network
- Do not select a certificate from the drop-down menu
- Enter your full @maine.edu email address for the account name
- Enter your UMS account password
- Click OK
- Click Continue when prompted
- Enter your local MacOS password
- Click Update Settings
- Click back on the Wi-Fi icon to confirm you are connected to the eduroam network
INFO: You can now use the eduroam SSIDUMS UMS-wide or at participating institutions globally for up to 5 years.
Make eduroam your preferred wireless network
If you have previously connected to other wireless networks while on campus, you may need to set eduroam as your preferred wireless network.
- Click the Apple icon from the menu bar
- Select System Preferences
- Click Network
- Select Wi-Fi from the left menu
- Click the Advanced button
- Under the Wi-Fi tab, under Preferred Networks, drag eduroam to the top of the list.
- Optional: Remove other university networks (such as eduroam-setup, MaineEDU-Guest, tempest) by clicking on the network name then the minus button below.
- Click OK
- Click Apply
- Close the Network window
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