How to join the University of Maine System (UMS) Wi-Fi network eduroam (Mac)

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:

• Eduroam United States Availability Map
• Eduroam Global Availability Map

Instructions for how to connect to eduroam from a Mac computer are below. 

Instructions

Connect to the network

1. Click the Wi-Fi icon in the menu bar
2. Select the "eduroam" network
   1. Do not select a certificate from the drop-down menu
3. Enter your full @maine.edu email address for the account name
4. Enter your UMS account password
5. Click OK
6. Click Continue when prompted
7. Enter your local MacOS password
8. Click Update Settings
9. Click back on the Wi-Fi icon to confirm you are connected to the eduroam network

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.

1. Click the Apple icon from the menu bar
2. Select System Preferences
3. Click Network
4. Select Wi-Fi from the left menu
5. Click the Advanced button
6. Under the Wi-Fi tab, under Preferred Networks, drag eduroam to the top of the list.
   1. Optional: Remove other university networks (such as eduroam-setup, MaineEDU-Guest, tempest) by clicking on the network name then the minus button below.
7. Click OK
8. Click Apply
9. Close the Network window

Environment

• MacOS