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Overview
This article provides step-by-step instructions for connecting to the eduroam wireless network on the Apple iOS operating system. The eduroam wireless network is the primary, official wireless network used by Metro State University and all students, faculty, and staff should be using this as their preferred wireless network. Users connecting to eduroam are encouraged to use the Configuration Assistant Tool (CAT) when configuring their device as it streamlines the process and is officially supported by InCommon, the higher education body managing and supporting eduroam. Please review the corresponding knowledge base (KB) articles for information regarding the CAT installation.
Instructions
Follow these steps to configure an Apple iOS device, such as an iPhone or iPad, to connect to the eduroam wireless infrastructure.
- From the Home Screen, select the Settings app.
- In the settings menu, select the Wi-Fi control.
- From the list of available wireless networks, select eduroam.
- At this point, you will be prompted to trust the fronting digital certificate of the Minnesota State eduroam authentication server. The name of this certificate should be "eduroam.metrostate.edu" and it should be issued by "InCommon RSA Server CA 2" as illustrated below. Once you have verified the name and issuing authority, select Trust to proceed.
NOTE: If the certificate information displayed does not match the "Issued to:" or "Issued by:" information presented here, do not proceed to connect. It is possible a threat actor could be attempting to use what is called an "evil twin" tactic to perform a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack to compromise your connection. If you observe this scenario please: report a security incident.
- Enter your Minnesota State username and password and select the Join button to proceed.
(Students: StarID@go.minnstate.edu and StarID password, Employees: StarID@minnstate.edu and StarID password)
- You are now connected to the eduroam network.
Additional Resources
Should your personally owned device encounter issues connecting to the Minnesota State eduroam network, or you have recently changed your password, you may need to ‘Forget Network’ wireless connection.