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This manual only serves as a supplement to the official documentation of the DFN and may contain minor additions to it.

You will find the most up-to-date instructions at https://doku.tid.dfn.de/de:eduroam:easyroam#installation_der_eduroam_profile_auf_macos.

If the setup with the easyroam app fails

  • Call up the website get.eduroam.de in your browser
  • Choose "Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences IDM" from the listed institutions
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  • Log in with your MIA credentials
  • Select "Manual options" on your profile page
  • In the submenu, select "PKCS12"
  • Give the profile a name of your choice, for example "myWindows"
  • Then create your profile by clicking on "Generate profile" and download it

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  • Install the "PKCS12" file (you do not need to enter a password or change the default settings)
  • Open the advanced system settings, for example, by entering Control Panel in the search box and then opening it
  • Go to Network and Internet -> Network and Sharing Center and click on "Set up a new connection or network".
  • Next, select "Manually connect to a wireless network" and confirm with a click on "Next"
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  • Specify "eduroam" as the network name and "WPA2-Enterprise" as the security type and confirm with a click on "Next"
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  • Click on "Change connection settings"
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  • In the drop-down menu, select "Microsoft: Smart Card ..." as authentication method
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  • In "Settings", check "Use a different user name for the connection" and confirm with "OK"
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  • In "Advanced settings", check "Specify authentication mode: " and confirm with "OK"
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  • Confirm with "OK" again at the end
  • Go back to your profile page (if you have closed the website, please go through the first 3 points again)
  • Navigate to "Manage profiles" on your profile page
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  • Find the generated profile and open the detailed view by pressing "More info"
  • Copy certificate serial number
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  • In WiFi connections, select "eduroam" and press "Connect"
  • Select the user certificate that was previously installed (or the certificate installed from the .p12 file)
  • Enter as username <certificate serial number>@easyroam-pca.h-brs.de
  • Then click on "OK"
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  • You may need to agree to the connection again

The profile is valid for six months and must be renewed independently!

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  1. If the setup with the easyroam app fails