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mac OS 13

Introduction

This page illustrate how to connect JAIST Wi-Fi via digital certificate using Mac OS 13.

#To use the secure network, please download and install your digital certificate as follows in advance.

 

Digital Certificate

1. Import Digital Certificate

You need your digital certificate installed on "Keychain access".

If you have not installed your digital certificate, you should import it first by following step.

If you downloaded your digital certificate via Firefox, please export your digital certificate and double click the exported file.

2. Enter the JAIST configuration information

1. System Preferences -> Wi-Fi -> Other.... (Fig.1)

 

2. Enter the following on the Add a Wi-Fi Network Profile Screen (Fig.2)

  • Network : JAIST
  • Security : WPA2 Enterprise
  • Mode : EAP-TLS
  • Identity : (Select your installed digital certificate)
  • Username : blank space or [Your JAIST account]@jaist.ac.jp

* If you cannot select "EAP-TLS" in mode, your digital certificate may not be installed. Please check if the certificate appears in "login" -> "My Certificates" in Keychain Access

After entering the profile, click "OK".

 

3. When the "Select a certificate or enter a name..." screen is displayed, select the installed certificate and click "OK". (Fig.3)

*You may be asked for your keychain password. (The keychain password is often the password you use to log into your mac.)
 

4. When asked to verify the server certificate, confirm that the server name is auth-2020.jaist.ac.jp, and click "Continue". (Fig.4)

 

 

 

mac OS X

Introduction

This page illustrate how to connect JAIST Wi-Fi via digital certificate using Mac OS X.

#To use the secure network, please download and install your digital certificate as follows in advance.

 

Digital Certificate

1. Import Digital Certificate

You need your digital certificate installed on "Keychain access".

If you have not installed your digital certificate, you should import it first by following step.

If you downloaded your digital certificate via Firefox, please export your digital certificate and double click the exported file.

2. Enter the JAIST configuration information

System Preferences -> Network -> Wi-Fi -> Advanced... -> +

Enter the following Wi-Fi network profile.

 

The dialog "The Wi-Fi network "JAIST" require WPA2 enterprise credentials." will pop-up. Put and select following values.

  • Network : JAIST
  • Security : WPA2 enterprise
  • Mode : EAP-TLS
  • Identity : Select your installed digital certificate(Name_accountYYMMDD@jaist.ac.jp)
  • Username : blank space or [Your JAIST account]@jaist.ac.jp

After entering the profile, click "OK".

3. Connecting to the JASIT network

From the Network Name pull-down, select "JAIST".

When asked to verify the server certificate, confirm that the server name is auth-2020.jaist.ac.jp, and click "Continue".

 

When you see the message "To allow this enter the login keychain password.", please enter your keychain password.
(This is often the password you use to log in to the mac OS.)
* This is not the password for your JAIST account or the access PIN for your certificate.

TIPS: Very slow re-authentication in case of hand-off (roaming)

MacOS X has following known issue.

When your PC move to another location, long-time (over several ten seconds) connectivity interruption may happen due to re-authentication process.

You can prevent this issue by applying following workaround.

  1. looking for auth.jaist.ac.jp on "Keychain access".
  2. Set the trust setting as "Always Trust" for Secure Socket Layer (SSL).