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A guide to what needs to be done to connect Apple computer to lbnl-employee wifi.
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You will first need to connect to the lbnl-visitor wifi to do this. |
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| label | macOS Mojave and Catalina |
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| | Go to Software.lbl.gov and login if you are prompt to. On the left column, select "IT Supported Downloads" |  Image Added
| 2 | Look for Networking Communications Software section and click on “Wireless Networking” |  Image Added
| 3 | Under Current Releases section, you will see "Wireless Networking LBNL-employee profile". Click on Download to save it to your computer
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| 4 | Open the “LBNL-Employee-wireless-signed.mobileconfig” file |  Image Added
| 5 | You will see Profile setting open up asking "Are you sure you want to install "LBNL-employee-wireless"?" Click Continue |
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| 6 | Click on install to complete the configuration profile Note: leave the Username and Password field empty |  Image Added
| | 7 | Enter your computer password and click OK |  Image Added
| 8 | Verify the profile is installed in the profiles settings |  Image Added
| 9 | At the top right, click on the WiFi icon and select LBNL Employee Wireless. Enter your LDAP credential |  Image Added
| | 10 | You should now be connected to the LBNL wireless network. |
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| label | macOS Big Sur and newer |
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| | Go to Software.lbl.gov and login if you are prompt to. On the left column, select "IT Supported Downloads" | Image Added | 2 | Look for Networking Communications Software section and click on “Wireless Networking” | Image Added | 3 | Under Current Releases section, you will see "Wireless Networking LBNL-employee profile". Click on Download to save it to your computer
| Image Added | 4 | Open the “LBNL-Employee-wireless-signed.mobileconfig” file | Image Added | 5 | A notification will appear at the top right. Click on the Apple Icon at the top left and select System Preferences |  Image Added
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| 6 | Click on Profiles |  Image Added
| 7 | Make sure "LBNL-employee-wireless" is selected on the left column and click on Install on the top right corner |  Image Added
| 8 | Click on install to complete the configuration profile Note: leave the Username and Password field empty |  Image Added
| 9 | Verify the profile is installed in the profiles settings |  Image Added
| 10 | At the top right, click on the WiFi icon and select "lbnl-employee" wifi. Enter your LDAP credential | Image Added | | 11 | You should now be connected to the LBNL wireless network. |
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Macintosh OS X users will need to use the Wireless Networking LBNL-employee profile from the Lab's Software Download Page in the Wireless Networking category.
Configuration files are available for Mac OS 10.5 through Mac OS 10.7.After installing the configuration file, note the following settings:1. If asked to choose the service to import the configuration into, choose "Airport."
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