Setting up WLAN under iOS

Requirements:

  • You have installed the latest version of iOS.
  • You know your university ID and your network access password.
  • If you have already used the network of Münster University, you have to delete the previous settings. Depending on whether you have set up the WLAN manually or via profile, follow the corresponding instructions for deleting.

Note:

  • To download the profile, you can use our guest Wi-Fi GuestOnCampus.
  • Setting up uni-ms and eduroam with CAT

    1. Open Website

    Visit the following website to install the certificate via this link. Please note that you should only use Safari for the installation and NO other browser.

    1. Open Website
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    2. Select Organisation

    Select "Universität Münster" from the list of institutions. If the University of Münster does not appear directly in the list, you may need to search for it in the search field below.

    2. Select Organisation
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    3. Select Eduroam

    Tap the "eduroam" button. In this step, in addition to the eduroam certificate, the uni-ms certificate is also downloaded automatically.

    3. Select Eduroam
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    4. Allow Download

    Safari will now ask you whether you want to allow the download. You must confirm this by tapping "Allow".

    4. Allow Download
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    OPTIONAL Select Device

    If, in addition to your iPhone, you own another device such as an Apple Watch, you can select in this step which device you want to install the certificate on. Select the device relevant to you for the installation.

    OPTIONAL Select Device
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    5. Profile loaded successfully

    Safari now informs you that the profile has been loaded successfully. You can simply close the notice. From here, switch from Safari to the settings of your iPhone.

    5. Profile loaded successfully
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    6. Configure profile

    Once in the settings, you should find the "Profile loaded" tab at the very top. Please select it.

    6. Configure profile
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    7. Install Profile

    Tap "Install" in the top right corner.

    7. Install Profile
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    8. Agree

    Agree to the notice by tapping "Next".

    8. Agree
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    9. Accept Warnings

    Note the warnings. You must also accept these if you wish to use eduroam and/or uni-ms.

    9. Accept Warnings
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    10. Confirm iPhone Changes

    Confirm that the profile should be installed by tapping "Install".

    10. Confirm iPhone Changes
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    11. Enter Username for eduroam

    Enter your username "your-userID@uni-muenster.de" in the empty field. Please note that you should NOT use an email name here, but really only your personal uni-ID followed by @uni-muenster.de.

    11. Enter Username for eduroam
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    12. Enter Password for eduroam

    Now enter your network access password. Please note that the network access password is required here and NOT your uni password.

    12. Enter Password for eduroam
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    13. Enter Username for uni-ms

    Enter your username "your-uni-ID@uni-muenster.de" in the empty field. Please note that you should NOT use an email name here, but really only your personal uni-ID followed by @uni-muenster.de.

    13. Enter Username for uni-ms
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    14. Enter Password for uni-ms

    Now enter your network access password. Please note that the network access password is required here and NOT your uni password.

    14. Enter Password for uni-ms
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    15. Profile successfully installed

    In the final step, your iPhone should notify you that the profile has been installed successfully. Confirm this by tapping the checkmark in the top right. From now on, your iPhone can connect to both uni-ms and eduroam. If a connection error occurs, remove the profile (see below) and repeat the steps again.

    15. Profile successfully installed
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  • If Necessary: Remove Manually Configured WiFi

     

    Open the WiFi Settings

    Open the settings and tap "WiFi".

    Open the WiFi Settings
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    2. Select Network

    Tap the "(i)" behind the network "uni-ms" (or "eduroam").

    2. Select Network
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    3. Ignore the Network

    Tap "Forget this network".

    3. Ignore the Network
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    4. Delete network

     Touch "Forget". The network is now deleted

    4. Delete network
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  • If Necessary: Remove Existing Profile

    1. Open the Settings and Tap General

    Open the Settings and tap "General".

    1. Open the Settings and Tap General
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    2. Open Profiles

    Select "VPN & Device Management".

    2. Open Profiles
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    3. Open uni-ms WiFi Profiles

    Tap on the profile that connects you to the network "uni-ms" (or "eduroam"). The names may have been changed during setup.
     

    3. Open uni-ms WiFi Profiles
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    4. Remove the Profile

    Select "Remove profile".
     

    4. Remove the Profile
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    5. Authentication

    Enter the code you used to secure your iOS device.
     

    5. Authentication
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    6. Remove the profile

    Click "Remove". The profile has been removed.

    6. Remove the profile
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  • For Certificate Renewal: Trust Certificate

    1. Trust Certificate

    The certificate of the server radius06.uni-muenster.de for the WiFiconnection is renewed every few months for technical reasons. Thereby it will happen that you have to trust the certificate again as well. To do so, tap Trust in the upper right corner as shown in the screenshot.

    1. Trust Certificate
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