Golden Bears W-Fi: macOS

July 11, 2024

golden bears wi-fi: Instructions for macOS

1. Connect your wireless device to an open network like ResNet WiFi or BearNet.

2. Open a browser and go to securewifi.kutztown.edu. Click JoinNow.

Notification about accessing KU wifi on the selected device, with the Kutztown logo on top of the page and the Windows Mac OS High sierra on the bottom, above a button with the word "join"

3. A small disk image file (DMG) containing the security certificate profile installer will be downloaded to your Mac.

Notification that the selected device is downloading the DMG for KU wifi

4. Open the downloaded DMG and double-click the SecureW2 installer.

KU wifi DMG wrapper in files

5. Enter your KU username and password and click Next. (Note: Be sure to enter your KU username and NOT your entire KU email address.)

Secure W2 login window

6. Enter the Administrator name and password for your computer (not your KU username and password) to allow the installer to run. 

Prompt to allow secure W2 to make changes

7. You may be prompted for the Administrator password more than once so that the certificate profile can be added to the keychain. If that happens, enter the password and click Always Allow.

Prompt to allow selected device to add a password keychain, with the "always allow" button on the left circled in red

8. Upon completion, your Mac should switch automatically to Golden Bears. Click Done.

Notification that secure W2 extension has been joined, with a button on the bottom right that says "done"