Procedure to configure Apple iPad to support Universities WiFi

A. Pre-requisite
B. Configuration Procedure
C. Security Note

A. Pre-requisite

To access Universities WiFi, you must:

• For HKU Portal account created before 5 June 2009, register to enable eduroam access by login HKU Portal => Campus Information Services => Central IT Services => Register to use WiFi service.
• For HKU Portal account created on or after 5 June 2009, no registration is required.

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B. Configuration Procedure

1. Turn on your iPad and navigate to the home screen. Locate and Tap the Settings icon.
   
   
   
   
   
2. Tap the Wi-Fi button.
   
   
   
   
3. While you on HKU campus, ensure that WiFi is turned ON and tap "Universities WiFi".
   
   
   
   
   
4. Enter your username and password.
   
   1. User Name: HKU Portal UID in the format of UID@hku.hk
   2. Password: HKU Portal PIN
      
      
5. Tap Join
   
   
6. You will be asked to accept a certificate the first time you connect. Click Accept to accept Equifax Secure Certificate.
   
   
   
   
7. You should now see "Universities WiFi" as your selected network.
   
   
   
   

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C. Security Note

1. Since HKU Portal UID and PIN are employed to login "Universities WiFi", as a better password security measure, you would be asked to change your HKU Portal PIN if you have not changed it for six months.
   
   
2. For iPad, when a user login "Universities WiFi" successfully, the HKU Portal UID and PIN will be cached in the device so that the UID/PIN are not required for sequential connection to "Universities WiFi". While it is convenient, however, this can also be a security threat; for example, any transfer of a user’s device to another person without clearing the cached password would potentially expose his HKU Portal UID/PIN to other people.
   
   To clear cached password, tap Settings -> Wi-Fi and tap next to "Universities WiFi" network. Then tap Forget this Network.
   

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