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Wi-Fi Support: Mac OS

Instructions for Connecting to the Wi-Fi

If you still can't connect to the TAFE NSW Wi-Fi after following these instructions, try the More Help for Mac OS box on this page.

Library staff can also help you to follow the instructions.

 

1. Click the wireless icon in the top right-hand corner of your screen. 

2. Click TAFENSW.

 

3. Type your TAFE NSW email and password.

 

Email format:

 

students

firstname.lastname@studytafensw.edu.au

(example john.smith3@studytafensw.edu.au)

 

staff

firstname.lastname@tafensw.edu.au

(example jane.doe2@tafensw.edu.au)

4. Tick the box to Remember this Network.

5. Click Join.

6. Click Continue to verify certificate.

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7. If asked, use touch ID or enter your device password.

This will allow changes to your Certificate Trust Settings.

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8. Click the wireless icon in the top right-hand corner of your screen again.

9.  Click Open Network Preferences.

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10. Click Advanced.

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11. Click the Proxies tab.

 

12. Tick Auto Proxy Discovery,
then click OK.

13. You should now be connected to the TAFENSW Wi-Fi network.

14. To test this has worked

  • open your browser (Safari/Chrome/Firefox)
  • search for any word.

The results of the search should load and display correctly. 

Still not working?

Try the More Help for Mac OS box on this page. Library staff can also help you to follow the instructions.

Last updated November 2024.

More Help for Mac OS

Forget the network

This may help if the Wi-Fi connection is not working after following the set-up guide for your device, or when you have changed your password.

  • Click the Wi-Fi icon.
  • Click on Open Network Preferences.
  • Click on Advanced.
  • On the Wi-Fi tab, select TAFENSW from the list and then click on the minus [-] button (found underneath the list of networks) to remove it. 
  • Click OK.

If you have iCloud Keychain active, the Mac will warn you that removing it will keep any devices connected to the iCloud Keychain from remembering it. Click Remove.

You may need to restart your device after forgetting the network (to erase the certificate from your Mac's memory).

Now try to reconnect again.

Still not working? Try our Help and FAQ page.