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Create a Wi-Fi configuration in Apple Business

You can use the Wi-Fi configuration to manage how devices connect to Wi-Fi networks.

In Apple Business, sign in with a user whose role has permissions to create, edit, and delete device configurations.
To view roles and permissions, see Intro to roles and permissions.
In your browser, choose Devices > Configurations > All Configurations.
Select All Configurations, select Add next to Wi-Fi , then enter a name for the configuration.
Choose the platforms to create the configuration for, such as:
- iOS/iPadOS
- macOS
- tvOS
- visionOS

Set any of the following:

Configuration	Description
Network name	Enter the network name (SSID) of the wireless network to connect to.
Network authentication type	Choose from Pre-shared key or EAP-TTLS.
Pre-shared key	The password to join the Wi-Fi network. Used for the Pre-shared key configuration.
Hidden Network	Specify whether the network that the device connects to is broadcasting its identity.
Auto join	Specify whether to automatically join the network without notifying users.
Send all traffic through the VPN connection	Specify whether to send all traffic through the VPN connection.
Proxy type	Specify automatic or manual configuration.
Proxy URL	Specify the URL of a PAC file—for example, https://www.melardclothing.com/filename.pac. Used for automatic configuration.
Proxy hostname	Specify the IP address or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the proxy server. Used for manual configuration.
Proxy port	Specify the port number of the proxy server. Used for manual configuration.

EAP-TTLS options:

Configuration	Supported operating systems	Description
User name	iOS iPadOS tvOS visionOS	Specifies the user name for the connection to the network.
Password	iOS iPadOS macOS tvOS	Specifies the password associated with the user name.
Inner authentication	iOS iPadOS macOS tvOS visionOS	Specifies the authentication protocol to be used: PAP CHAP MSCHAP MSCHAPv2 EAP
RADIUS server names	iOS iPadOS macOS tvOS visionOS	Specifies one or more server hostnames. Wildcard (*) subdomains are permitted.
RADIUS server certificate	iOS iPadOS macOS tvOS visionOS	Specifies the certificates used to authorize connections to the network.
TLS version support	iOS iPadOS macOS tvOS visionOS	Select the minimum and maximum TLS versions: 1.0 1.1 1.2
Hidden Network	iOS iPadOS macOS tvOS visionOS	Specifies whether the network that the device connects to is broadcasting its identity.
Auto join	iOS iPadOS macOS tvOS visionOS	Specifies whether to automatically join the network without notifying users.

Select Save.

See alsoIntro to Configurations in Apple Business Intro to deploying packages in Apple Business Apply Blueprints in Apple Business

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