How to Disable Private Wi-Fi Addresses for mac OS

MacOS 15 Sequoia introduced a feature called Private Wi-Fi Address which is meant to prevent tracking across Wi-Fi networks. However, this feature may also prevent you from connecting to Princeton’s Protected Network. To prevent issues connecting to protected resources (printers, network drives, etc.), you should disable this feature for eduroam. 

Disabling Private Wi-Fi addresses for Eduroam

  1. While connected to eduroam, use the Princeton OIT Network Checker and confirm that your University managed computer is not connected to the Princeton Protected Network. 
  2. Click the Wi-Fi icon in the menu bar and select Wi-Fi Settings…  Wi-fi button on the top right of the computer
  3. Open the menu next to eduroam (···) and select Network Settings…  select network settings in eduroam
  4. Set the Private Wi-Fi address setting to Off  select turn off
  5. If prompted, select Turn Off to confirm  select turn off private wi-fi address
  6. If prompted, approve the setting change with your administrator account  enter login credentials with your username and password
  7. Click OK to close the eduroam settings window. 
  8. Close the System Settings window 
  9. Wait a few moments while your computer reconnects to eduroam Wi-Fi 
  10. Go to the Princeton Network Checker and verify that you’re now on the Princeton Protected Network
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