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[Alex Sharaz <alex.sharaz AT york.ac.uk>]

:-)
Many thanks Stefan
On Tue, 28 Aug 2018 at 15:21, Stefan Winter 
<stefan.winter AT restena.lu>
 wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> > It's been a while since we've used the CAT tool but got a config question
>
> It's also been a while since you last posted to the list ;-) the
> listserver has moved towards 
> cat-users AT lists.geant.org
>  meanwhile.
>
> > If we use a general open access SSID to download the CAT tool
> > appropriate to a client operating system, is there anything special
> > configuration  we have to do to tell the client os to prefer eduroam
> > next time it needs to connect to a network instead of the open access
> > one it used initially?
> >
> > Is there any way of forcing an eduroam connect once you've run the tool?
> >
> > I notice in the  "Media Properties for this profile" section you can
> > Remove/Disable a specific SSID.
> >
> > Would we use this to disable the open access SSID ?
>
> That's correct. The exact effect depends on the capabilities of the OS.
> For some OSes, we can actually delete the open network, in others we can
> only mark it as "Don't connect automatically".
>
> What we do not do is to actually tear down the connection to the
> onboarding network immediately - settings take effect after leaving the
> network.
>
> Greetings,
>
> Stefan
>
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