Add a Wi-Fi profile

Applies to

• iOS
• Windows

A Wi-Fi profile stores your school's network connection details. When you assign a profile to a group, users and devices in that group can automatically connect to your school's network with no manual setup required.

This article describes how to configure Wi-Fi profiles for Windows and iOS devices.

Supported device platforms

Devices running Windows support Wi-Fi profiles. iOS devices enrolled through Apple School Manager also support Wi-Fi profiles.

Important

On October 14, 2025, Windows 10 reached end of support and no longer receives quality and feature updates. Windows 10 is an allowed version in Intune. Devices running this version can still enroll in Intune and use eligible features, but functionality isn't guaranteed and can vary.

Configure your profile

Windows and iOS Wi-Fi configurations vary slightly. Because of the differences, you must create an individual Wi-Fi profile for your school's Windows devices, and an individual one for your school's iOS devices.

Create Windows Wi-Fi profile

1. Sign in to Intune for Education.
2. Go to Groups. Select the group that's receiving Wi-Fi.
3. Go to Settings > Windows device settings.
4. Expand the Network and connectivity category.
5. Under Wi-Fi profiles, select Assign new (Windows) Wi-Fi profile.
6. Enter the details of your school's wireless network. See Windows Wi-Fi settings in this article to learn more about each field.
7. Select Create and assign profile. The profile is added to your Wi-Fi profiles list.
8. Select the profile to assign it to your group.
9. Select Save to save all Windows setting changes.

Create iOS Wi-Fi profile

1. Sign in to Intune for Education.
2. Go to Groups. Select the group that's receiving Wi-Fi.
3. Go to Settings > iOS device settings.
4. Expand the Network and connectivity category.
5. Under Wi-Fi profiles, select Assign new (iOS) Wi-Fi profile.
6. Enter the details of your school's wireless network. See iOS Wi-Fi settings in this article to learn more about each field.
7. Select Create and assign profile. The profile is added to your Wi-Fi profiles list.
8. Select the profile to assign it to your group.
9. Select Save to save all iOS setting changes.

Windows Wi-Fi settings

The following settings are available for devices running Windows.

Setting	Description
Profile name	Enter a unique name for your profile.
Network name (SSID)	Enter a display name for your wireless connection. People see this name when they browse the list of available networks on their device.
Security type	Select the security protocol to use to authenticate to the Wi-Fi network. Intune for Education supports WPA2-Personal and Open. Select Open only if you require no password to access your school's network. This type of network is unsecured, meaning anyone can access it.
Password	Enter the password for your Wi-Fi network. Password must be 8-63 characters long.
Confirm password	Reenter the password for your Wi-Fi network.
Description	Briefly describe who the network is for or how it will be used.

iOS Wi-Fi settings

The following settings are available for iOS devices.

Setting	Description
Profile name	Enter a unique name for your profile.
Network name (SSID)	Enter a display name for your wireless connection. People see this name when they browse the list of available networks from their device.
Security type	Select the security protocol to use to authenticate to the Wi-Fi network. Intune for Education supports WPA2-Personal and Open. Select Open only if you require no password to access your school's network. This type of network is unsecured, meaning anyone can access it.
Password	Enter the password for your Wi-Fi network. Password must be 8-63 characters long.
Confirm password	Reenter the password for your Wi-Fi network.
Connect automatically	When enabled, assigned devices within range of the network automatically connect. If you don't configure this setting, your students or teachers must manually select the network from the list of available networks to connect.
Hidden network	When enabled, your network doesn't appear to users in the list of available networks. They must manually type in the network name (SSID) to connect to it.
Configure proxy settings	When enabled, you can configure proxy settings for your school's network.
Proxy settings	Select if you want to manually configure your proxy settings or if you want to enable a proxy script to automatically detect settings.
Proxy server address	Type in the IP address of the proxy server. Not applicable if you selected to automatically detect proxy settings.
Proxy number	Type in the virtual port number where the proxy is located. Not applicable if you selected to automatically detect proxy settings.
Proxy server URL	Type in the server URL you want to use to automatically connect to the proxy server. Not applicable if you selected to manually configure proxy settings.