---
type: concept
title: Manual Profile Renewal
tags: [wlan, configuration, manual-setup]
related: [easyroam-profile, easyroam]
created: 2026-06-30
updated: 2026-06-30
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_technische_infrastruktur_wlan_eduroam_ablaufende_pr.md"]
---

# Manual Profile Renewal

**Manual Profile Renewal** is the process of re-establishing [[eduroam]] access on devices that cannot utilize the automated [[easyroam]] application.

## Applicable Platforms
This method is required for:
- macOS
- Ubuntu / Linux
- ChromeOS
- Older versions of Android

## Process
The renewal is not a "refresh" of the existing configuration but a complete re-execution of the initial setup process. The user must follow the same steps used when first configuring the device for [[eduroam]].

## Technical Side Effect: Profile Duplication
Unlike app-based renewal, manual renewal does not remove the expiring profile from the [[easyroam]] management system. Consequently:
1. A new valid profile is created.
2. The old profile remains in the system until its 24-month limit is reached.
3. The user will continue to receive daily expiration warnings for the old profile for up to 14 days, even though the new profile is already active.

To stop these warnings immediately, the user must manually delete the old profile via the [[easyroam]] portal.
