I am running Arch Linux and am using iwctl to connect to the Wi-Fi.
I have tried to connect to a network that is using 802.1X security
and iwctl comes up with the error message “Not configured”.
How do I configure iwd to work with this network?
The network also requires a username to login, not just a password.
iwd can handle 802.1x authentication. You will need to create a configuration file in /var/lib/iwd/network_ssid.8021x. There, you'll specify your identity and passphrase in a manner that depends on the type of network you're connecting to.
See iwd.network(5) for a description of the configuration file format, and the section of the iwd arch wiki page on connecting to WPA enterprise networks for a full description for various types of networks.
https://iwd.wiki.kernel.org/networkmanager#converting_network_profiles
describes how wpa_supplicant profile(s) can be converted into iwd profile
Also it properly handles and encodes special char in SSID
File naming and syntax
File names are based on the network's SSID and security type: Open, PSK-protected or 802.1x. The name consist of the encoding of the SSID followed by .open, .psk or .8021x. The SSID appears verbatim in the name if it contains only alphanumeric characters, spaces, underscores or minus signs. Otherwise it is encoded as an equal sign followed by the lower-case hex encoding of the name.
For completeness, here is a working configuration file if you intend to connect to EduRoam(-like) networks (change Identity and Password to your needs):
[Security]
EAP-Method=TTLS
[email protected]
EAP-TTLS-Phase2-Method=Tunneled-PAP
[email protected]
EAP-TTLS-Phase2-Password=yourPassword
[Settings]
AutoConnect=true
Once written in /var/lib/iwd/eduroam.8021x (change eduroam to the SSID you want to connect), iwd will connect automatically!
