---
title: "associate(toEnterpriseNetwork:identity:username:password:)"
framework: corewlan
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Method
path: "corewlan/cwinterface/associate(toenterprisenetwork:identity:username:password:)"
---

# associate(toEnterpriseNetwork:identity:username:password:)

Connects to the given enterprise network.

## Declaration

```swift
func associate(toEnterpriseNetwork network: CWNetwork, identity: SecIdentity?, username: String?, password: String?) throws
```

## Parameters

- `network`: The network to which the interface will associate.
- `identity`: The identity to use for IEEE 802.1X authentication. Holds the corresponding client certificate.
- `username`: The username to use for IEEE 802.1X authentication.
- `password`: The password to use for IEEE 802.1X authentication.

## Discussion

Discussion This method will block for the duration of the association. This operation may require an administrator password. note: In Swift, this method returns Void and is marked with the throws keyword to indicate that it throws an error in cases of failure. You call this method in a try expression and handle any errors in the catch clauses of a do statement, as described in Error Handling in The Swift Programming Language and About Imported Cocoa Error Parameters.

## See Also

### Associating to a network

- [associate(to:password:)](corewlan/cwinterface/associate(to:password:).md)