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Wireless - What Is Eduroam?

Wireless - What Is Eduroam?

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Last updated: Jan 22, 2025 by Justin Schlueter
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Eduroam is an international WiFi service organized by academic institutions to facilitate network access. Anyone from an Eduroam-provisioned campus, when on-site at a different Eduroam-provisioned campus, can log into the Eduroam WiFi service using their home campus NetID and password. Eduroam WiFi is a more secure network than many open or guest wireless access services. Many campuses in the UW System participate in Eduroam; nationally, there are hundreds of participating campuses. Using Eduroam will also facilitate our ability to work together on multiple campuses.

Yes! You will be able to login at any other campus that also uses Eduroam.

Please note: You must use your full email address when logging in at other campuses. e.g. [netid]@uwosh.edu.

Yes! They will be able to connect to our Eduroam network the same as they would at their campus.

Yes! Eduroam has the same high-level protections and security features that currently exist on Titan WiFi.

You can log into Eduroam by following this process.


1.) Connect to eduroam using your Netid with the email behind it. For example netid@uwosh.edu for the username and your netid password for your password.

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2.) You will be prompted to accept the certificate that UWO utilizes for authentication which is called Trust at first sight. If the certificate matches what you see below go ahead and connect.

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3.) After selecting connect you should be connected to eduroam.

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For help documents regarding connecting, please reach out to Service Desk or follow this article: Eduroam Knowledgebase Articles

 

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