eduroam
Summary
eduroam allows staff and students from participating universities to access the local institution's wireless network access and the internet using their standard username and password, just as they do at their home institution.
It, working on RADIUS-based 802.1x security standard, aims seamless network usage of users of eduroam member institutions in other member educational institutions. The user of an eduroam member institution can use his/her username and password duo to connect to another member institution’s eduroam wireless network. The user sends a request to the host institution, while the host institution’s authentication server directs the connection request to the home institution’s authentication server and the user is determined whether or not to be authorized by the home authentication server. All these queries are sent back and forth between servers through an encrypted tunnel; hence, the user name and password pair is visible only in the home server. The only thing the user needs to do in this case is to define the visitied institution eduroam wireless network like their institution’s network.
Features
KU staff, faculty, and students, when visiting participating institutions worldwide, can use their KU NetID credentials to access the Internet and connect to resources at KU.
Staff and students visiting from participating institutions can connect via KU wireless network using their credentials from their home institution, without needing to obtain a KU account.
Who can use it?
Faculty
Staff
Students
Guests (from eduroam participating institutions)
When can I use it?
This service is available all the time.
How much does it cost?
This service is available at no charge to the KU community and Guests.
How do I get it?
Check out the eduroam setup articles.