Connect to eduroam wireless on the K-State campus

 Objective

To connect to eduroam wireless at K-State and other eduroam-enabled institutions.

 Audience

• Faculty
• Guests

 Environment  

eduroam (education roaming) is a secure, international roaming service that allows users access to a wireless network at an eduroam-enabled institution using their credentials from their home institution.  

 Procedure

Prior to traveling to other eduroam-enabled institutions, K-Staters can use the eduroam network to setup and test their connection. Be aware that the eduroam network has the same access restrictions as the KSU Guest network. KSU Wireless should remain your preferred network while on the K-State campus. 

When visiting an eduroam-enabled institution:

1. Open wireless network preferences.
2. Click eduroam from the list of wireless network preferences.
   
   Note: If the institution is an eduroam-enabled institution, eduroam will be listed in the network preferences.
    
3. Sign in with your K-State email address (either eID@ksu.edu or eID@k-state.edu and eID password).

   Note: eduroam, as a wireless network preference, is not used at your home institution. K-Staters accessing eduroam on campus will be on the KSU Guest network.

To find eduroam-enabled institutions in the U.S. 

1. Go to http://www.eduroam.us.
2. Scroll down to and click eduroam in the US. 
3. Scroll and zoom on the map to find active institutions or click See this information in list form to find a participating institution.

To find eduroam-enabled institutions worldwide: 

1. Go to https://eduroam.org/where/. 
2. Navigate the map to find institutions in the desired country.

For additional information visit: http://www.eduroam.org

 Notes

With eduroam your credentials are secured during the authentication process. Once connected to another institutions network, K-Staters will continue to need the Virtual Private Network (VPN) to securely access K-State resources. To download and install the VPN client, go to http://www.k-state.edu/its/security/vpn.

eduroam is a relatively new service in the U.S. The above information is how eduroam is intended to work. Users may encounter difficulties at an eduroam-enabled institution or at home as this service evolves. According to the eduroam documentation, the standardization of this service will improve over time.