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#1 Rated Eduroam™ Configuration Client

SecureW2 provides a turnkey solution that allows end-users to easily and securely configure their devices to use Eduroam™. In just a few clicks, their devices will be configured to use the Wi-Fi at their main campus and access Wi-Fi safely at other universities.

How Does Eduroam™ Work?

The objective of Eduroam™ is to enable members to access Wi-Fi at any member institution using the credentials from their own institution. Here is how Eduroam™ works:

  • A user travels to visit another institution that is also part of the Eduroam federation. They attempt to connect to the network by entering their usual credentials.
  • Eduroam™ verifies the roaming user is an active member of their home institution.
  • The home server forwards the confirmation to the host institution, granting network access.

Read how this top university accomplished a streamlined transition to offer Eduroam to network users.

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Misconfiguration is a Security Liability

As a shared SSID accessed by hundreds of thousands of devices, Eduroam can be an appealing target for hackers. This is because:

  • Eduroam creates an enormous opportunity for Man-in-the-Middle attacks, as all the devices are connected to the same SSID.
  • If the devices aren’t configured properly, campus credentials could be vulnerable to attacks.
  • Eduroam supports, but does not require, certificate-based authentication. Varying levels of protection make some Eduroam members appear more vulnerable and easier to target.

In just a few clicks, SecureW2 offers an expert solution that configures devices for secure network access on their home campus and other campuses they visit.

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SecureW2 in Action

The Eduroam™ SSID is popular throughout the world and can be accessed at hundreds of campuses and businesses. A quick google search will show you just how many institutions use SecureW2 to safely connect devices to their network. Check out how University of Massachusetts uses SecureW2 to configure devices for their network and Eduroam™.

SecureW2- The #1 Rated Eduroam Configuration Client

SecureW2 is the industry leader in facilitating Eduroam deployment to universities and organizations across the world.

  • We’ve helped hundreds of campuses worldwide deploy Eduroam.
  • JoinNow is the #1 rated onboarding client on every app store, as rated by end-users.
  • SecureW2 can empower your institution to go totally passwordless, eliminating security risks, poor user experience, and burdensome management tasks like password reset policies.

Need more proof? Check out how SecureW2 configures devices for the Network and Eduroam™ at the University of Massachusetts.

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Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy Took like 10 seconds for me to get into eduroam.

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Eduroam & Passwordless Security FAQs

What is Eduroam? How Does it Work?

Eduroam is a federated authentication system for higher education institutions. It allows members of universities - including faculty, students, and researchers - to visit other campuses that participate in Eduroam and authenticate to the networks at those campuses with the credentials from their home campus. It utilizes the WPA2-Enterprise (IEEE 802.1X Protocol) to authenticate each individual user with their own unique set of credentials that are verified by an authentication server called a RADIUS server.

When an Eduroam user first requests access to the network at another campus, their credentials are essentially forwarded to the RADIUS server from their home university. The RADIUS authenticates them and returns this authentication to the new campus. The latest data encryption is used to protect the privacy of the user traffic on their device over the wireless network.

Can Anyone Connect to the Eduroam Network?

You can connect to the Eduroam network only if you are a part of a University or institute that partakes in Eduroam. Students, staff, and professors can enroll in Eduroam and get seamless internet connectivity across the campus by first authenticating with university credentials like a NetID and Password.

How Do I Access the Eduroam Wi-Fi Network?

If your university’s wi-fi network is part of Eduroam, you’ll need to sign up for Eduroam to use it. The sign-up process may vary slightly depending on your device’s operating system, but generally, your university will have a page on its site where you can begin the sign-up process, which often follows these steps:

  1. You can navigate through the area and find all Wi-Fi networks in the order on your device’s operating system.
  2. Select from the available networks on your device, select Eduroam, and log in to the network using the credentials (Net ID and Password) offered by your University or research and education institution.
  3. After enrolling for your credentials, you will get network access after your device gets configured using the SecureW2 JoinNow utility to access Eduroam.

A common practice universities have to connect to Eduroam is a special Wi-Fi network just for enrolling for secure network access called an onboarding SSID. You may need to connect to this network first to enroll for the secure Eduroam network. Once connected, you may be automatically directed to the enrollment screen once you open a browser window.

If the university uses SecureW2’s onboarding technology, you will be directed to a screen that looks like a login page. After inputting your credentials, our onboarding technology will run on your device’s operating system and install a configuration profile that will allow you to automatically connect to Eduroam.

How Does Eduroam Work with Certificates?

Certificates can replace passwords entirely in the authentication process. The Eduroam Wi-Fi network can follow the same 802.1X framework where users must authenticate with their own credentials, but use certificates in place of passwords. Certificate-based authentication offers end-to-end encryption and a smoother authentication process; users can simply click on the Eduroam network and authenticate to their home institution automatically with the certificate.

Our device onboarding application, JoinNow MultiOS, helps end-users configure their unmanaged devices for secure Wi-Fi access. If your home institution has a device management system for university-owned devices, such as Intune or Jamf, we also offer gateway APIs for automated managed device onboarding.

How Should I Handle Onboarding Users with Eduroam Certificates?

You can handle the onboarding of users with Eduroam certificates with our SecureW2 Onboarding software like JoinNow MultiOS, which helps configure your device for Eduroam Access.

The JoinNow Onboarding can detect and make the configuration download file for device operation systems like Windows MacOS, ChromeOS, and Linux and mobile phone operating systems like Android and IOS.

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