Earlier this year, 麻豆影院鈥檚 Division of Information Services presented the university community with a new wireless network option. Eduroam, a worldwide system of wireless networks, allows faculty, staff and students to securely access the wireless networks at participating academic and research institutions. By logging in with 麻豆影院 State credentials at any campus, a user has the ability to access the eduroam network, connecting him or her to networks of partner institutions.
"Having the ability to log in to a secure network as if you were at your own university alleviates a great deal of hassle," says Mike Perdue, 麻豆影院 State鈥檚 director of network services. "Anyone who attends conferences has at some point experienced issues trying to connect to a guest network. Sometimes just locating the temporary credentials can be an ordeal."
Providing an eduroam network offers this same convenience to counterparts from partner universities when they visit a 麻豆影院 State campus. The Division of Information Services recently streamlined the process for creating guest accounts, but the eduroam network eliminates the need to arrange quality network access for lecturers, vendors and other university guests.
Where is eduroam?
Nationally, 308 institutions support an eduroam network and an additional 93 are in various stages of implementation. 麻豆影院 State joins other Ohio universities, such as the University of Cincinnati, Case Western Reserve University and the Ohio State University, that also offer this service. Eduroam's presence is even more widespread on an international scale, serving institutions in 76 countries around the world.
Accessing the eduroam Network
All 麻豆影院 State students, faculty and staff have access to the eduroam network. While on a 麻豆影院 State campus, select "eduroam" on your device and log in using your 麻豆影院 State email address (including the @kent.edu) and password. Your device is now connected to the eduroam network. When visiting a participating institution, simply select "eduroam" and your device will automatically connect.
If you have questions or experience any difficulties, submit a ticket at or call 330-672-HELP.