by Ryan Johnson, technology training coordinator

EDUROAM is a federation that allows account holders from member schools to connect to the Wi-Fi network at other member institutions using their home institution’s credentials. The availability of the EDUROAM wireless will allow visitors to Penn State from many other schools around the world to connect to our wireless network. Additionally, Penn Staters can test their set-up by connecting to EDUROAM here before traveling to other schools where the wireless is available.

Since the EDUROAM wireless does have some restrictions, it is not recommended that Penn Staters use EDUROAM as their primary network when at a Penn State location. The PSU wireless should be used as usual.

To log on, enter your username in the format abc123@psu.edu, where abc123 is your Access ID, and enter the same password you use for the PSU WIRELESS. Please note that while abc123@psu.edu looks like an email address, it is not. It is your Access ID combined with information to let the host institution know what school you are from. Unless your email address happens to share this exact format it will not work for connecting to EDUROAM.

The EDUROAM profile will allow users to connect to the EDUROAM wireless which is available all over the world at public institutions using their PSU credentials. Such institutions include but are not limited to:
• Other Universities
• Libraries
• Public Buildings
• Railway Stations
• Airports