See University Wireless coverage for lists of participating Colleges and institutions.įirst, you'll need a device other than the one you're trying to set up. Some Colleges prefer to run their own wireless networks, and you won't be able to access this service there. This service is only available in College and University buildings where the Wi-Fi networks are provided by the University Wireless Service. The service is subject to the University Data Network's terms and conditions. A connection on eduroam also has better security.
If your device works with eduroam, we strongly encourage you to use this because you'll be able to connect to eduroam Wi-Fi seamlessly around Cambridge and when visiting participating institutions around the world. It's not intended for devices that are shared by lots of people in an institution, like a shared office printer, or infrastructure devices like a building management system.
The service is designed for staff and students to use with personal devices in College and University buildings. If in doubt, refer to the instructions provided by your device's manufacturer.
They also need to be able to support WPA2 or WPA3-PSK with AES encryption. It's for devices like these that can't be set up on eduroam, but can accept a Wi-Fi password. This service is for personal devices such as: You can connect personal devices that can't connect to eduroam Wi-Fi via the UniOfCam-IoT service.
