DPS Colleagues:
We wanted to make you aware of some important changes to the UMBC wireless network that are forthcoming. In the next few months DOIT is going to be turning the UMBCCampus wireless network off. This is going to affect any staff members that use UMBCCampus for wireless network connection on their laptops, tablets, mobile phones, etc. Replacing UMBCCampus is Eduroam, which is already available for you to use.
What is Eduroam?
We wanted to make you aware of some important changes to the UMBC wireless network that are forthcoming. In the next few months DOIT is going to be turning the UMBCCampus wireless network off. This is going to affect any staff members that use UMBCCampus for wireless network connection on their laptops, tablets, mobile phones, etc. Replacing UMBCCampus is Eduroam, which is already available for you to use.
What is Eduroam?
From DOIT:
The eduroam network was developed in Europe to support people in higher education using wireless networks at other higher education institutions. Since then, eduroam has expanded beyond the 1900 institutions using it in Europe to include over 30 countries, including Australia, Canada, and the United States. The eduroam network can be used at UMBC as easily as it can at another university. Once you configure your device to use eduroam it will automatically sign you in - and work anywhere in the world that the eduroam wireless SSID name appears - including here at UMBC. Additionally, the eduroam network provides a higher level of security than conventional, unencrypted wireless. When you use eduroam, all traffic between your device and the wireless access point is encrypted.
The eduroam network is available to all faculty, staff, and students to use here at UMBC and anywhere in the world it is available -- all for free! All you need is your myUMBC email address and password. Setup for eduroam usually takes less than 5 minutes and once you do this you shouldn't have to do anything more, unless you change your myUMBC password. When you activate your device, you are done.
Below are some short tutorials that DOIT has created, with video screencasts that show you how to configure the network.
The eduroam network was developed in Europe to support people in higher education using wireless networks at other higher education institutions. Since then, eduroam has expanded beyond the 1900 institutions using it in Europe to include over 30 countries, including Australia, Canada, and the United States. The eduroam network can be used at UMBC as easily as it can at another university. Once you configure your device to use eduroam it will automatically sign you in - and work anywhere in the world that the eduroam wireless SSID name appears - including here at UMBC. Additionally, the eduroam network provides a higher level of security than conventional, unencrypted wireless. When you use eduroam, all traffic between your device and the wireless access point is encrypted.
The eduroam network is available to all faculty, staff, and students to use here at UMBC and anywhere in the world it is available -- all for free! All you need is your myUMBC email address and password. Setup for eduroam usually takes less than 5 minutes and once you do this you shouldn't have to do anything more, unless you change your myUMBC password. When you activate your device, you are done.
Below are some short tutorials that DOIT has created, with video screencasts that show you how to configure the network.
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Connecting to eduroam using Windows (Windows 7)
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Connecting to eduroam using Mac OSX (10.6.x)
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Connecting to eduroam using Linux (Ubuntu 11.10)
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If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact DPS IT at x55532 or http://dpsit.umbc.edu/
