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eduroam provides simple, easy, secure connectivity from thousands of hotspots across more than 100 countries.
eduroam (which is short for ‘education roaming’) is the worldwide roaming access service developed for the international research and education community.
eduroam allows students, researchers and staff from participating institutions to obtain internet connectivity at their campus or offices and when visiting other participating institutions. eduroam was developed and is maintained by GÉANT, the pan-Europe research and education network.
In Aotearoa, eduroam is managed by REANNZ, the country’s advanced network for researchers and educators. Through eduroam, we connect up thousands of people across the sector.
eduroam allows any user from a participating site to get network access. This means that students, researchers or staff can use single sign-on and move seamlessly between different member sites without having to log on again.
The system uses a network of servers owned by participating institutions and the National Research and Education Networks (NRENs), of which REANNZ is New Zealand’s national network provider.
Security is top of mind for us and our users. We keep user credentials secure – they are not shared with any site a user visits. Instead, these details they are forwarded to the user's home institution, where they can be verified and validated.
Having started in Europe, eduroam has gained momentum throughout the research and education community and is now available in over 100 countries – from campuses to coffee shops.
In Aotearoa, eduroam’s reputation is quickly growing. It is already available at Crown Research Institutes and many tertiary education institutions.
Where can you eduroam in Aotearoa/New Zealand?
Which countries can you eduroam in?
Find the high level design components of the eduroam service here.
Technical Documentation
New Zealand eduroam Policy
Get in touch with the team at engagement@reannz.co.nz if you have any questions or would like to know more about eduroam as a service.
Or find out more about eduroam’s international offering on the global website eduroam.org
The eduroam Visitor Access (eVA) service allows issuing temporary credentials that users can use to access connect to the eduroam network at an organisation they're visiting, even though they're not affiliated with any organisation participating in eduroam. This provides a "guest WiFi" solution that member organisations can use.
The eVA service provides a web interface where authorized users from member institutions can create visitor credentials. The credentials get delivered to the end-user via a TXT message or email, but other means are also available (such as pre-printed sheets of accounts, or event codes allowing self-service via an incoming TXT message).
For a member organisation to start using eVA, a representative needs to be invited into eVA as the organisation's overall administrator. The administrator would then assign privileges to create visitor accounts within the organisation.
Visit eva.eduroam.nz to access the eVA management interface.
Go to eduroam Visitor Access (eVA) to know more about eVA.
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