What is eduroam?
eduroam (education roaming) is the secure, world-wide roaming access service developed for the international research and education community.
eduroam allows students, researchers and staff from participating institutions to obtain Internet connectivity across campus and when visiting other participating institutions by simply using their devices.
How does eduroam work?
eduroam allows any user from an eduroam participating site to get network access at any institution connected to eduroam. Depending on local policies at the visited institutions, eduroam participants may also have additional resources at their disposal.
The user credentials are kept secure because eduroam does not share them with the site you're visiting. Instead they are forwarded to the user's home institution, where they can be verified and validated.
The system uses a network of servers run by the institutions, and the participating National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) to securely route these requests back to your home institute. All this happens seamlessly and virtually instantly - all thanks to eduroam!
How to Connect to the eduroam network.
1. Have your device "forget" all other SFA affiliated networks (SFA-Wireless, SFA-Guest, etc).
2. Connect your device to the eduroam network.
3. When prompted enter your SFA email address in the username field and your mySFA password in the password field.
If you have any issues getting your device connected, please contact the Help Desk at 936-468-4357 or come by the Help Desk located in the Steen Library.