NCSU has become a member of eduroam.

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"Wireless eduroam pilot begins June 20 On Friday, June 20, OIT Communication Technologies will launch a pilot of eduroam (education roaming), an encrypted wireless service for the international research and education community. It is essentially a new wireless SSID (service set identifier) that allows NC State students, employees and guests who have “home” certificate-based credentials to have secure Internet connectivity both on the NC State campus and while visiting participating institutions. They will seamlessly connect to the eduroam network when visiting those institutions, without needing guest credentials. The technology of eduroam is based on the 802.1X standard and a hierarchy of RADIUS proxy servers, which allows user authentication to take place between eduroam participating and home institutions. OIT’s long-term goal is to make eduroam the primary SSID on campus. The current “ncsu” SSID will still be available for those who can’t use the new service, and the “ncsu-guest” SSID will remain available for campus visitors. More information about the eduroam service and how to register for it will be available soon on Wireless Network Access. See also eduroam."

https://oit.ncsu.edu/news-releases/wireless-eduroam-pilot-begins-june-20

What is eduroam? https://www.eduroam.us/introduction

I'm pretty excited about this, as I travel quite a bit, both domestically and internationally, and this will help in finding secure internet access (which can be a pain abroad). Once its set up on my phone, it will automatically connect anytime a eduroam connects is near by. Should work great with my Republic Wireless phone.

While the US is slowing adopting this, its extremely popular in Europe and the rest of the world. We're the second in the state to join (after UNCG), but Duke, Carolina, and UNCA are all in the process of joining.
http://monitor.eduroam.org/eduroam_map.php?type=all

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6/16/2014 1:39:59 PM

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