Information on eduroam Roaming
The University of Hamburg is a member of the eduroam network. eduroam (education roaming) is a secure, global roaming service that allows students and staff at the University of Hamburg to connect to the internet via Wi-Fi using their laptops on the networks of participating institutions. In return, members of other participating institutions also receive network access at the University of Hamburg through our infrastructure.
eduroam Access for Members of the University of Hamburg
eduroam is an international roaming network that allows you to access the Internet at participating institutions using your personal laptop. A list of roaming partners is available on the eduroam network’s homepage (www.eduroam.org). To use this service, you must locate an access point (AP) on-site that broadcasts the SSID “eduroam.” You can then log in to this AP using your user ID (in the format b******@uni-hamburg.de). This requires configuring your Wi-Fi interface with the necessary settings, which specify the authentication method and appropriate encryption mechanisms.
The settings required for the University of Hamburg’s local Wi-Fi network must also be used for eduroam roaming.
eduroam Access for Guests of the University of Hamburg
Guests of the University of Hamburg whose home institution is a member of the eduroam network should note that access via the University of Hamburg’s Wi-Fi (SSID eduroam) requires preconfigured supplicant software from their home institution.
The University of Hamburg provides WPA2/AES-encrypted Wi-Fi access via the SSID eduroam. For user login, the University of Hamburg’s RADIUS server forwards the authentication request to the home institution’s RADIUS server, provided the access software is configured correctly.
Please contact your home institution for information on configuring the access software. You can find a list of Wi-Fi locations at the University of Hamburg at the following link.