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Eduroam: Wireless and Wired Internet For Students And Staff At UO

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 (almost) by simply opening their laptop.

It is coordinated by CESNET a.l.e. in the Czech Republic. More information can be found at www.eduroam.cz and/or www.eduroam.org including basic maps of WiFi signal coverage.

• More on "Wired Eduroam" can be found in a dedicated article.

The rest of this article deals with wireless eduroam connectivity – the preferred way for students and staff at UO to connect.

How to Connect in 7 or Less Steps

Scenario A: Users affiliated to UO: students, full-time teachers, long-term visitors with local login names

Use the general instructions below, replacing...

• domain.cz = osu.cz
• user, username = Novell/portal login name (for example R01234)
WPA with WPA2

1. Make sure you have an operating system and network card supporting EAP authentication
   (http://www.eduroam.cz/doku.php?id=cs:uzivatel:hw:karty:uvod - info in Czech; the table is the important part)
2. Create an extra eduroam password to connect to the network
   (https://portal.osu.cz/wps/myportal/mojeStranka/hesla)
3. Install root certificate of OsU CA
   (http://ca2.osu.cz/index.php?stage=dl_root)
4. Install root certificate of CESNET CA
   (https://www.cesnet-ca.cz/cs/cda-cgi/clientcgi?action=caCert)
5. Users of Windows Vista should verify if the certificates landed in a proper Windows storage following Microsoft Knowledge Base article 932156.
6. Browse to https://portal.osu.cz using Microsoft Internet Explorer on all computers that you will use with eduroam (this will install certificate of AddTrust External CA Root to your Windows automatically). Do not use any alternative browser! ...this regards also previous items of this checklist.
   
   
7. Follow the setup instructions for
   • 7.1 Windows XP
     (http://www.eduroam.cz/doku.php?id=en:uzivatel:sw:win:winxp)
   • 7.2 Windows Vista
     (http://www.eduroam.cz/doku.php?id=en:uzivatel:sw:win:vista)
   • 7.3 Windows 7
     (http://www.eduroam.cz/doku.php?id=en:uzivatel:sw:win:seven)
   • 7.4 Mac OS X
     (http://www.eduroam.no/user/macosx.html)

Scenario B: Users NOT affiliated to UO (aka visitors) who have been using eduroam before coming to Ostrava

1. Install root certificate of UO CA
   (http://ca2.osu.cz/index.php?stage=dl_root)
2. Install root certificate of CESNET CA
   (https://www.cesnet-ca.cz/cs/cda-cgi/clientcgi?action=caCert)
3. Users of Windows Vista should verify if the certificates landed in a proper Windows storage following Microsoft Knowledge Base article 932156.

Scenario C: Users NOT affiliated to UO (aka visitors) who have NOT used eduroam yet

1. Please consult the network administrator at your university.
2. If he/she manages eduroam authentication for you, follow Scenario B.

Where to Connect

• Building IT, ul. Bráfova 5
• Building UK, ul. Bráfova 3
• Building A, ul. 30. dubna 22
• Building B, ul. Českobratrská 16
• Building C, ul. Bráfova 7
• Building D, ul. Reální 3
• Building DM, ul. Reální 5
• Building E, tř. Čs. legií 9
• Building F, Sokolská tř. 17
• Building G, ul. Mlýnská 5
• Building H, ul. Zahradní 1
• Building K, ul. Hladnovská 9
• Building L, ul. Chittussiho 10
• Building P, ul. Podlahova 3
• Building R, ul. Dvořákova 7
• Building V, ul. Varenská 40

Help, Contacts

In case of problems contact the eduroam administrator at UO eduroamserviceosucz. Please specify your operating system (incl. version), your wireless equipment and a detailed description of your problem. Don't hesitate to contact your local IT technician or the main contact Ivan Doležal.

Legal Notice

Eduroam usage is regulated by Czech Republic law, Access Policy (AP) for the Next-Generation National Research and Education Network, Rector's Regulation no.122/08 and Eduroam Roaming Policy.

Technical Data

• SSID: eduroam
• Encryption and authentication: WPA2 AES, 802.1x
• Restrictions: due to university's security appliance settings, mainly:
• NOT restricting SIP telephony, Novell
• restricting P2P networks, multicast in WiFi traffic.
• IP Address Range: IPv4 dynamic DHCP leasing of public addresses from UO range
• monitoring: All established TCP connections are monitored.

Eduroam is a registered TERENA trademark.