We may eventually move towards only setting up eduroam for personal devices, but we plan on keeping our branded SSID around for domain machines. We need it to handle machine authentication, rather than having it only work on our local eduroam SSID and throwing off noise anywhere else. ---- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
On July 22, 2015 3:53:52 AM EDT, Oliver Elliott <oliver.elli...@bristol.ac.uk> wrote: >It would be interesting to hear why you wouldn't make eduroam your >primary >SSID, is it technical reasons or one of branding? > >On 21 July 2015 at 20:39, Lee H Badman <lhbad...@syr.edu> wrote: > >> Similar here. No desire to move to eduroam as primary SSID, but it’s >> getting fair amount of use with communications efforts. >> >> >> >> *Lee Badman* | Network Architect >> >> Information Technology Services >> 206 Machinery Hall >> 120 Smith Drive >> Syracuse, New York 13244 >> >> *t* 315.443.3003 * f* 315.443.4325 *e* lhbad...@syr.edu *w* >its.syr.edu >> >> *SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY* >> syr.edu >> >> >> >> *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv >[mailto: >> WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] *On Behalf Of *Wang, Yu >> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 21, 2015 1:37 PM >> *To:* WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU >> *Subject:* Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] eduroam Advertising >> >> >> >> When we rolled out eduroam, our ITS PR Team published the news in >> university’s newsletter ‘State’. >> >> >> >> http://unicomm.fsu.edu/documents/state/state-2014-03-31.pdf >> >> >> >> ITS put up webpages for eduroam: >> >> >> >> http://its.fsu.edu/Network/NetworkMainCampus/WiFi/eduroam >> >> >> >> >> >> ITS also made an announcement to university’s mailing list, nolenet: >> >> >> >> ===========================Copy of announcement >> email================================== >> >> *[image: cid:image001.png@01CF6075.92191070]* >> >> >> In March 2014, Information Technology Services (ITS) joined eduroam, >a >> free, secure, worldwide Internet access service that allows members >to >> easily connect their mobile device to Wi-Fi when visiting other >> participating institutions. Please share this information with >researchers, >> staff and students in your unit who may be traveling away from >Florida >> State University this summer. >> >> *When* >> Available now >> >> *What* >> FSU faculty, staff and students can now connect to wireless Internet >at >> thousands of participating universities around the globe at no >charge. As a >> reciprocal service, campus visitors, including researchers and >> international students, from other participating institutions enjoy >free >> wireless access when visiting Florida State. >> >> *Impact* >> Whether a researcher traveling overseas, an employee attending a >regional >> symposium or a student studying abroad, all Florida State faculty, >staff >> and students can access immediate Internet connectivity at any >> participating institution, and all guests from participating >institutions >> can access secure Wi-Fi at Florida State without any special >provisioning >> or preparation. >> >> *Details* >> Setup and login instructions for eduroam can be found on the ITS >website >> <http://its.fsu.edu/Network/NetworkMainCampus/WiFi/eduroam>. The >eduroam >> network at Florida State is available only to guests. Florida State >users >> should continue to use FSU’s existing wireless networks, FSUSecure, >when on >> main campus, and eduroam when they travel. A complete list of more >than >> 5,000 participating institutions throughout the United States and >worldwide >> can be found online at www.eduroam.org. >> <http://monitor.eduroam.org/eduroam_map.php?type=all> >> Find out more about eduroam by visiting the ITS eduroam Web page >> <http://its.fsu.edu/Network/NetworkMainCampus/WiFi/eduroam>. >> >> *Questions?* >> We’re here to help. Submit a support request >> <http://servicecenter.fsu.edu/> or contact the ITS Service Desk at >> http://its.fsu.edu/ITS-Service-Desk or 850-644-HELP(4357). >> >> ========================end of copy============================== >> >> >> >> We broadcast SSID ‘eduroam’ alongside with ‘FSUSecure’. Since eduroam >is >> alphabetically ahead of FSUSecure, users searching for wireless will >always >> see eduroam listed at top. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Yu Wang >> >> Core, ITS >> >> The Florida State University >> >> Tallahassee, FL 32306 >> >> >> >> *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [ >> mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU >> <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>] *On Behalf Of *Higgins, >Benjamin >> John >> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 21, 2015 12:49 PM >> *To:* WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU >> *Subject:* [WIRELESS-LAN] eduroam Advertising >> >> >> >> Fellow WIRELESS-LANers: >> >> >> >> We have successfully rolled out eduroam to our campus. However, >> everything we have tried to educate our campus appears to have fallen >on >> deaf ears. We still have large amounts of “Can I please have guest >access” >> requests – even when we know they are coming from an institution that >has >> eduroam. >> >> >> >> Has anyone mounted a successful campaign to educate their campus >about >> eduroam? Does anyone have flyers, marketing material, digital >signage >> graphics that they are willing to share? >> >> >> >> Thank you very much! >> >> >> >> --ben >> >> >> >> -- >> Benjamin J. Higgins (‘97), JNCIA-Junos | bjhigg...@wpi.edu >> Network Engineer | Office 508.831.4860 >> Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Cell 508.713.1739 >> >> >> >> ********** Participation and subscription information for this >EDUCAUSE >> Constituent Group discussion list can be found at >> http://www.educause.edu/groups/. >> >> ********** Participation and subscription information for this >EDUCAUSE >> Constituent Group discussion list can be found at >> http://www.educause.edu/groups/. >> ********** Participation and subscription information for this >EDUCAUSE >> Constituent Group discussion list can be found at >> http://www.educause.edu/groups/. >> >> ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
