Wireless Access using eduroam

Introduction

The secure world-wide internet connectivity service, eduroam, allows students, faculty, staff, and guests from participating institutions to connect securely to the internet. Using your SUNY Empire credentials, the SUNY Empire community can obtain secure internet access while at our locations, as well as other participating institutions and locations across the U.S. that support eduroam.

For more information about eduroam, visit the eduroam.org website.

Where to Find Participating eduroam Locations

All of SUNY Empire's locations are now eduroam locations it and can also be found at multiple universities in the United States, as well as abroad.

For a list of universities in the United States and abroad, participating in eduroam, select: Participating institutions in the United States

How to Connect to eduroam

Follow these general steps to connect to eduroam location site, using your computer or mobile devices:

1. On your Internet enabled device, open the WiFi settings
2. In the list of available networks, select the eduroam network
3. When prompted for your username and password:
   • For username, enter your SUNY Empire username ( Students: first_lastname###@sunyempire.edu, Faculty & Staff: first.lastname@sunyempire.edu)
   • For password, enter your current SUNY Empire password
4. You may be prompted to accept a security certificate the first time you log into an eduroam network. You will need to accept the security certificate to connect to the eduroam network.

For Additional Technical Support

For further assistance connecting to eduroam on your mobile devices or computer, please contact the SUNY Empire IT Service Desk.

Please Note: Visitors to SUNY Empire locations from participating eduroam institutions may be directed to contact the home institution for assistance and documentation on how to connect.