WiFi Services for Students and Staff – Eduroam
One of the services the College provides for staff and students is WiFi for personal devices. To do this we have partnered with Eduroam which not only gives you WiFi when at the College but at thousands of locations around the world!
What is eduroam?
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 by simply opening their device.
Watch the following video ‘What is eduroam?’
How do I connect to eduroam?
The connect to eduroam you will need to configure your device. Most users will only need to configure their device for eduroam once.
You should use your college email address (i.e. joebloggs171@newsite.glasgowkelvin.ac.uk) as your username along with your usual password.
The following contains guides to connect common mobile devices:
iOS (iPads, iPods and iPhones)
- Android
- Windows phone
- Windows 10
- Mac OS
Where is eduroam available?
Eduroam is available on all College premises including our 4 campuses and Blairtummock House.
eduroam is available at locations across the UK and the world, the following links will indicate where eduroam may be available;
I am a visitor, can I use eduroam?
If you are a visitor from a participating eduroam organisation; then you will be able to use Eduroam as long as you are from an organisation that supports eduroam. Please ensure that prior to visiting that your device is configured to use eduroam.
If you experience any difficulties then you should report these via your home organisation IT support.
Terms and Conditions
By connecting to eduroam you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions;
- Glasgow Kelvin College Acceptable Usage Policy
- Janet Eduroam policy - Janet eduroam policy
Device Connection Instructions
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1) Open up the ‘Settings’ app and click on ‘Wi-Fi’ 2) Tap on the network called ‘eduroam’ |
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| 3) Enter your username (email address i.e. joebloggs171@newsite.glasgowkelvin.ac.uk) and college password |  |
| 4) If asked, please accept the following certificate: |  |
| 5) You will now have access to the College’s guest network |
Your device must support WPA2 Enterprise in order to be able to connect to eduroam.
| 1) Go to the Apps list and tap Settings > WiFi |
| 2) From the Available WiFi Networks section tap on eduroam to connect |
| 3) Enter your username in ‘Identity’ (email address i.e. joebloggs171@newsite.glasgowkelvin.ac.uk) and college password (‘Anonymous’ – please leave empty) |
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4) Set the following settings if required:
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| 5) Once you are successfully authenticated, you will automatically connect to eduroam within the College and at other eduroam institutions, without having to re-enter your username and password (unless you change your password). |
| 1) Open Settings |  |
| 3) Select 'eduroa,' from the network selection |  |
| 3) Enter your username (email address i.e. joebloggs171@newsite.glasgowkelvin.ac.uk) and college password | |
| 4) Tap done and you should connect to the WiFi network |
| 1) Click on the network/WiFI icon in the bottom right of your monitor |  |
| 2) Select the ‘eduroam’ network and click ‘Connect’ ensuring that ‘Connect automatically’ is selected |  |
| 3) Enter your username (email address i.e. joebloggs171@newsite.glasgowkelvin.ac.uk) and college password, then ckick OK |  |
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1) Click Airport menu and select ‘eduroam’ |
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2) Enter your username (email address i.e. joebloggs171@newsite.glasgowkelvin.ac.uk) and college password, then click OK. |
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3) Accept the College issued QuoVadis security certificate for SR-SB-ISE-01.glasgowkelvin.ac.uk |
