Wi-Fi Eduroam

Eduroam - Visitors information

This page provides information about Eduroam for visitors at Silesian University in Opava.

Eduroam

Eduroam is international project which is engaged in supporting mobility and roaming within the National Research and Education Networks (NREN). In the Czech Republic the project is carried on by the Cesnet.

This website provides information about connecting to the wireless network (WiFi) of Silesian University in Opava which is engaged in the this project.

Access

In the eduroam a unique identity which consist of username with @ and a realm (domain name) attached is required for identification (e.g. pur@slu.cz). Its always necessary to provide a complete identity including a realm, since the realm is used for directing authentication requests. The username without a realm is not valid within the eduroam project.

Information about gaining your own identity can be found on web pages of your parent institution. List of connected institutions is here.

Support

Eduroam support (user wireless devices, identities) is provided by each parent organization. Local network administrators can provide advices or basic support for foreign users. In case of problem with eduroam contact us on eduroam-support@slu.cz.

Supported wireless protections

• SSID: eduroam
• Security: preferred WPA2 (with AES only) or for compatibility reasons WPA (with TKIP or AES encryption)

Coverage

You can find informations about actual coverage here (in czech language).

How to connect your device

Instructions about wireless Settings of your device or notebook can be found here (in czech language).