eduroam
eduroam for students
eduroam provides current students with fast, secure, and reliable access to wireless services at participating institutions in 70 countries worldwide.
Use your uoAccess/Exchange email login credentials on every eduroam network, regardless of where you are.
Additional information regarding eduroam can be obtained by visiting eduroam's website.
eduroam for employees and visitors
eduroam provides current faculty, and staff with fast, secure, and reliable access to wireless services at participating institutions in 70 countries worldwide.
Use your uoAccess/Exchange email login credentials on every eduroam network, regardless of where you are.
FACULTY AND STAFF: Use the configuration procedures below and your uOttawa Exchange email credentials to set up your access to the eduroam network. For campus wireless access refer to the uOttawa WPA instructions.
VISITORS: If you are a visitor to the University of Ottawa and wish to use the eduroam network, follow the set up instructions from your home institution. The use of eduroam is free of charge and visitors are not required to obtain a guest account from the University of Ottawa. Once you associate with the eduroam SSID and enter your home institution’s login credentials, you will enjoy wireless network services as long as you remain on campus. For a list of participating institutions where you can roam campus Wi-Fi networks via eduroam, visit canarie.ca/identity/eduroam/.
Note: Guests from institutions without eduroam will require accounts sponsored by Faculties, Departments and Services
Additional information regarding eduroam can be obtained by visiting eduroam's website.
Configuration Procedures
- Connect to the eduroam wireless network
- When prompted for user credentials:
| Username | Password | |
| Students |
uOttawa email address (jdoe123@uOttawa.ca) |
uoAccess password (Gmail) *Please note that this is not your uoZone password. It is your email password. If you do not remember your email (uoAccess) password, you can reset it from uoZone. In uoZone, click on the Applications tab in the grey menu bar. Select Password management in the list of applications, and follow the instructions to perform the uoAccess password reset. You can now use this password to authenticate to eduroam. |
| Employees |
uOttawa email address (jdoe123@uOttawa.ca) |
Microsoft Exchange Email password |
| Visitors from participating institutions |
Your username and password are the credentials you use to connect to the wireless network at your institution. If these do not work, please contact your institution to verify that you’re using the correct credentials. |
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Manual Configuration Procedures
Please note that you should be able to connect to eduroam without a manual configuration of the network.
If you are unable to connect, please follow one of the procedures outlined below:
Quick info
For a list of participating institutions where you can roam campus Wi-Fi networks via eduroam, visit canarie.ca/identity/eduroam/.