eduroam

eduroam 

eduroam stands for education roaming. eduroam is a WiFi service which enables students, researchers and staff from participating institutions to securely access the internet at their college or university and whilst visiting other participating institutions.

When connecting to eduroam, WiFi users are authenticated via their home institution. 

eduroam at Ballymahon, Granard and Longford Libraries

eduroam is offered at Ballymahon, Granard and Longford Libraries.

Wireless Connectivity Information and Network Access Information for eduroam at Ballymahon, Granard and Longford Libraries is as follows:

Wireless network name (SSID): eduroam
Encryption levels supported: AES

Website filtering: Yes, access to some websites are blocked
Port/Protocol restrictions: Yes (Ports allowed based on eduroam.ie policy excluding DNS)
Transparent proxying of your traffic: No
Network Address Translation (NAT) of wireless device address: Yes
IPv6 support: No

Please note: Authentication problems should be addressed to the support staff at your home site, as the security mechanisms within eduroam mean that much of the detail of the authentication step is not visible to the support staff at visited sites.