eduroam^TM

eduroam, Education Roaming, is a location independent wireless network, allowing mobility between participants wireless infrastructure with seamless user authentication and enforcement of local security policy. Supported in Australia by AARNet and Grangenet, details of eduroam in Australia and internationally can be found at http://www.eduroam.edu.au/

TM eduroam is a TERENA trademark

eduroam Flyer

eduroam status in the QRNO

AIMS

Summary

• Eduroam rolled out to all current wireless access points, and included in default build template for all subsequent wireless installs.
• Coverage currently extends to major public access areas and meeting rooms. Will increase to labs and offices as more AP's are installed.
• Providing HTTP, HTTPS, VPN, IMAPS, POPS & SSH to federated institutions.
• Support for EAP-TTLS and EAP-PEAP authentication.

QUT

Summary

• QUT Pilot working, single access point configured at Margaret Street
• End-to-end testing completed
• Phased introduction being planned - Visitor hot spots to be targeted
• Full rollout waiting deployment of auto-configuration tools from CISCO
• Providing access to free sites only, using VPN back to home site untested (no other site to test with yet)
• Production rollout dependent on funding

Status Detail

The University of Queensland

• UQ Pilot working, single access point configured at St Lucia Campus
• End-to-end testing completed
• RADIUS federation expected 24th November
• Phased introduction being planned - entire UQ St Lucia campus wireless network by Semester 1, 2006
• Full rollout awaiting network design finalisations and policy development
• Providing unrestricted (!) Internet access at present - intend to
• provide VPN only to federated institutions
• Production rollout dependent staff availability

TAFE

802.11 infrastructure is about to implemented for a couple of campuses for three specific purposes:

1. Campus based student access to education network facilities
2. Campus based roaming for staff for access to administration network facilities
3. Campus based wireless VOIP using 802.11 phone with QoS enablement on the network.