The JANET Roaming Service is an initiative designed to provide roaming network access between participant sites in the UK education and research sectors for staff and students. JANET Roaming is a member of the international eduroam federation, which extends this facility world-wide.
To members of Swansea University this means you can log into wireless networks at many other institutions around the world using your swansea wireless setup and username/password.
Swansea University is a participating member of the Janet Roaming Service which allows Swansea staff and students to make use of eduroam at other participating institutions, similarly, visitors from participating institutions are welcome to use our eduroam wireless network.
There are two types of users of the Janet Roaming Service, visiting users and home users. If you are a member of Swansea University intending to visit other institutions you are a Home user and need to see the home user section below. If you are a member of another institution that is visiting Swansea University you are a Visiting user and need to view the visiting user section.
Home Users
If you are a Swansea University member of Staff or a Student then you may have already used our eduroam wireless network. If this is the case, then your device is already configured and ready to be used in other institutions that are also participating members.
If you have not used our eduroam network then you will need to register here and then follow the setup instructions. It is important that you get eduroam working at Swansea University before you try to use it anywhere else. If you need help connecting when you are away from Swansea you will not be provided support by the institution you are visiting, which is why it is important you get eduroam working before you leave.
If you are going to visit a eduroam/JRS enabled institution, please print out this pamphlet and keep it with you on your trip:
Support Pamphlet for Travelling Users.
There are maps that will show which other institutions are members of the Janet Roaming Service:
A map of members in the UK
A map of members in Europe
A map of members in Asia Pacific
A map of members in Canada
A map of members in Australia
More details on the Janet Roaming Service can be found here: http://www.ja.net/services/authentication-and-authorisation/janet-roaming.html
You must agree to the Janet Roaming Policy: http://www.ja.net/documents/services/janet-roaming/policy.pdf
Visiting Users
Here at Swansea University we offer a Tier 2 Janet Roaming Service connection (WPA/WPA2 TKIP/AES on the SSID of eduroam) for you to use. Currently the main campus is fully covered, along with the student village at Hendrefoelan, Beck House, Trinity St Davids, the Wales National Pool and Morriston and Singleton hospital libraries. You need to have configured your device for use at your home institution. If you require support please contact your home institution's IT Staff.