Overview

eduroam (education roaming) is the secure worldwide federated network access service developed for the international research and education community.

What does it do?

For the traveler:

• eduroam provides a way for UCSF faculty, staff, researchers and students to access network resources and other partner educational or research instructions without having to learn the specifics of each institution's guest-access process.

For the institution:

• eduroam provides a method for individuals from remote partner institutions to connect to the UCSF network.
  • At this time, the eduroam network provides the same network services at the UCSFguest wireless network.
     
• More information on eduroam can be found on the eduroam-US web site.

Where can I use eduroam?

Eduroam is available in more than 5,500 locations in 58 countries worldwide and hosts a site showing locations and status.

How do I use it?

• You can connect anywhere the eduroam SSID is visible to your wireless device.
• Use your UCSF email as username such as [email protected]
• Apply your regular UCSF user account password

• Other visitors and affiliates may still access eduroam at UCSF with their accounts from home institutions, providing the institutions are participants the eduroam network. 

As of 2/8/2022 you may also visit  eduroam CAT website at https://cat.eduroam.org/ to download custom UCSF eduroam installer to help simplify your eduroam connectivity while abroad. Please select "University of California San Francisco" under Organizisation then pick your installing platform type.