# What is Eduroam, how does it work, how prevalent is it on campus and does it use the usual UCLA authentication?

*Question posted by Cathy McCann*

My understanding is that **[Eduroam](http://www.eduroam.org/)** **[(http://www.eduroam.org/)](http://www.eduroam.org/)**allows <span class="caps">UCLA</span> wireless authentication via either <span class="caps">UCLA</span> login, or visitors from other participating schools can log in with their school’s login.

- 02/2017, [https://www.it.ucla.edu/news/eduroam-wireless-network](https://www.it.ucla.edu/news/eduroam-wireless-network)
- [8/29/2011: UCLA\_SECURE to merge with eduroam network](http://www.bol.ucla.edu/alert/20110829.html)
- [http://www.dailybruin.com/index.php/article/2011/09/ucla\_switches\_secure\_wireless\_network\_to\_eduroam](http://www.dailybruin.com/index.php/article/2011/09/ucla_switches_secure_wireless_network_to_eduroam)
- [https://www.eduroam.us/](https://www.eduroam.us/)
- [https://www.eduroam.org/](https://www.eduroam.org/)
- [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduroam](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduroam)

Thanks! I also found these articles on <span class="caps">BOL</span> KB:  
[https://help.bol.ucla.edu/kb\_view.do?sysparm\_article=KB0010955](https://help.bol.ucla.edu/kb_view.do?sysparm_article=KB0010955) and [https://help.bol.ucla.edu/kb\_view.do?sysparm\_article=KB0010965](https://help.bol.ucla.edu/kb_view.do?sysparm_article=KB0010965).