Using Eduroam at partner universities

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Important note

EDUROAM is currently only available at EDUROAM partner universities. Eduroam cannot be used on the HFU campus.

What you need to know

With eduroam, you have WiFi access to the internet at all participating universities worldwide. You can find out which other universities participate at www.eduroam.org.

As an HFU member, you must authenticate yourself (as described below) via the DFN service EASYROAM in order to use the eduroam Wi-Fi.

Important: It is not yet possible to use eduroam on all HFU campuses.

What you have to do

  1. Please note: You will need a working Internet connection for the initial setup.

  2. Which operating system would you like to set up Easyroam for?

    Installing Easyroam on Windows 10/11

    1. Open the official DFN guide “Installing the eduroam profile on W10/11 with the easyroam app” in a browser and follow the instructions from step 2 onwards.

      • Before you can access the required profile, you must authenticate yourself with your HFU account.

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        easyroam installation

        View of the installation start screen of the easyroam app

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        easyroam app without a profile installed

        The empty home view before successful profile installation

    2. Ensure that the profile has been stored in easyroam, as you can only use eduroam with a valid profile.

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    Setting up Easyroam on Mac

    1. Open the official DFN guide, “Installing the eduroam profile on macOS” in a browser, and follow the instructions.

      • Before you can access the required profile, you must authenticate yourself with your HFU account.

      • Below you will find additional screenshots of the certificate selection on macOS. The correct certificate you need to select ends with “@easyroam-pca.hs-furtwangen.de”.

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    Installing Easyroam on other operating systems

    1. Use the official DFN instructions: Instructions for using easyroam on different operating systems.

    2. Find the appropriate guide here and follow the instructions to set up easyroam.

Problems or questions?