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2.0 - Updated on 2023-08-04 by Tobi Paton

1.0 - Authored on 2015-08-11 by IET

Question

What are the available wireless networks on campus?

Answer

eduroam

The eduroam (education roaming) network is the secure, world-wide roaming wireless developed for the international research and education community. Once you're connected to eduroam, you can enjoy secure WiFi access at UC Davis, other educational institutions, and hotspots worldwide. No matter where you roam, your UC Davis security credentials are always checked back home at UC Davis. At eduroam hotspots around the world, no one but you knows your credentials so your connection is safe from hackers. For more information, please visit the eduroam service page in the IT Catalog.

The eduroam network uses 802.1x Security Certificates maintained by the Network Operations Center.  For more details, please visit NOC Public Certificates.

For detailed instructions, see Connecting to the eduroam wireless network

UCD-Guest

UC Davis provides a guest wireless network, appropriately named UCD-Guest. If you are visiting UC Davis for a short time and need a wireless connection, then this is the network to use. 

For detailed instructions, see Connecting to the UCD-Guest Wireless Network

Note: Students, staff, and faculty with an active UC Davis Computing Account should use the eduroam Wireless Network instead of UCD-Guest. See the above section for information and instructions on eduroam.