What's eduroam?

eduroam in METU was started in October 2007 as part of the eduroam project - being the first among Turkish universities. (eduroam is the short form of educational roaming).

eduroam is running on RADIUS based infrastrucrute and using the 802.1x security standard, aims the ease of network usage of eduroam member users at other member eduroam institutions. The users of eduroam member institutions use the user code password duo for connecting the network at other eduroam member institutions. When the user sends a connection request to connect the "eduroam" broadcast, the authentication server of the host institution forwards the request of the user to his/her home institution and determines if the user is to be authenticated or not. All these queries are accomplished inside an encrytped tunnel so the username and password of the user is visible only at the home institution. The only thing that the user has to do at the host institution is to define the eduroam wireless network as a home broadcast.

eduroam structure

As of July 2009, there are 9 institutions that are a part of the eduroam network in Turkey:

• Middle East Techncial University
• Ankara University
• Çanakkale March 18th University
• Erciyes University
• Uşak University
• Dokuz Eylül University
• Karadeniz Technical University
• TÜBİTAK Main Building
• Eskişehir Osman Gazi University
• Izmir Economy University
• Pamukkale Universtiy

You can get the current list of the participants from here.

Eduroam project has a hierarchical structure and the member institutions has to be a member of the federation of their country. The universities in Turkey has come together under the umbrella of ULAKNET. Federations are also a member of confedereations as an outcome of the hieracrhial structure. There are currently two confedereations around the world, Europe and Asia-Pasific Confederations. The website of the federation in Turkey is at http://eduroam.ulakbim.gov.tr

The institutions that want to be a part of the eduroam project in Turkey has to accept, fulfill and sign the agreement (in Turkish) that's prepared by ULAKBIM.

The guest users are considered to accept the policies of network usage of the host institution and the federation. Below you can find the links to the network utilization policies of METU CC and ULAKNET.

• ULAKNET Network Usage Policy (In Turkish)
• METU Information Technology Resources Use Policy (In English)

User activities are logged within periods determined by the law by network group, with the help of active IPS/IDS systems.

The location of the devices that make eduroam broadcast

The devices that give wireless network services with eduroam SSID are listed as follows:

• Computer Center
• All halls and floors of the Library
• All halls of the Cultural and Convention Center
• Computer Engineering
• Aysel Sabuncu Life Center
• Old Residence (backside Is Bank)
• ODTÜKENT Residence site
• Guest Houses
• 2. Dormitory APs