It would be interesting to hear why you wouldn't make eduroam your primary SSID, is it technical reasons or one of branding?
On 21 July 2015 at 20:39, Lee H Badman <lhbad...@syr.edu> wrote: > Similar here. No desire to move to eduroam as primary SSID, but it’s > getting fair amount of use with communications efforts. > > > > *Lee Badman* | Network Architect > > Information Technology Services > 206 Machinery Hall > 120 Smith Drive > Syracuse, New York 13244 > > *t* 315.443.3003 * f* 315.443.4325 *e* lhbad...@syr.edu *w* its.syr.edu > > *SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY* > syr.edu > > > > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto: > WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] *On Behalf Of *Wang, Yu > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 21, 2015 1:37 PM > *To:* WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > *Subject:* Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] eduroam Advertising > > > > When we rolled out eduroam, our ITS PR Team published the news in > university’s newsletter ‘State’. > > > > http://unicomm.fsu.edu/documents/state/state-2014-03-31.pdf > > > > ITS put up webpages for eduroam: > > > > http://its.fsu.edu/Network/NetworkMainCampus/WiFi/eduroam > > > > > > ITS also made an announcement to university’s mailing list, nolenet: > > > > ===========================Copy of announcement > email================================== > > *[image: cid:image001.png@01CF6075.92191070]* > > > In March 2014, Information Technology Services (ITS) joined eduroam, a > free, secure, worldwide Internet access service that allows members to > easily connect their mobile device to Wi-Fi when visiting other > participating institutions. Please share this information with researchers, > staff and students in your unit who may be traveling away from Florida > State University this summer. > > *When* > Available now > > *What* > FSU faculty, staff and students can now connect to wireless Internet at > thousands of participating universities around the globe at no charge. As a > reciprocal service, campus visitors, including researchers and > international students, from other participating institutions enjoy free > wireless access when visiting Florida State. > > *Impact* > Whether a researcher traveling overseas, an employee attending a regional > symposium or a student studying abroad, all Florida State faculty, staff > and students can access immediate Internet connectivity at any > participating institution, and all guests from participating institutions > can access secure Wi-Fi at Florida State without any special provisioning > or preparation. > > *Details* > Setup and login instructions for eduroam can be found on the ITS website > <http://its.fsu.edu/Network/NetworkMainCampus/WiFi/eduroam>. The eduroam > network at Florida State is available only to guests. Florida State users > should continue to use FSU’s existing wireless networks, FSUSecure, when on > main campus, and eduroam when they travel. A complete list of more than > 5,000 participating institutions throughout the United States and worldwide > can be found online at www.eduroam.org. > <http://monitor.eduroam.org/eduroam_map.php?type=all> > Find out more about eduroam by visiting the ITS eduroam Web page > <http://its.fsu.edu/Network/NetworkMainCampus/WiFi/eduroam>. > > *Questions?* > We’re here to help. Submit a support request > <http://servicecenter.fsu.edu/> or contact the ITS Service Desk at > http://its.fsu.edu/ITS-Service-Desk or 850-644-HELP(4357). > > ========================end of copy============================== > > > > We broadcast SSID ‘eduroam’ alongside with ‘FSUSecure’. Since eduroam is > alphabetically ahead of FSUSecure, users searching for wireless will always > see eduroam listed at top. > > > > > > > > Yu Wang > > Core, ITS > > The Florida State University > > Tallahassee, FL 32306 > > > > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [ > mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > <WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU>] *On Behalf Of *Higgins, Benjamin > John > *Sent:* Tuesday, July 21, 2015 12:49 PM > *To:* WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > *Subject:* [WIRELESS-LAN] eduroam Advertising > > > > Fellow WIRELESS-LANers: > > > > We have successfully rolled out eduroam to our campus. However, > everything we have tried to educate our campus appears to have fallen on > deaf ears. We still have large amounts of “Can I please have guest access” > requests – even when we know they are coming from an institution that has > eduroam. > > > > Has anyone mounted a successful campaign to educate their campus about > eduroam? Does anyone have flyers, marketing material, digital signage > graphics that they are willing to share? > > > > Thank you very much! > > > > --ben > > > > -- > Benjamin J. Higgins (‘97), JNCIA-Junos | bjhigg...@wpi.edu > Network Engineer | Office 508.831.4860 > Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Cell 508.713.1739 > > > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > -- Oliver Elliott Senior Network Specialist IT Services University of Bristol e: oliver.elli...@bristol.ac.uk t: 0117 39 (41131) ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
