Högskolan i Halmstad
Halmstad University - For the Development of Organisations, Products and Quality of Life

eduroam — an international cooperation

The cooperation eduroam (EDUcation ROAMing) gives employees and students wireless access to internet when visiting other universities that has joined eduroam. Many universities around the world are connected to eduroam. In Sweden eduroam is accessible here.external link

How does it work?


eduroam is an encrypted network. It is the visited university that provides wireless access, but the authentication of user id and password is maintained at the 'home' university (via 802.1X). For our university the user id should be identity@hh.se and computer configuration as below.

How to configure for eduroam
Windows 7PDF (pdf, 4 MB)
Windows XPPDF (pdf, 4 MB)
Ubuntu LinuxPDF (pdf, 7 MB)
Apple (coming soon)

If you cannot find AddTrust External CA Root in your certificate list you might have to install the certificate. You find the certificate here:
AddTrust External CA Root (.der)
AddTrust External CA Root (.pem)

Last but not least


When you are visiting another university be aware of the rules of conduct for eduroam there. User support is provisioned by the 'home' university. For Halmstad University contact helpdesk at helpdesk@hh.se or +46 35 16 71 00.
Page editor: Laurel Williams
Page last updated 2012-05-02
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