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Seamless geteduroam setup and federated access across African research and education campuses.

Check whether your institution is connected, download the geteduroam app, and get seamless Wi-Fi access across every connected campus in the region. No manual configuration. No per-campus setup.

Is your university connected?

Search for your institution to see its federation status and which services you can access.

840 institutions indexed·314 connected·51 countries
Representative connection models

Université de Yaoundé I

@uy1.uninet.cm
Cameroon
Not connectedRequest connection

University of Ghana

@ug.edu.gh
Ghana1 eduroam profile
ConnectedConnect

University of Nairobi

@uonbi.ac.ke
Kenya1 eduroam profile
ConnectedConnect

Three steps to geteduroam

1

Download the geteduroam app

Available on Android and iOS. The app handles certificate generation automatically using your institutional identity, no technical knowledge required.

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2

Sign in with your institutional account

Open the app and search for your institution. Log in with your campus credentials (the same username and password you use for your email or student portal). The app will contact your institution's identity provider.

Example: geteduroam login screen

Sign in to geteduroam

your.name@university.ac.ghIDP
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You're connected: everywhere

The app installs a Wi-Fi certificate on your device. From now on, whenever you're on a campus connected to eduroam, your device connects automatically. No passwords. No configuration. Works across every connected institution in the region.

What you can access with a federated identity
eduroam Wi-Fi roamingGlobal research resources via eduGAINNREN digital servicesLibrary databasesCollaboration platforms

Is your institution not connected yet?

If your university doesn't appear in the directory, the path forward depends on your country's NREN. We can point you to the right contact, or help your IT team start the onboarding process directly.