- Wireless Networks for Campus Residence Halls

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The Office of Information Technology would like to welcome you to your home on campus! You will see multiple wireless access options during your time in the AU residence halls. This article will briefly explain the wireless options available and how they can work for you.

*Note: 160 Ross, 191 College, and The Union are considered off-campus AU Housing and are not included in the on-campus residence hall wireless service.

The following wireless options (SSIDs) will be accessible to you in the AU residence halls:

eduroam

eduroam is the secure, world-wide roaming access service developed for the international research and education community. eduroam allows students, researchers, and staff from participating institutions to obtain internet connectivity across campus and when visiting other participating institutions.

To connect to eduroam, you must log in with your full Auburn email address (username@auburn.edu) and password. Learn more in the Knowledge Base article Connecting to eduroam.

AU_ResHalls

AU_ResHalls is available in all on-campus residence halls. Note: 160 Ross, 191 College, and The Union are considered off-campus AU Housing and are not included in the on-campus residence hall wireless service.

AU_ResHalls is the wireless network that should be used to connect devices such as gaming consoles, streaming devices (i.e. Roku, Firesticks, Apple TV), Smart TVs, DVRs, and home automation devices (i.e. Amazon Alexa, Amazon Echo Dot, Google Home) to the internet.

How to Connect Your Device to AU_ResHalls:

No device registration is needed, but a WiFi network password is required to join.
Students living in the on-campus residence halls will find the AU_ResHalls WiFi network password by logging into the Housing Student Portal at aub.ie/studentportal under the Resident Resources section. The portal is only available to students who are currently checked into their residence hall room.
To connect, find AU_ResHalls under the WiFi connection options on your device, and enter the WiFi network password.
The AU_ResHalls WiFi network password will change annually.

For any issues accessing the AU_ResHalls WiFi network password in the Housing Student Portal, please contact Housing at (334) 844-4580 or housing@auburn.edu.

Personal Printers

Students living in the residence halls can also choose to bring a personal printer to campus, but they cannot be connected to the WiFi. These printers will need to be connected to computers via USB or Bluetooth.

If you have any issues or questions related to wireless networks in the residence halls, contact the IT Service Desk at (334) 844-4944 or itservicedesk@auburn.edu.

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