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Auburn University offers wired and wireless networks across campus for users.

Wired network is usually found in offices, classrooms, labs, and dining locations across campus and is primarily used by Auburn employees.

AU Wireless is a broad wireless network that is available across the Auburn University campus. New coverage areas continue to be added with the growth of technology, and AU Wireless continues to become more accessible, reliable, and secure.

To access wireless on Auburn's campus, your device needs a wireless network card or a wireless USB adapter. Wireless controllers should be 802.11n and WPA2 compatible. AU Policies require that devices connected to the wireless network be sufficiently secure, meaning up-to-date anti-virus software and operating system patches.

Auburn currently broadcasts five SSIDs: AU_WiFi, eduroam, AU_ResHalls, AU_Open, and AU_Guest. Depending on your location and your primary role at Auburn, one or more of these SSIDs will be available for you. eduroam is the best options for students, faculty, and staff when it comes to academic and administrative needs. Auburn also offers separate networks for gaming and streaming devices, as well as on-campus visitors and guest WiFi accounts.

A brief description of each wireless network can be found below. For additional information on these wireless networks, as well as information on connecting wirelessly and network data jack requests and activation, click the buttons at the bottom of the screen. 

AU_WiFi

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Accessible to: AU Faculty, Staff, and Students (Note: AU_WiFi is being retired in Summer 2025; eduroam is the best wireless option for students, faculty, and staff when it comes to academic and administrative needs).

Availability: Campus-wide

• AU_WiFi is a WPA2-encrypted wireless network, which means traffic cannot be easily obtained as it passes from a user's computer to the wireless access point. AU_WiFi has 802.11n access points for high speeds.
• AU_WiFi is the network for smartphones, tablets, and computers.
• AU_WiFi s available throughout campus and any Auburn University location.

eduroam

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Accessible to: AU Faculty, Staff, and Students, as well as anyone from an eduroam participating school or organization

Availability: Campus academic and administrative buildings; world-wide

• eduroam is the secure, world-wide roaming wireless 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.
• Find out where you can connect worldwide by accessing the eduroam website. Note that Auburn University students, faculty, and staff can use the eduroam network at other participating institutions to receive an internet connection there, but will need VPN to access the Auburn network.
• To connect to eduroam, you will login with your full Auburn email (username@auburn.edu) and password.  

AU_ResHalls

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Accessible to: AU Students

Availability: 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. 

AU_Open

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Accessible to: Guests who are sponsored by an Auburn University employee

Availability: Campus academic and administrative buildings

• AU_Open is a wireless network for guests on campus who need temporary, short-term wireless access. Access to AU_Open requires sponsorship by a current AU employee.
• The duration of a temporary WiFi account on AU_Open can not exceed 30 days, and each temporary WiFi account can only be accessed by 50 individuals at a time.
• The temporary WiFi account request form for AU_Open can be found at aub.ie/tga.

AU_Guest

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Accessible to: Visitors

Availability: Limited areas of campus

• AU_Guest is a publicly-available WiFi resource in limited areas of campus. A username and password is not required to access AU_Guest.
• AU_Guest is currently available in all Auburn University athletic venues and major public access locations, as well as the Newspaper Room in the Ralph Brown Draughon Library (1st floor), the IT Service Desk in the Ralph Brown Draughon Library (3rd floor; for IT support purposes), the Melton Student Center, Research Park buildings, AG Heritage Pavilion, Alumni Center, AU Hotel and Conference Center, Rane Culinary and Laurel Hotel and Spa, Vaughan Large Animal lobby area, and the Veterinary Small Animal Hospital lobby area.