Summary
eduroam is Bethel's secure wireless network. It is a service used by several other schools and provides the benefit of allowing users to connect to the internet at any other participating school simply by using their username and password. An increasing number of campuses are using eduroam which means you can stay connected with WiFi on their campus with your eduroam profile! Campuses with eduroam
Networks at Bethel
eduroamBethel: This is our primary wireless network at Bethel. You will need to be an active Student, Staff, or Facutly Faculty in order to access this networklogin with your account username and password.
Bethel eduroam: This is a "network" that our Bethel provided Windows laptops will connect to automatically without a username/password. It will only appear on these these devices.
Bethel Guest: You guessed it, this This is the guest/open network on campus. When this network is selected from a device a splash screen will appear (similar to connecting at a hotel or an airport, coffee shop, or hotel). Use this network if you are a visitor of Bethel or are using a device that is not 802.1x capable. Not all devices can authenticate to Bethel-Guest on their own. Devices like Google Chromecast, Roku, Smart TVs, Game Consoles, and Fire Sticks ... will need to registered first before connecting to this network. Instructions can be found here: Register Devices.
Ethernet: This is a direct connection to our network using a Ethernet cable from a wall port or IP VoIP desk phone to the computer.
Students
Students will need to install eduroam on their computer to be able to connect to WiFi. For those using a Bethel owned computer, eduroam has already been pushed out to your device. All Bethel community members will need to follow the instructions to get eduroam on their mobile device.
For Dorm Port Activations see this confluence article: https://confluence.bethel.edu/x/H4A2