eduroam WiFi

What is eduroam?

Eduroam (“education roaming”) is a secure, worldwide WiFi service available at thousands of universities and research institutions.
AgriLife employees can use eduroam when visiting Texas A&M University campus locations that broadcast the network.

Eduroam allows AgriLife users to sign in using their AgNet credentials:

Username format:
firstname.lastname@agnet.tamu.edu

Password:
Your AgriLife AgNet ID password

Who Can Use Eduroam?

Eduroam access is available to the following groups:

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension employees
Texas A&M AgriLife Research employees
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences employees
TVMDL employees

Contractors, temporary workers, and non‑AgriLife users are not eligible unless they have an active AgNet ID.

Policy

1. Acceptable Use

By connecting to eduroam, AgriLife employees agree to comply with:

AgriLife IT security and acceptable‑use policies
Texas A&M University System policies
State of Texas security requirements (TAC 202)
Eduroam federation rules for responsible network use

Eduroam must be used for authorized work‑related activity and general secure internet access. Illegal activity, network abuse, and attempts to bypass security controls are prohibited.

2. Authentication Requirements

AgriLife employees must log in using:

Login: firstname.lastname@agnet.tamu.edu
Password: AgriLife AgNet ID password

Passwords must not be shared with others or stored insecurely on public/shared devices.

3. Device Security Requirements

To maintain secure access to eduroam, devices connecting to the network must meet the following expectations:

AgriLife‑managed devices

Must comply with AgriLife IT security standards
Should be encrypted per AgriLife policy
Must have current OS and security updates installed
Must have endpoint protection enabled

Personally owned (BYOD) devices

Personal devices may connect to eduroam while on TAMU campus as long as they meet these requirements:

Device must be fully updated
Device must support WPA2‑Enterprise authentication
AgNet credentials must not be stored on shared or non‑secure devices
User is responsible for ensuring the device does not compromise AgriLife security

AgriLife IT does not provide extensive troubleshooting for personally owned devices beyond basic guidance.

4. Where AgriLife Employees Can Use Eduroam

Eduroam is available to AgriLife personnel only when physically present on Texas A&M University campus facilities or other eduroam‑participating institutions.

AgriLife Centers, District Offices, and Research Stations do not broadcast eduroam.

5. Privacy & Security

Eduroam traffic is encrypted using WPA2‑Enterprise authentication.
However, users are responsible for following AgriLife security standards, including:

Avoiding access to sensitive data on unmanaged devices
Keeping credentials private
Installing security updates regularly

How to Connect to Eduroam

AgriLife maintains setup guides for the four major operating systems.
Each guide uses the correct AgriLife login format (firstname.lastname@agnet.tamu.edu) and step‑by‑step screenshots.