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<!--There are three wireless networks on campus. One network, called VT-Wireless, encrypts all traffic and is secured with [[EAP-TLS]] or PEAP-MSCHAPv2. A second network, CONNECTtoVT-Wireless, is an unencrypted, captive portal wireless network designed to set up connecting to VT-Wireless without offering Internet access. Due to user issues faced during deployment, CONNECTtoVT-Wireless began offering captive portal access to VT users.-->On campus, there are 2 wireless networks. '''Eduroam''' is the preferred method, which uses PEAP-MSCHAPv2 to authenticate to the RADIUS server, while the second SSID, '''VirginiaTech''', provides a captive-portaland allows for guest account creation.
As of January 2015 the [https://www.computing.vt.edu/content/eduroam preferred method] of wireless access at Virginia Tech is through the [https://eduroam.org/ Eduroam] network. Eduroam is a secure wireless access service that was developed for the use of research and educational institutions. One of the advantages of the Eduroam network over the VT-Wireless network is that you will be able to connect to the Internet at any participating institution using your Virginia Tech credentials. The Eduroam-US site provides a [https://www.eduroam.us/technical_overview technical overview] of how the network authenticates you to the Virginia Tech RADIUS servers.
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