Guest Wi-Fi Networks

You don’t need to have a University IT account in order to use Wi-Fi at the University.

Eduroam

Wi-Fi network name (SSID) = eduroam

"eduroam" is available all around campus and is available for academic purposes:

• University of Reading staff and students
• Visitors from other eduroam institutions
• Academic visitors or anyone here on University of Reading business

How it works:

• UoR Staff and students should always use eduroam as the secure University network.
• Visitors from eduroam-participating institutions can log in using their home credentials.
• Visitors without eduroam credentials need an Eduroam Visitor Account (EVA), which must be requested in advance by a staff member via the Guest Wi-Fi account form. Access is valid for up to 30 days. Note log in details will be sent directly to the user. 
  

Note that some institutions may have special instructions or additional steps to connect to eduroam, so if you are visiting from somewhere else and have problems, please contact your own IT department who are best placed to help you.

Sky Public Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi network name (SSID) = Public_WiFi

"Public_WiFi" is an unsecured Wi-Fi network run by Sky Business which is available in many public areas of the University, such as cafés. The Public Wi-Fi can be used by anybody and doesn’t need to be requested in advance.

How it works:

• Select "Public_WiFi" in your device network settings
• Agree to the terms and conditions
• There is no bandwidth limit or time limit. 
  

It is available in the following public areas: 

Whiteknights campus

• Library Café and ground floor foyer
• Dolche Vita (Café in Palmer building)
• Trilobite Café and Cole Museum of Zoology (Health & Life Sciences building)
• Wilderness Kitchen (Café in Agriculture)
• Ure Museum of Greek Archaeology (Edith Morley)
• Henley Business School Café (Whiteknights)
• Reading Students Union
• Sports Park, Sports Pavilion, Sports Dome
• Park House

London Road campus

• The Great Hall (L45)
• The Dairy (L14)
• Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) - public areas

Greenlands campus

• Henley Business School - all areas (customers at the Greenlands Campus should connect to Wi-Fi Guest (unlimited))

UoR staff or student visiting elsewhere?

Many institutions worldwide use eduroam. If you are a University of Reading member of staff or student you can get online wherever you see 'eduroam' appear in your list of Wi-Fi networks (including overseas!). You should log in using your UoR credentials. If you are having issues connecting when you are somewhere else, please contact DTS.

Need Public Wi-Fi for an event?

Wi-Fi can also be made available in certain locations for the duration of a specific event. Please contact DTS if you need Wi-Fi for visitors to a public event. If you have booked via Venue Reading, you will be given instructions for visitor access to the Venue_Reading network. 

Updated lm920207 on 04/03/26