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- You can access NYURoam from a variety of mobile devices, including the iPad, iPhone, Droid, Blackberry, and many other devices? See the mobile configuration section for instructions.
About NYURoam
NYURoam is New York University's secure wireless network, available to eligible, NYU-affiliated students, faculty, staff, and administrators; NYU Polytechnic-affiliated individuals; and summer associates. Access to NYURoam requires NYU NetID and password authentication.
Eligibility
NYURoam service is available to community members with an active NYU NetID and password. This includes most administrators, faculty, staff, and students. If you are unsure about your eligibility, please contact the IT Service Desk at 212-998-3333.
Guests of the University who need access to NYURoam Wireless can make special arrangements to access NYURoam via an nyuguest account. For more information, see Other Ways of Connecting to NYURoam: nyuguest.
System & Security Requirements
You can access NYURoam using:
- A computer running Windows 7, Vista, or XP or Mac OS X
- A wireless-enabled mobile device (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, BlackBerry, Android)
To successfully log on to NYURoam, your computer or mobile device must:
- Support either the WPA or WPA2 security standards. If your computer does not support WPA or WPA2, you can use alternative configuration methods.
- Have a wireless adapter (also called a Network Interface Card that supports the IEE 802.11 a/b/g or IEE 802.11b/g standards.
Security Certificates
At the beginning of each calendar year, and the first time you access NYURoam, you will be presented with a dialog box asking you to validate a VeriSign security certificate. Accept the new certificate and log on. No further action is necessary, and you will not need to validate the certificate again until the next year.
Page last reviewed: June 2, 2011