Our Wi-Fi service is an eduroam service that allows Wi-Fi Internet access by staff and students from any eduroam supporting institution using their institutions username and password. eduroam Wi-Fi allows access to thousands of participating institutions worldwide, and many in the UK.

eduroam Wi-Fi locations in the UK

eduroam Wi-Fi locations worldwide

If your institution doesn’t support eduroam we have an alternative visitor Wi-Fi service

Get setup for eduroam Wi-Fi

Visitors whose institution uses eduroam Wi-Fi can use this service at the University of Leicester. However, before visiting this university you are strongly advised to setup your laptop or smartphone for eduroam at your home institution.

Wi-Fi is available widely across campus

Support using eduroam Wi-Fi

Help using eduroam Wi-Fi is only available from your home institution and not from the University of Leicester.

By connecting to eduroam Wi-Fi you are agreeing to be bound by its regulations, the regulations of the University of Leicester and those of your home institution.

For more information about eduroam Wi-Fi, see www.eduroam.org.

Wi-Fi visitor accounts

Visitor accounts are only necessary where the visitors home institution does not support eduroam.

Apply for a Wi-Fi Visitor account

Limitations and constraints

There are some limitations and constraints surrounding the use of Wi-Fi visitor accounts

• Only university staff can create Wi-Fi accounts for visitors. You cannot create a Wi-Fi account for a visitor if you have an associate (external) account.
• The account does not provide direct access to any CFS services including filestore, University email, etc.
• The account remains valid for 14 days. If the visitor is staying longer than this then a new account can be requested at the end of that period.
• The university member of staff remains responsible for the use of the account.
• Once created, the visitor must follow an activation procedure. The account will not work until it has been activated.
• The university member of staff and the visitor must abide by Terms of Use.