Network & WiFi
Active Directory
The Active Directory domain, AD.Brown.edu, is the centralized Windows Directory Service for authentication of user, computer, and group objects. Active Directory is used primarily for the centralized Windows environments.
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Domain Name Service
DNS (Domain Name Service) resolves names that are used by applications (like web or email) to their IP address. Brown maintains DNS names and their corresponding addresses for any name ending in .brown.edu. This service also provides a corresponding reverse lookup function to map IP addresses back to their respective names.
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Eduroam Wireless Access
Eduroam is a worldwide access service which allows students, researchers and staff from participating institutions to connect to the internet at other participating institutions.
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Guest Wireless Access
Guests requiring internet access at Brown for less than eight days can:
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Guest Wireless Access Account Creation
Guests to Brown's campus can connect to the Brown-Guest wireless network without any prior account creation by Brown staff. However, if you are hosting a conference or other event, we recommend creating Guest accounts to provide your visitors more bandwidth and services.
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