This page contains information for users, who wants to connect to Eduroam network at MFF UK, Sokolovská 83.
For wireless connection, standards 802.11b/g and 802.11a are used. Corridors, lecture rooms and offices in the building are covered by WiFi signal. User have to be authenticated (802.1x protocol) to use the network.
All Eduroam users have to respect dean order 4/2008: Rules for using computers connected to the MFF UK network.
Important rules from orders
From CESNET academic network rules results some activities which are prohibited:
Account at any institution connected do Eduroam project is needed. You can find the list of instituions at project www pages.
At Karlín you can be authorized against RUK authorization resources, all authorization attempts are passed through proxy.
If you want to find information about logins and passwords for MFF UK students and employees, visit pages ÚVT UK. Follow following procedure.
The only possibility how to connect to Eduroam network at Karlín is using authentication mechanism defined by 802.1x standard
Step by step guides for your operating system can be found at following sites:
| Operating system | Support program | Instructions |
| Linux | xsuplikant | www.eduroam.cz www.eduroam.no |
| WPA suplikant | www.eduroam.cz | |
| Mac OS X | www.eduroam.no | |
| Windows Mobile | suplikant Secure W2 | www.eduroam.edu.au |
| Windows XP | MS configuration | PřF UK |
| MS configuration, SP1 | www.eduroam.cz | |
| Cisco Aironet Desktop Utility | www.eduroam.cz | |
| IBM Access Connection (v3.52) | www.eduroam.no | |
| IBM Access Connection (v4.23) | psik.mff.cuni.cz | |
| Windows Vista | MS configuration | www.eduroam.cz |
| Windows Vista | MS configuration + certificate installation | net.zcu.cz |
| Symbian OS (Nokia 9500) | psik.mff.cuni.cz |
IP address is automatically assigned from DHCP server
Protocol Port/type Service ---------------------------------------------------------------- tcp 22 ssh Secure shell tcp 25 smtp Simple Mail Transfer Protocol tcp 37 time Timeserver tcp 80 http Hyper Text Transfer Protocol tcp 110 pop3 Post Office Protocol tcp 119 nntp News tcp 143 imap Mailbox Access tcp 389 ldap LDAP directory services tcp 443 https Secure HTTP tcp 465 smtps Secure SMTP tcp 563 nntps News (SSL) tcp 636 ldaps LDAP directory services (SSL) tcp 993 imaps Secure mailbox access tcp 995 pop3s Secure Post Office Protocol tcp 1194 ovpn Open VPN tcp 1352 lotus Lotus Notes tcp 2401 cvs CVS versioning system tcp 3389 rdp Remote Desktop tcp 3690 svn SVN versioning system tcp 4156 avg AVG TCP server tcp 5190 icq ICQ instant messaging tcp 5222 jabber Jabber instant messaging tcp 5223 jabber Jabber instant messaging (SSL) tcp 8080 http Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (proxy) udp 53 domain Domain Name Server udp 123 ntp NTP clock synchronization udp 1194 vpn OpenVPN udp 3690 svn SVN versioning system icmp 8 ping ICMP ping
Connected computers get IP address automatically from DHCP server from public address range 195.113.26.2 - 195.113.26.126.
Storing your password to registry is not secure, especially in combination with using privileged account or account without password. Using ordinary user account protected with password is more secure and in this case storing password to registry doesn't increase security risk. If is connected computer shared by more than one user, every user should have his own password protected account.
It's highly recommended to install and use certificates for authentication servers. For Charles University users CESNET certification authority is recommended. You can lower man-in-the-middle attack risk with this. Don't forget that some programs doesn't share certificates.
All users are responsible for securing their computers. Computers can be target of attact and also source of attacks. Only computers which are up to date with security updates, guarded with antivirus and firewall can be securely used on internet.
In Eduroam network, following (in accord with Czech Eduroam Association roaming policy) is monitored and logged:
Data are in database at least 6 months.
In case of problems or misunderstanding (this page or Eduroam) you can contact Karlín network administrators.