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Comparison of ANU Wireless Services

The following table illustrates the key differences between the ANU wireless services:

Name (SSID)	Coverage	WLAN Type	Spectrum	Max Conn Speed	Security Level	Encryption	Authentication	Login	Access Policy	Purpose
ANU-Access	Academic & common areas	802.11b/g	2.4GHz	54Mbps	Poor	no	Captive Portal	Uni ID	Restrictive	Legacy, high compatibility wireless network
ANU-Secure	Academic & common areas	802.11a/b/g/n	2.4GHz/5GHz	300Mbps	High	WPA2/AES	802.1X (PEAP/EAP-GTC)	Uni ID	Open	Secure high-speed wireless network
EduRoam	Academic areas	802.11a/b/g/n	2.4GHz/5GHz	300Mbps	High	WPA2/AES	802.1X (PEAP/EAP-GTC)	External ID*	Restrictive	Secure wireless for visiting academics
ResNet**	Residential common rooms	802.11b/g	2.4GHz	54Mbps	Low	WEP	WEP-PSK	Pre-Shared Key + StarNet ID	None	Extension of residential wired service

*amongst participating EduRoam institutions
**individual College SSIDs not listed