Seamless and secure internet connectivity is essential in modern healthcare. For the AIC Kijabe Hospital in Kenya, the solution has been the academic roaming service eduroam. Doctors, nurses and medical students can instantly connect to Wi-Fi via the service.
Previously, the hospital relied on two Wi-Fi SSIDs (service set identifiers) that utilized shared passwords for access. This setup not only posed security risks but also limited seamless connectivity for visiting medical professionals and students.
“The challenge we had was password oversharing. You could find too many people connecting to the Wi-Fi because they only needed the Wi-Fi password, making the network slow,” says Gidraf Mulama, Network and Infrastructure Officer at AIC Kijabe Hospital.
The technical implementation of eduroam at the AIC Kijabe Hospital required a collaborative effort with KENET, the national research and education network (NREN) of Kenya, which played a key role in setting up and supporting eduroam at the hospital.
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Submitted by Morten Andersen
