SomaliREN eduroam Workshop

6 Jul 2024, 08:00 → 8 Jul 2024, 17:15 Africa/Mogadishu

SIMAD University Town CampusTBD

Mohamed Bile (CTO, SomaliREN)

Workshop Introduction

To support the expansion of eduroam access across member institutions, SomaliREN is hosting a comprehensive three-day eduroam Workshop for its members in Zone 1, Mogadishu. Eduroam (education roaming) is the secure, world-wide roaming access service developed for the international research and education community. It allows students, researchers, and staff from participating institutions to obtain internet connectivity across campus and when visiting other participating institutions by simply opening their laptop. Somalia is among the countries that have deployed eduroam. Currently, eduroam is only available at the SomaliREN Secretariat Office. This workshop marks the beginning of our initiative to deploy eduroam at member institutions' centers, such as university campuses and research institution offices.

Workshop Objectives:

• Equip participants with foundational Linux skills essential for deploying a RADIUS server.
• Provide a comprehensive understanding of eduroam, its benefits, and technical requirements.
• Guide participants through the installation and configuration of a FreeRADIUS server and LDAP/MySQL.
• Connect RADIUS to LDAP/MySQL and configure Wi-Fi access points for eduroam deployment.
• Enable participants to confidently deploy eduroam at their home institutions.

Requirements:

• Participants must bring their own laptops with functional Wi-Fi or Ethernet capabilities for internet access. Internet connectivity will be provided at the workshop venue.

Prerequisites:

• Basic understanding of TCP/IP.
• Knowledge in Linux will be advantageous for understanding and practicing, though Linux basics will be covered on the first day.
• Passion for learning and applying new skills.
• Commitment to attend all sessions over the three days and punctuality.

Saturday, 6 July

08:00 → 09:00 Registrations and Welcoming

09:00 → 10:15 Intro to Linux and Access to Virtual Machines

• Providing participants with access to servers (virtual machines with public IPs) for practice
• Overview of Linux
• Linux distributions
• Command line basics

10:15 → 10:30 Coffee Break

10:30 → 12:30 Linux File Management

• Navigating the file system
• File and directory operations

12:30 → 13:30 Prayer and Lunch Break

13:30 → 15:30 Linux Permissions and Processes

• Understanding file permissions
• Managing processes

15:30 → 16:00 Coffee Break and Prayer Time

16:00 → 17:00 Networking Concept and Exercise

• Linux networking concepts and network configuration
• Exercise: Installing and Configuring a Web Server

Convener: Sharaf Roble (SomaliREN)

Sunday, 7 July

08:30 → 10:15 Understanding eduroam

• Concept and benefits of eduroam
• How eduroam works for institutions and users

Convener: Mr Mohamed Bile (CTO, SomaliREN)

10:15 → 11:15 Coffee Break

Convener: All

11:15 → 12:30 Technical Requirements for eduroam Deployment

• Necessary hardware and software
• Required expertise

Convener: Mr Mohamed Bile (CTO, SomaliREN)

12:30 → 13:30 Prayer and Lunch Break

Convener: All

13:30 → 15:30 Installing FreeRADIUS

• Overview of FreeRADIUS
• Initial setup and configuration

15:30 → 16:00 Coffee Break and Prayer Time

Convener: All

16:00 → 17:00 Configuring FreeRADIUS

Configuring FreeRADIUS

Monday, 8 July

08:30 → 10:15 Troubleshooting RADIUS Setup

• Identifying and resolving common issues
• Participant Q&A

10:15 → 10:30 Coffee Break

Convener: All

10:30 → 12:30 Integrating RADIUS with LDAP/MySQL

• Installing LDAP/MySQL
• Connecting RADIUS to LDAP/MySQL

12:30 → 13:30 Prayer and Lunch Break

13:30 → 15:30 Configuring Wi-Fi Access Points

• Setting up access points for eduroam
• Testing the setup

15:30 → 16:00 Coffee Break and Prayer Time

16:00 → 17:00 Final Testing and Wrap-Up

• Ensuring all setups are working
• Preparing participants to deploy eduroam at their institutions

17:00 → 17:15 Closing Remarks