Published by Jisc on 2022-06-01
What is The Govroam Companion?
The Govroam Companion app is designed to assist users of govroam in finding other participating public sector venues where they can connect to the internet. Govroam is a network that allows staff to access the internet and resources at their home organization, in multiple locations, using any device. The app helps users find venues that offer govroam connectivity that is appropriate for their use and provides an overview of the scope of the national govroam federation as it grows.
1. With govroam, your staff can access the govroam network provided by any participating organisation, using a single, securely authenticated sign-on managed by your organisation – so they only need to log in once to ‘just connect’.
2. The Govroam Companion app is a tool to help users of govroam find other participating public sector venues where they can connect to the Internet.
3. In an ever more collaborative public sector, staff need to connect to the internet and to resources at their home organisation, in multiple locations, using any device – whether they’re managers, members of the emergency services, or people in multidisciplinary teams.
4. The app helps users find venues that offer govroam connectivity that is appropriate for their use (i.e. a health worker can filter results to display only NHS venues), and provides an overview of the scope of the national govroam federation as it grows.
5. Meanwhile, visiting staff from other participating organisations can access your govroam-enabled guest network in the same way, using their own sign-on credentials, reducing the time you spend managing guest accounts.
6. Unlike other anonymous systems, every device that authenticates through govroam is tied to a real government worker.
7. The data it displays is added by the technical administrators of govroam at the various participating organisations.
8. Govroam is easy to use – and a step forward in enabling mobile collaboration across the public sector.
9. · Authenticate users securely through a single, authenticated sign-on, managed by the user’s own organisation.
10. If your local govroam instance is not represented, please contact your admin to ask them to update the app database via Jisc.
11. Govroam, from Jisc, can make this happen seamlessly.
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Or follow the guide below to use on PC:
Select Windows version:
Install The Govroam Companion app on your Windows in 4 steps below:
Download a Compatible APK for PC
| Download | Developer | Rating | Current version |
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| Get APK for PC → | Jisc | 1 | 1.2.0 |
For Windows 11, check if there's a native The Govroam Companion Windows app here » ». If none, follow the steps below:
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- Helps users find participating public sector venues where they can connect to the internet using govroam
- Allows users to filter results to display only venues that are appropriate for their use (e.g. health workers can filter results to display only NHS venues)
- Provides an overview of the scope of the national govroam federation as it grows
- Displays data added by the technical administrators of govroam at the various participating organizations
- Allows users to request their local govroam instance to be represented in the app database via Jisc.
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