Undergraduates requesting accounts must demonstrate that the account is needed for a particular class or research project. Students from other departments are given accounts if taking a class within the department which requires computer use. New users are returned a slip of paper with their Username and first-time login password. When users first login, they need to change their password to something of their choice. The best passwords mix upper and lower case, letters and numbers, and are not words which can be found in the dictionary.
Obscure acronyms are great.
Don't forget your password. If you do, you can't logon until you get a new one. Any computers connected to the network must be configured correctly to function properly and this is not simple for most users to do. Except in special circumstances, all connected computers will be setup by the Network Manager. Some unsupported software is made available on the network, but staff is not required provide technical assistance nor can we guarantee that it will work correctly.