Due to the nature of the various campus services which rely on the NetID, it must be created for you, and may not be altered, except in the case of a legal name change. Your NetID password is a combination of 6 to 8 letters, numbers, and other characters that is used to confirm your identity when accessing the network and some services on the network. Your Network ID and password are used to access the network via CCSO's dialup service, use computers in the CCSO Instructional Computing Sites , and to use the U of I Direct registration system. When you change one, you must also change the other if you wish for them to be identical. Also, a fax form is available for faculty, staff, and off-campus students.
Students retain access while they are currently registered for classes.
Current accounts remain active over the Summer terms regardless of registration status. This includes graduate students working on dissertations or theses. All students must be registered at UIUC in order to receive access to the UIUC network and its services. Permanent UIUC staff are granted Network ID's and passwords when their appointments are processed though UIUC payroll. Others affiliated with the University, such as extra-help employees and visiting scholars should contact their department.