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pageSummary of Accounts Offered
This page contains information about the different accounts used for CITES services.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) students, staff, and faculty are offered a number of computing accounts that provide access to a wide variety of services. This page provides a summary of accounts offered with links to more information.
Active Directory (AD)
Provides access to: Resources within the UIUC Active Directory
Who can get an account: Students, staff, and faculty
How to get an account: All students, staff, and faculty automatically receive one.
How to start using your account: Set or change your password at http://accounts.ad.uiuc.edu/
More information: http://www.ad.uiuc.edu/
Where to go for help: CITES Help Desk
web site: http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/help/
email: consult@uiuc.edu
phone: 217-244-7000
address: 1211 Digital Computer Lab, Urbana, IL, 61801
hours: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM weekdays
CITES Exchange Services
Provides access to: CITES Exchange services
Who can get an account: Staff and faculty (students can get an account only if purchased by a unit or department)
How to get an account: Submit a request at http://exchange-accounts.ad.uiuc.edu/introduction.htm#request
How to start using your account: See http://exchange-accounts.ad.uiuc.edu/introduction.htm#accessing
More information: http://exchange-accounts.ad.uiuc.edu/
Where to go for help: CITES Help Desk
web site: http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/help/
email: consult@uiuc.edu
phone: 217-244-7000
address: 1211 Digital Computer Lab, Urbana, IL, 61801
hours: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM weekdays
Provides access to: CITES Express Email
Who can get an account: Students, staff, and faculty
How to get an account: See the instructions posted at http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/email
How to start using your account: Go to http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/services/password/ and set a password for your account
More information: http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/email
Where to go for help: CITES Help Desk
web site: http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/help/
email: consult@uiuc.edu
phone: 217-244-7000
address: 1211 Digital Computer Lab, Urbana, IL, 61801
hours: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM weekdays
Engineering WorkStations (EWS)
Provides access to: Equipment and software in the EWS labs
Who can get an account: Students, staff, and faculty
How to get an account: Students in the College of Engineering automatically receive one. Others may be eligible based on courses or major. For a description of eligibility, see the EWS FAQ at http://www.ews.uiuc.edu/userguide/faqanswers.html
How to start using your account: Use your NetID and your AD password to log in to machines in the EWS labs.
More information: http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/accounts/ews.html
Where to go for help: Engineering WorkStations
web site: http://www.ews.uiuc.edu
phone: 217-244-7970
email: ews@uiuc.edu
online manual: http://www.ews.uiuc.edu/ews/manual/
Illinois Compass
Provides access to: Course web sites on Illinois Compass (powered by WebCT Vista)
Who can get an account: Instructors and students
How to get an account:
- Instructors: Go to http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/edtech/teaching_learning/compass/siterequest.html and request an Illinois Compass site. You'll be sent notification when your site is ready.
- Students: If your instructor uses Illinois Compass to support his or her course, you'll automatically receive a Compass account. Most accounts are created when course rosters are uploaded the day before instruction begins. If you enroll late and have trouble accessing Illinois Compass, contact your instructor.
How to start using your account: Log in to Illinois Compass at http://compass.uiuc.edu/ using your NetID and NetID password (see "Your Network ID" http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/netid/ for more information) and follow the links to your courses.
More information: http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/edtech/resources/compass/index.html
Where to go for help:
- Instructors: Send email to edtech@uiuc.edu
- Students: Consult Illinois Compass QuickHelp at http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/edtech/resources/compass/student/quickhelp/index.html If this doesn't resolve your problem, contact your instructor. If still unresolved, send email to consult@uiuc.edu and 1) include your name and the course name; 2) specify that you're using Illinois Compass; and 3) describe the problem.
Instructional Computing Services (ICS)
Provides access to: Equipment and software in the ICS computing labs
Who can get an account: Students, staff, and faculty
How to get an account: All students, staff, and faculty automatically receive one
How to start using your account: Go to http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/services/password/ and set a password for your account
More information: http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/accounts/ics.html
Where to go for help: Instructional Computing Services
web site: http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/ics/
phone: 217-265-7483
email: suggest@sites.uiuc.edu
Mallard
Provides access to: Course web sites on Mallard
Who can get an account: Instructors and students
How to get an account:
- Instructors: Go to http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/edtech/teaching_learning/mallard/siterequest.html and request a Mallard site.You'll be notified when your site is ready.
- Students: If your instructor uses Mallard to support his or her course, you'll automatically receive an account. Most accounts are created when course rosters are uploaded the day before instruction begins. If you enroll late and have trouble accessing Mallard, contact your instructor.
How to start using your account: Log in to Mallard at https://mallard1.cites.uiuc.edu or https://mallard2.cites.uiuc.edu using your NetID and NetID password (see "Your Network ID" for more information) and follow the links to your courses.
More information: http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/edtech/resources/mallard/
Where to go for help:
- Instructors: Send email to edtech@uiuc.edu
- Students: Consult Mallard Resources page at http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/edtech/teaching_software/mallard/resources.html. If this doesn't resolve your problem, contact your instructor. If still unresolved, send email to edtech@uiuc.edu and 1) include your name and the course name; 2) specify that you're using Mallard; and 3) describe the problem.
NetFiles
Provides access to: File storage and personal web page hosting
Who can get an account: Faculty, staff, and students
How to get an account: Visit http://netfiles.uiuc.edu/signup/
How to start using your account: After you've opened your account, visit http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/netfiles/quickstart.html
More information: visit http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/netfiles/
Where to go for help: CITES Help Desk
web site: http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/help/
email: consult@uiuc.edu
phone: 217-244-7000
address: 1211 Digital Computer Lab, Urbana, IL, 61801
hours: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM weekdays
Oracle Calendar
Provides access to: Oracle Calendar calendar services
Who can get an account: Staff and faculty
How to get an account: See the "Request an account" section of the "Oracle Calendar at UIUC" web pages at http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/calendar/oracle/gettingstarted.html#accounts
How to start using your account: See the "Getting Started " section of the "Oracle Calendar at UIUC" web pages at http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/calendar/oracle/gettingstarted.html
More information: http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/calendar/oracle/
Where to go for help: CITES Help Desk
web site: http://www.cites.uiuc.edu/help/
email: consult@uiuc.edu
phone: 217-244-7000
address: 1211 Digital Computer Lab, Urbana, IL, 61801
hours: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM weekdays