What Is It?
To access authenticated university services and create accounts, new students must first activate their UIC NetID.
New students will use the “UIC NetID Activation” page to activate their NetID. Student NetIDs are assigned automatically upon admission.
Other Service Names
NetID Activation
Features
- Register for UIC Alert, UIC's free emergency notification system
- Set your password, used to access many Technology Solutions services, as well as other authenticated University of Illinois computing and networking services
- Register password recovery options for self-service management of your password
Requirements
To activate a UIC NetID and access Technology Solutions accounts and services you must agree to the university Acceptable Use of Computational Resources Policy.
Who Is Eligible To Use It?
- Students
- External Affiliates
Where Can I Get It?
Select the Activate NetID (Student/External) button located on this page.
How Can I Get Support?
If you are experiencing a problem with this service, please report it. If you just have a question, feel free to ask us.
Service Levels
| Service Request Fulfillment Time |
Created in real-time with a self-service application or online Phonebook Liaison application.
NetIDs for external university affiliates - Request fulfilled in real-time with online Phonebook Liaison application. |
| Incident Resolution Time |
An outage of system or process involved in NetID creation and/or password management – restored within 1 business day. NetID Activation problem, individual - 1 business day.
NetID creation failure, individual - 3 business days.
Correction of identity record errors - Depending on the complexity of error and cross-functional involvement, may take up to 10 business days. |
| Service Availability |
24x7 |
| Maintenance Window(s) |
Standard maintenance for application updates during approved Technology Solutions maintenance window(s). |
| Service Notification Channel(s) |
IT Service Notices |