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Many services provided by KU Information Technology require an account (username and password) to use the service. The KU Online ID gives you access to most online services. Following are links to the online registration pages or form downloads needed to request these accounts. Most accounts are available for the KU community (students, staff, and faculty) but a few are restricted as noted.
Questions about creating personal or departmental accounts should be directed to the IT Customer Service Center at 864-8080 or itcsc@ku.edu.
Create a KU Online ID
Create your KU Online ID if you have do not already have one.
A KU Online ID (and associated password) is your key to access many online services at KU including email, Blackboard, Enroll & Pay, the Kyou portal and more. In order to create an ID you must be current faculty, staff, enrolled student or approved affiliate. There are several important points to keep in mind when you create your online ID:
- Your KU Online ID serves as your online name and it will be visible to others.
- Your KU Online ID is not the same as your KU student ID.
- After it has been created you cannot change it.
You should, therefore, choose a name that will identify you as you wish to be known to others. The most common choice is some form of your name or initials, with a number added for uniqueness if necessary. For example: jsmith12 or jqs.
Online IDs must consist of 3 to 32 alphanumeric characters.
Your KU Online ID will be associated with your email address: e.g., onlineid@ku.edu, which can point to an Exchange account or other email address of your choice.
Your KU Online ID will also be used for access to resources such as the Kyou web portal, campus computing labs, and your personal web site.
Access to resources identified by your KU Online ID is protected by a password. You must keep the password secret and change it at least once a semester.
- Add Online
Services to an existing KU Online ID
Sign up for an Exchange email account, personal web space or register your non-KU email address. All KU students must either have a KU email address or register their non-KU email address. More info...
NOTE: New students and staff are not able to sign up for email and personal web storage services until they are enrolled/employed. - Manage
Passwords
Change your password for your KU Online ID (email, Blackboard, Kyou portal, etc.). Passwords may be changed any time but you must change your password twice a year (fall and spring semester). KU Password Policy. - Manage Aliases
Create, change, or delete personal @ku.edu aliases. - Manage Exchange Accounts
Set the "From" address, change your registered email address or set the forwarding address from your KU Exchange account to a non-KU email account. - Manage Online Personal
Information
Find out where your online personal information comes from and how to change it. - View Directory Listing
View your information listing as it should appear in People Search and in the Exchange Address Book.
- Email Accounts
Departmental Email Accounts may be requested by downloading and completing the Email Account Request Form. More information.
Departmental Resource Account is used for rooms or equipment scheduling. Account my be requested by downloading and completing the Resource Account Request Form.
ListProc Accounts can be created for email discussion lists for both KU and non-KU participants. More info...
- Research Accounts
Research accounts on the Instruction and Research Server (IRES) are available for KU faculty and researchers who need access to statistical software and CPU-intensive numerical processing. To request an account download and complete the account request form. More info...
- Web Hosting Accounts
Accounts are available for personal, departmental and student organization web space. More info... Approved departments may also be eligible for database services.
- Streaming Media Server
Merlin is a server available to researchers, faculty and staff to distribute audio or video files. To request an account download and complete the account request form. More info...
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