Summary 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.illinois.edu/help/
email: consult@illinois.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 including email and calendar
Who can get an account: Faculty, staff, and graduate students
(undergraduate student employees can get an account only if purchased by a unit or department)
How to get an account: Request one at the Partner Computing website.
How to start using your account: See http://www.cites.illinois.edu/exchange/
More information: http://www.cites.illinois.edu/exchange/
Where to go for help: CITES Help Desk
web site: http://www.cites.illinois.edu/help/
email: consult@illinois.edu
phone: 217-244-7000
address: 1211 Digital Computer Lab, Urbana, IL, 61801
hours: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM weekdays
Google Apps @ Illinois (undergraduates)
Provides access to: Google Apps @ Illinois
Who can get an account: Undergraduate students
How to get an account: See the instructions posted at http://www.cites.illinois.edu/email/google/
How to start using your account: See the instructions posted at http://www.cites.illinois.edu/email/google/gettingstarted.html
More information: http://www.cites.illinois.edu/email
Where to go for help: CITES Help Desk
web site: http://www.cites.illinois.edu/help/
email: consult@illinois.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.illinois.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/userguide/
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.illinois.edu/edtech/investigate_edtechnologies/supported_systems/compass/course_request_help/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 https://compass.illinois.edu/ using your NetID and Active Directory (AD) Password and follow the links to your courses.
More information: http://www.cites.illinois.edu/edtech/investigate_edtechnologies/supported_systems/compass/index.html
Where to go for help:
- Instructors: Send email to edtech@uiuc.edu
- Students: Consult Illinois Compass Student Resources at http://www.cites.illinois.edu/edtech/investigate_edtechnologies/supported_systems/compass/students/index.html If this doesn't resolve your problem, contact your instructor. If still unresolved, send email to consult@illinois.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.illinois.edu/services/password/ and set a password for your account
More information: http://www.cites.illinois.edu/accounts/ics.html
Where to go for help: Instructional Computing Services
web site: http://www.cites.illinois.edu/ics/
phone: 217-265-7483
email: suggest@sites.uiuc.edu
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.illinois.edu/netfiles/quickstart.html
More information: visit http://www.cites.illinois.edu/netfiles/
Where to go for help: CITES Help Desk
web site: http://www.cites.illinois.edu/help/
email: consult@illinois.edu
phone: 217-244-7000
address: 1211 Digital Computer Lab, Urbana, IL, 61801
hours: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM weekdays