Requesting a Guest NetID

1. Your guest must have a University Identification Number (UIN) before being given a guest NetID. In order to request a UIN, your department must fill out the Request for UIN Form.

2. Once your department has filled out the request form, your guest should bring a photo ID to the iCard Office to receive a UIN.

3.  After your guest has received his or her UIN, your department must fill out a Telephone Service Request (TSR), located at Telephone Service Requests on the Web.

Note: If you have many users to create at once, contact the CITES Business Office (1110 DCL, 333-4349) before completing the TSR. This will allow you to determine the best format in which to exchange the large amount of information about your guests, in order to complete their NetIDs.

Information to include on the TSR form

The following information must be included on the TSR:

• Guest's name
• Guest's address
• University Identification Number (UIN)
• Terminate date for account
• Specific services requested:  NetID only, any fee-based services, and/or Express Email account
• Departmental contact
• Departmental contact phone number
  

4.  The request is processed by the CITES Business Office, and it is then sent to the CITES Help Desk.

5. The Help Desk creates the NetID and will contact you with your guest's NetID information.

Individuals can enroll at http://netfiles.uiuc.edu/signup 24 hours after the NetID has been created. 

Access to NetFiles requires the use of the Active Directory password, which can be set at the Password Home Page.

The default quota for NetFiles is 100MB.  Increases to this quota can be requested by contacting the CITES Help Desk. 

Campus-level web content and applications such as NESSIE and the Library Gateway are authenticated by the Bluestem Web Sign-on system.

Most campus-wide applications will allow Bluestem access to any holder of a valid NetID or guest NetID. If you are unable to login to a particular application, that application may have a particular list of approved users. You may be able to request to be added to this list by contacting the CITES Help Desk.

• To gain access to a specific application:
  Please contact the application owner or department contact listed for the login page. Be prepared to provide a business case.
  
  
• To determine which Bluestem applications might be appropriate for your guest:
  Please contact the CITES Help Desk at consult@illinois.edu.
  

Enterprise-level web content and applications such as Banner Self Service are authenticated by the Enterprise Authentication Service (EAS).

Although an EAS account is created automatically when a NetID is issued, you must request access to specific EAS applications.

• To gain access to a specific application:
  Please contact security@uillinois.edu. Be prepared to provide a business case.
  
  
• To determine which EAS-authenticated applications might be appropriate for your guest:
  Please contact servicedeskaits@uillinois.edu.

Microsoft Exchange Email accounts can be requested by departmental personnel through CITES Departmental Services. The person requesting the account must be authorized to use the department's Banner Account number.

Note: A guest must already have a NetID to receive an Exchange Email account. 

Associated costs for these accounts are available at http://exchange.ds.illinois.edu/#costs

An online request form is available at http://exchange.ds.illinois.edu/ExchangeRequest.aspx

Your departmental Oracle Calendar coordinator can request new accounts for long-term guests who have been issued a NetID.  The coordinator is typically a departmental administrative person, but anyone authorized to use a Banner account is able to request Oracle Calendar accounts. The cost for an Oracle Calendar account is $2 per month.

Coordinators can contact the CITES Help Desk to create an account or for more information.

An online request form is available for coordinators at https://help.cites.uiuc.edu/tools/forms/oracle/