Account/Access Resources

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MAC Wireless  - coming soon 

Standard usernames

At UW Oshkosh, a standardized system exists for determining the username that each person will use for most campus-related computer accounts. Note that not all computer systems will follow this pattern, but in most cases the username will be determined as follows. Exceptions may be made in the cases where existing usernames conflict with a new user. Please consult the Online Email Directory to confirm any username.

• Students: Your standard UW-Oshkosh username will be based on up to the first five letters of your last name, followed by your first initial, followed by the last two digits of your 7-digit campus ID number.
• Faculty & Staff: Your standard UW-Oshkosh username is based on up to the first seven letters of your last name, followed by your first initial.

Password Guidelines

In order to prevent the misuse of University computing resources, Academic Computing has a list of recommendations for choosing a strong password to guard your accounts. Please see these Password Guidelines for the ways in which you can reduce the chance of having one of your accounts compromised.

Password Change

New accounts require a password change before being used to access resources.  You will not be able to log in until you change your password.  For Windows and Novell, you will be prompted to change the password when you first attempt to log in. For E-Mail (and services which use the E-Mail server password such as Desire2Learn) and the web server, you need to change your password first using the Online Password Change page.

Account Eligibility

Students

• New freshmen that have paid their matriculation fee.
• Individuals with existing accounts who are registered for the current or next semester.
• Graduate students who have taken at least one class in the last two years.
• Individuals who graduated with the most recent graduation class (E-Mail ONLY upon request).
• May and August graduates are allowed a one-time extension to the following Dec. 15, and December graduates to the following May 15. Students must register Email extensions with Academic Computing Help Desk, Dempsey 207 with a picture ID; calling 424-3020; or email from their UW Oshkosh email account to acshelp@uwosh.edu before their account locks.

Faculty & Staff

• All faculty and staff who are on the current payroll.
• Faculty who are teaching on an ad-hoc basis with approval from their supervisor.
• Individuals who have accepted an offer of employment with approval of their supervisor.
• Graduate assistants.
• Individuals who have retired from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (must be requested).
• New students working for the university prior to first day of classes who are registered for the next semester and have approval from their supervisor.
• Employees of certain organizations affiliated with but not officially part of the University.

Others:

• Requests can be made through the Academic Computing Department Director, Laura Knaapen

Account Transactions

• All account transactions typically take place within one week of any change in status.
• All accounts that are deactivated for more than 6 months will be removed from the system.
• Account transactions involving approval by a supervisor, director or other individual will be handled as approvals are granted and time permits.
• Employee and student accounts are automatically created once the individual attains employee or student status for the first time.
• Accounts will be deactivated when an individual no longer meets the eligibility criteria listed above.
• Accounts will be automatically reactivated upon any individual regaining an eligibility status.
• Individuals retiring from the University must contact Academic Computing, 424-3020 or acshelp@uwosh.edu, to prevent their account from being deactivated.

Account Details

E-Mail - TitanMail

File Storage - TitanFiles and Novell

Class Registration - Titan Web

Titan Web is the online registration and student account system that UW-Oshkosh uses. It allows students to manage their class enrollment, personal contact information, financial aid and unofficial transcript. Instructors can use it to manage class rosters.

• Students: Your User ID for Titan Web is a capital letter "W" plus your 7-digit student ID number. Your initial password will be (in capital letters) the first two letters of your first name, followed by the first two letters of your last name, followed by the last four digits of your ID number.
• Faculty & Staff: You have a Titan Web account with the same User ID and inital password formulas as the students do; this account is used for managing class rosters.

Course Management - Desire 2 Learn (D2L)

Desire 2 Learn is a suite of web-based software tools designed to facilitate class content management and communication. Features include online quizzes, discussion groups, document storage & sharing, course calendar, grade books, and more. More information is available at the IDEA Lab's Teaching & Learning Online page. Usernames and passwords are the same that you use for TitanMail .

• Students: Your D2L homepage lists all of the D2L class that you are currently subscribed to; you will be automatically subscribed to a D2L class site when you register for the class.
• Faculty & Staff: Each class that you teach is automatically added to your D2L homepage; students are automatically subscribed to view a D2L class website when they enroll in the class.

UW Oshkosh Web Page

UW Oskhosh provides FTP access to its web server for any faculty, staff member, or student who hosts a web site on the uwosh.edu domain. All faculty, staff and students are entitled to web space if they desire to host a site with the University. Additionally, many departments and organizations within and associated with the University have websites on the UW Oshkosh web server; all designers and maintainers designated by the organization are given FTP access to that department's site.

• Students: Any student enrolled for classes may request web space on the University's web server. See http://www.students.uwosh.edu/ for details.
  
• Faculty & Staff: Every staff and faculty member is eligible for a web site hosted by UW Oshkosh. These pages are located at "http://www.uwosh.edu/faculty_staff/[username]", although they may also be redirected to reside within the site of their department or organization.  Check the Faculty & Staff Home Page Directory for a list of faculty and staff home pages.

Virtual Private Network (VPN)

 UW Oshkosh currently provides VPN services for all faculty, staff, and campus guests that have a justification for it.  VPN services are available by going to https://vpn.it.uwosh.edu.  Each email or guest account that wants to use the service needs to have it enabled.  Static IP addresses are also available.