Logging in at IU
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ADS authentication (Windows services)
CAS (Central Authentication Service)
Remote access: Virtual private network (VPN)
Network ID
Your Network ID, consisting of a username and password, is the key to your electronic identity at IU. New students and employees (as well as IU affiliates whose accounts are sponsored by an IU employee) will typically receive a Network ID and an ADS Domain account as their first computing accounts at IU. The Network ID and ADS Domain accounts allow you to access a variety of IT services. After you have received your Network ID, you can create other accounts for yourself (for example, accounts on specific computer systems or storage systems).
For more information about your Network ID, see the following:
How to tell whether or not you have a Network ID
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ADS authentication (Windows services)
Your ADS Domain account allows you to access a variety of Windows-based services at IU. New IU employees and students typically receive a Network ID and ADS Domain account as their first computing accounts. Some staff and students who have been at IU for a while may need to create an ADS Domain account.
Your Active Directory Services (ADS) Domain account
Creating an ADS Domain account
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Usernames
Your username is assigned automatically and consists of letters based on your last name, your first name, and possibly your middle name. Your e-mail address consists of your username followed by the appropriate campus designation. Under certain conditions, you may change your username.
Information about username changes
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Guest accounts
Guest accounts allow you access to a limited set of IT services if you are not formally affiliated with IU and are not eligible for a sponsored account. (In addition to the UITS Guest account described here, some IU units may offer their own guest accounts to provide access to their services. Contact the unit you are interested in accessing for more information.)
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CAS (Central Authentication Service)
CAS is a login service that allows you to access multiple password-protected Web systems at IU.
Which username to use when logging into a system using CAS
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Remote access: Modem pools
At IU South Bend, you can use your Network ID username and password to access the dialin modem pools.
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Remote access: Virtual private network (VPN)
You can use the IU South Bend VPN for wireless or remote access to the IU network. If you're connected to an off-campus network (for example, using a non-IU Internet service provider), the VPN allows you to authenticate and act as part of the IU network. This allows you to access IU resources (for example, library databases) as if you were on campus. When you use the IU South Bend wireless network on campus, you must use the VPN because it provides necessary authentication and encryption.
In most cases, you can access the VPN on your home campus wirelessly or remotely by using your ADS Domain account. In general, new students and employees receive an ADS Domain account automatically. Once you have configured your computer to make a VPN connection at IU South Bend, you can use the VPN without any changes to your setup. See Basics of VPN at IU for details on how to configure VPN.
