What is my NetID and how do I obtain one?
• Go to https://netid.uconn.edu and click on “Find your NetID”. Input your last name, your 8-digit date of birth, and your Student Admin System (PeopleSoft) ID or your Payroll ID, click on “Search”and the NetID system will give you your NetID. If you do not already have a NetID, you will need to obtain a registration code. • Why is my NetID unfriendly? • In an effort to create hundreds of thousands of NetIDs for all people having association with UConn (past, present and future), it is necessary to create IDs that are not necessarily ‘friendly.’ Consider that if we were to allow IDs that use your first initial and last name (jdoe), eventually we would need to add a numbering scheme (joe3776) to make each ID unique. A uniform scheme avoids name conflicts and arguments. The eventual goal is to have the issued NetID be the only ID you will need to know and use to access UConn resources. • Can I change my NetID? • The NetID is intended to be a purely unique, irrevocable, persistent identif
