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Windows INFORMATICS
Account
Overview
All users in Building 3 and Building 39 are members of
the Informatics windows domain and as such log on
to Windows using this account. The Windows INFORMATICS account is
also known as the Informatics domain account.
The username is the same as your email userid. However
the password is generally
different to your email password.
Purpose
The Windows INFORMATICS domain account
is required for the following:
- Windows staff and student desktops
- Outlook Exchange Email - (Faculty
office only)
- Software
Repository - (SITACS only)
- Home Directories - (Faculty office and SITACS)
- Windows lab access
- Web Calendar access - (SITACS, INFORMATICS)
Changing Your Password
Logon to a windows machine, press Ctrl+Alt+Del,
select Change
Password.
Password Complexity Requirements
Tutorial power point slide.
All passwords require 3 of the follwing and must be
at least 6 characters long:
- Uppercase letters
- Lowercase letters
- Numbers, and/or
- Punctuation
i.e. An acceptible password could be something like:
++Smile4$
Password Resets and Forgotten
Passwords
Password resets can be achieved
by visiting the IT Support staff group in building 3
or during help-desk times 9:30am to 10:30am daily at
the INFORMATICS enquiry centre.
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