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This article explains how to create and manage your NetID and ADMNET passwords, including formatting requirements, security guidelines, and reset instructions.
Who is Eligible?
Active Faculty or Staff
NetID Password Information
Your NetID and Password are used to verify your identity, therefore acting as a unique key to system security. Use the following guidelines when utilizing any username and password:
- Make certain that no one can impersonate you (i.e., provide photo ID when necessary, do not share user IDs, birth dates, Social Security Numbers, etc.).
- Do not disclose your password to anyone, or allow anyone to observe your password as you enter it during the sign-on process.
- When selecting a password, avoid passwords with any personal associations, and avoid passwords that are simple and short.
- If you believe that your password has been compromised, please change the password immediately and contact the Helpdesk for assistance in determining if any information may have been inappropriately accessed or utilized.
Most Oakland University network services require a NetID. Your password must follow these guidelines:
- Password Requirements
- The password must be a minimum of 8 - 15 alphanumeric characters.
- It must have at least one number, one lowercase letter, and one uppercase letter.
- It cannot be the same as your two previous passwords.
- Good examples of strong passwords: fDhOlmqR, hAppi6ay, h31L062u, t1tanIk
NetID passwords may be reset by the owner at https://netid.oakland.edu/. After you have logged on, the network will attribute all activity to your NetID. Therefore, never leave your workstation without either locking your machine or logging off the network — even for a few minutes. To ensure the security of your NetID account, your password should be changed every 90 days.
Windows Domain (ADMNET) Passwords
Access to certain systems, classroom technology, and storage shares requires logging in to the ADMNET Windows domain. To ensure the security of passwords, all accounts are required to change passwords every 180 days. ADMNET passwords must not be the same as a current or previous password. When the password has expired, access is denied to shares and other resources until the password has been reset from a domain computer. Domain passwords are synced with the NetID password.
Workstation Passwords
In addition, utilize your Windows, Mac, or Linux standard screen savers by requiring a password to regain access to your workstation.
The Help Desk will ask you for your NetID in troubleshooting an issue but never for your password.
Additional Support
- OU Technology Center
- 44 Oakland Center
- Rochester, MI 48309-4479
- (248) 370-4357
- Office Hours: M-F 8:00am - 5:00pm