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Claim and Manage an Internet Account

Claim Your Account

Before you can start using University technologies and services, you will need to claim your UMN internet ID and password. 

Reset Your Password

Once you have claimed your account, you can change or reset your password via theMy Account page.

Initiate and Use Duo Security

The University uses Duo Security (multi-factor authentication) to help protect all current student, faculty, and staff internet accounts. Soon after your UMN account is created and claimed, you will be prompted to initiate Duo.

Request Internet Accounts for Research Partners

If you are a faculty or staff member who is working with researchers from other institutions, you can request conference or sponsored accounts for your colleagues.

Use Your University Email

Access Your Email Account

Your University email account is the official means of communication at the University of Minnesota.

Review Your UMN Directory Information in MyU

You can manage how your information appears to other account holders and what information appears in the University’s internal directory search. To do this, sign in to MyU and select the My Info tab. In the Directory Suppression section, you can manage your information (phone number, address, etc.).

Connect to Wi-Fi on Campus

Use the Preferred Wi-Fi Network

eduroam is the University’s preferred secure Wi-Fi network for students, faculty, and staff. Connect to eduroam by selecting it from the Wi-Fi network options on your devices and entering your full University email address and password. You can also connect to eduroam at other Universities around the world.

Troubleshoot Your Wi-Fi Connection

Having trouble with Wi-Fi? Often, the problem is with your own device's settings. The good news is that many of these issues can be easily fixed.

Access the Research Data Network: Internet2

The University also connects to both the global Internet and a number of special research and education networks commonly referred to as Internet2. These networks provide high-bandwidth connectivity enabling and supporting research collaborations and educational opportunities regionally, nationally, and around the world.

Explore Services and Technologies

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Explore Devices and Software

Get Device Recommendations

Wondering what device to buy? Check with your department or college to see if they have any specific hardware or software recommendations.

Download Microsoft Office 365

Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus is available to UMN students, faculty, and staff at no charge. Office 365 includes Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more.

Purchasing Resources & Information

For additional information about purchasing policies at the University and purchasing processes, visit thePurchasing Guidelines for UMN Hardware page

Collect, Store, and Analyze Data

Store Data

Access a range of services for storing your research data, most available at no charge to University affiliates.

Collect Survey Data

Qualtrics is the preferred online survey tool because it meets stringent information security requirements not found in most free online survey tools. It also provides features for analyzing and storing data.

Compute Data

You can use educationally-discounted software to compute data, or one of the University's server offerings. We recommend the University's server offerings if you collaborate with multiple investigators; use large data sets, an application that requires a server, or a database; or have legally-protected or sensitive data.

Accessing Scholarship and Research Applications and Web Services

Through the InCommon Federation, UMN researchers can access national research and scholarship applications and also web services, such as virtual organizations and campus-based collaboration services. Find out how to share research applications or web services with users from other InCommon Federation member institutions:

Create Websites

Create Research Sites

Create and manage a University-branded website in the Drupal content management framework, or quickly create secure web pages for projects, classes, events, organizations, and many other collaborative purposes with Google sites.

Post Ideas, News, and Comments

Share your ideas and research news with a small audience of your choosing or with the world using Google Blogger; enable comments, if you like.

Evaluate Website Usability

Get technologies or websites evaluated by potential users. Usability services provides evaluations that range from testing early paper prototypes, to conducting usability studies in a lab with eye-tracking software, to facilitating focus groups.

Evaluate Website Usability

Get technologies or websites evaluated by potential users. Usability services provides evaluations that range from testing early paper prototypes, to conducting usability studies in a lab with eye-tracking software, to facilitating focus groups.

Find Research Resources and Tools

Use Grant Support Systems

Complete sponsored project proposals and manage your proposals and awards using the Minnesota Grants Electronic Management System..

Find Research Forms, Tools, and Other Resources

Principal investigators, staff, and committee members can access systems used to manage compliance for the University's research portfolio. This includes eProtocol, a tool used to prepare, submit, review, and communicate about protocols, and ETHOS, a central electronic location for research forms, tools, and resources that researchers use to complete their Institutional Review Board (IRB) continuing reviews. 

Manage Document Processing

Researchers often use Perceptive Content instead of Google Drive to store and share grant, sponsor, human research, animal care/use, biosafety, and other research documents because of the functions available in the tool.

Learn About Research Administration Infrastructure

Administrative Support Units from the Research and Innovation Office provide IT management for the lifecycle of systems used to manage the research enterprise at the University. Services are provided to minimize the administrative burden on researchers and support staff, while helping the University meet its complex regulatory, compliance, and reporting obligations.

Learn About Technology Services

Access Google Applications (Calendar, Drive, Docs, etc.)

Compare Campus Technology Options

Find a description of each service or technology available to you along with key considerations and the level of effort needed to use that service or technology.

Find Other Resources for Researchers

Find Other Helpful Resources

Secure Your Technology, Documents, and Data

Configure Your Laptop for International Travel

Get help configuring your laptop for international travel. While traveling, you'll want to access systems through Virtual Private Network (VPN), and encrypt your data.

Get Technology Help

Find the options to contact your sources for technology support:

eduroam

Use eduroam

The preferred secure WiFi network for students, faculty, and staff is eduroam. Log in using your full University email address and password.