Create/Renew NetID

Create/Renew Affiliate NetID 

To Create or Renew an Affiliate NetID, please use the "request service" button.  

Only Department Administrators and their approved backups are responsible for managing their department's Affiliate NetIDs. When placing requests, keep the following in mind: 

 

Affiliate NetID  

 

Affiliate NetIDs are intended only for individuals who have never had any formal relationship with the University, such as visiting faculty or long-term contractors.  

 Note: Affiliate NetIDs should not be requested for new or past employees, or for incoming or past students. These individuals should use the NetID that was/will be automatically provisioned for them via myHR or CAESAR. If this applies to your situation, email servicedesk@northwestern.edu for special instructions.  

 An affiliate NetID provides access to Northwestern services, including Wi-Fi, and VPN. It may have an @northwestern.edu email account and calendar, if appropriate. It is issued for at least 30 days, and can be used for up to one year. It can be renewed annually if appropriate. 

 

Organizational NetID 

 

These NetIDs are not meant for individual people. 

Organizational NetIDs are used (as opposed to regular mailboxes) when University departments, organizations, groups, and projects need to sign into an NU resource outside of email/calendaring. 

Organizational NetIDs: 

  • Require annual renewal and password change 

  • Are visible in Exchange Global Address List (GAL) and Online Directory* 

  • May be forwarded to several individuals. Learn how 

  • May be shared, allowing multiple people to manage/read/respond to messages sent to the email address. Learn how 

  • May include optional Send As privileges, providing other people with the ability to reply to and send messages as the departmental email address 

*If your organizational account does not require visibility in the Online Directory, an organizational email/calendar-only account should be requested. These accounts do not have a NetID and do not require annual renewal. They can be requested by submitting the  Collaboration Service Resource request form.