UW Oshkosh External KB

Before logging in with your NetID for the first time, you must activate/change your password before you can actually log into any systems with your NetID.

NetID Activation/Change Password

You can change your password one of two ways:

• Through the website NetID Password Change page
• Directly from a campus computer at the Login Screen (Ctrl+Alt+Delete)

From the Password Change Page

1. Use the following link to get to the NetID Password Change Page, which will open a page that looks similar to what is below. 
   

1. Enter your NetID username do not include the @uwosh.edu (I don't know my NetID username, see NetID - What is my User Name )
   
2. Enter your 7-digit ID number
3. Enter your New Password (make sure it says Acceptable password to the right of the box)
4. Enter your New Password Again (make sure it says Passwords match to the right of the box)
5. Click the Change Password button
6. You should see a screen that your NetID has been changed successfully
• If you click the Change Password button and you get an error message in a red box like the one below, then either the NetID username or the 7-digit ID number is incorrect.

From the Login Screen on a campus computer

1. Select CTR+ALT+Delete on your keyboard
2. Enter your NetID username do not include the @uwosh.edu (I don't know my NetID username, see NetID - What is my User Name )
   
3. Enter your 7-digit ID number as the current password
4. Click the arrow to the right
   
5. A message will come up that says you must change your password
6. Click the arrow
7. A new window will open that gives you a box 3rd box to enter your new password (remember your current password is your 7 digit campus ID number)
• New Password Requirements
• At least 12 Characters Long
• Can not contain the user name
• Can not be the same as the old password
• Must contain characters from at least 3 of the following sets:
  • Upper Case (A-Z)
  • Lower Case (a-z)
  • Numbers (0-9)
  • Special characters (!@#$%^&*_+,-./?~)
8. Re-enter the new password again
9. Select the arrow
10. It should say changing password and then log you into the computer
    

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