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Accounts & email

All IU students, faculty, and staff have access to IU email and account services. From basic computing accounts to research and specialized system accounts, UITS is here to serve your technology needs.

Logging in

When you create your first university computing account at IU, you’ll set up your electronic identity, which consists of an IU username and an IU passphrase. In addition to your passphrase, IU requires an additional layer of security with Two-Step Login (Duo) when you log in to almost all technology services at IU. Note: IU Guest accounts do not require Two-Step Login.

Need help with Two-Step Login? Visit the Knowledge Base.

Types of IU email and technology accounts

IU offers several different technology and computing resources for students, faculty, staff, and guests.

Microsoft Exchange email for faculty and staff

IU faculty, full- and part-time staff members, and affiliates use Microsoft Exchange accounts.

Individual home page accounts

Current IU faculty, staff, and students are eligible to create individual web pages using the Pages web hosting service. These individual accounts are intended for professional, research, instructional, or academic web content.

Google @IU

In addition to Gmail, Google @ IU apps including Drive, Docs, Sites, Slides, Sheets, Jamboard, Chat, and Meet are available to you at no additional cost.

Gmail for students

IU partners with Google to provide Gmail accounts for undergraduate students, as well as access to other Google at IU apps such as Hangouts, Drive, and Calendar. IU graduate students can choose to use Gmail, Microsoft Exchange, or both.

Research systems accounts

IU faculty, staff, and students can request access to IU’s research systems and services, such as computational systems and research storage accounts.

Specialized accounts

Sitehosting is IU's central web server solution for core and gateway university websites. Groups, departments, and organizations can also establish their own network accounts.

Microsoft Office

IU students, faculty, and staff can access Office 365 files in Microsoft Teams at IU and Microsoft OneDrive at IU.

Accounts for groups

Active IU faculty and staff members own group or departmental computing accounts or accounts for student organizations.

Find the help you need

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