Students

• Student RIConnect/Network Account Information
• Student E-mail Account Information
• Logging onto a campus computer
• Changing your network password
• Changing your RIConnect password
• Using your student home directory

Student RIConnect/Network Account Information

Your network account consists of two parts, a username (User ID) and password.

Your username is constructed by taking your first initial followed by your last name, followed by an underscore "_" and the last four digits of your student ID. For example, if your name is Dennis C. Brown and your student ID is 1234567, your username will be dbrown_4567. In the unlikely event that your username is not unique, your username will include an alphabetic character, e.g. dbrown_4567a.

Your default password is the three letters of your birth month in lowercase followed by the day of your birth, followed by the last four digits of your social security number. For example, Dennis Brown was born on 01-18-1984 and his social security number is xxx-xx-1230 so his password will be jan181230. Your password is case sensitive so please remember to use lowercase letters when you type in your password for the first time. You should change your password when you log on to the system for the first time. Your new password must contain at least 1 character, 1 digit, and be a minimum of 8 positions in length. Select a password that you can remember, but will not be easily guessed by others.

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Student E-mail Account Information

Information Services automatically generates email addresses and Microsoft Exchange server mailboxes for all Rhode Island College students with network accounts. To sign on to your student email mailbox with your network id and password. When you logon to the College email server and other web-based services for students, your network username is prefaced by your domain name, ric-acad, and a backslash. For example, to access Rhode Island College email, a hypothetical student named Donna Mendez whose network id is dmendez_1234 would login to the College email server as shown below:

OR

Launch the web browser and follow the instructions below.

1. Click File then click Open on the Menu bar.
   
   
2. Type the following location (URL) into the dialog box: https://webmail.ric.edu (press enter)
   
   
3. An authentication dialog box will appear.
4. In the username field, type your network username prefaced by your domain name and a backslash:
   
   ric-acad\dmendez_1234
   
   (and Tab to the password field).
5. In the password field, type in your password and click OK. (Remember your password is case sensitive)
   
   
6. When you finish your session, please log out by clicking the logoff icon on the Outlook toolbar or simply close your browser.
   
   
   
   Your College email may be accessed from any web browser. However, for best results you should use Internet Explorer since IE is able to access more features within MS Exchange than other browsers.

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Logging onto a campus computer

PC

First make sure your computer is turned on. If when you move the mouse nothing displays on the screen, press the power button located on the front of the Computer.

Next at the Windows XP welcome screen, press "Alt" + "Ctrl" + "Del" on your keyboard all at the same time. If you need help doing this, click on "help" or ask a helpdesk attendant for assistance.

Click "OK" to this message. This is just reminding you that you must save all your work to your "H:" drive, or "My Documents".

Input your username and password. Make sure the "Log in to" box has "RIC-ACAD" Selected. If it does not, choose it from the drop down menu list. Click "OK" and you are now logged in!

Make sure when you are done using your computer that you log off otherwise anyone will have access to your files! To do this click on the "Start" menu located in the lower left of your screen, and select "Logoff Username."

Mac

To log into a MAC on campus, please follow the on-screen instructions. You will not be using your NT Username, but a predefined username for the specific computer.

For more information, please contact the helpdesk at the Horace Mann Technology Center or call x 8803.

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Changing your network password

You may change your password at any time once you are logged in to the computer. To do this perform the following steps.

Note: You must be logged on to a computer on campus to change your network password using this method. To change your password from any location, please visit https://passwordstation.ric.edu.

1. Press "ALT" + "CTRL" + "DEL" to bring up the Windows XP Security dialog box.
2. Press the Change Password button.
3. If your username is not already displayed, enter it where it says "User name."
4. Verify "RIC-ACAD" is displayed in the "Login To" box. If it isn't, select it from the drop down list.
5. Enter your Old (current) Password where it says "Old Password."
6. Type your New (desired) Password where it says "New Password" and "Confirm New Password". Your new Password must be at least 6 characters long.
7. Press "OK."
8. You should receive a message indicating "Your password has been changed." If it does not, or if you require assistance, please ask one of the helpdesk attendants for assistance. Press "OK" to this message.
9. Press "Cancel" when the Windows XP Security Dialog Box appears.

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Changing your RIConnect password

You are urged to change your password frequently. Your new password must contain at least 1 character, 1 digit, and be a minimum of 8 positions in length. Select a password that you can remember, but will not be easily guessed by others.

You may change your RIConnect password at any time once you are logged in to the computer by performing the following steps:

1. Sign on to RIConnect
2. Click the "Change Password" link.
3. Enter your Old (current) Password where it says "Old Password."
4. Type your New (desired) Password where it says "New Password" and "Confirm New Password". Your new Password must be at least 6 characters long.
5. Click "Change Password"
6. Sign out of RIConnect

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Using your student home directory

Each Rhode Island College student receives 50 MB of personal storage space for storing files for on-campus use. This allocation of College storage space is your home directory, or H: drive. When you log into a lab computer in the classroom or walk-in labs at Rhode Island College, your home directory is automatically available to you. Your home directory is backed up nightly and is an excellent place to keep backup copies of your important academic documents. When you logon to a lab computer, your home directory automatically appears as Drive H. when you click the My Computer icon. To save files to your home directory, navigate to the H: drive in your save menu or explicitly save your file as H:filename.ext e.g. H:mybestwork.doc or H:difficultspreadsheet.xls.

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