UMnet Welcome and Overview

Your UMnet account is your gateway to many resources including:

• A University of Maryland, Baltimore e-mail address and mailbox
• Blackboard (Does not apply to the Law School)

ABOUT YOUR UMnet USER ID

 You should have received your UMnet Account Registration Letter, which provides you with your UMnet user ID and a temporary password.

Please take a moment now to look at your Account Registration Letter. Verify that your name is spelled correctly, and that your employee/student ID number (UMID) is correct.

Your UMnet user ID (e.g., auser001) was created automatically, based on your real name, and cannot be changed unless your name has been misspelled. The "real name" associated with your account (e.g., Allison User MD) can be changed by a system administrator. If your name has been misspelled or your employee/student ID number is incorrect, please let us know so that our records will reflect the most current and accurate information.

Note: If you are a student or resident, it is likely that your account was created based on information provided to us by your school or by the Office of Records and Registration, therefore, if you need to have changes made, please let them know as well.

ACTIVATING YOUR UMnet ACCOUNT

1. Read Changing Your Password/Password Security on UMnet , which is available on the web page UMnet Instructions Provided by ASC.
   
   -- It is your responsibility to make sure you select a secure password; the document provides guidelines for doing so.
   
2. Choose a password that meets the security guidelines.
   
   
3. Connect to UMnet using Open Webmail
   
   -- If you already have Internet access, you can do this immediately.
   
   -- If you do not have Internet access, you must first obtain Internet access. UMB faculty and staff can now access new Information on Internet Service Providers including those who have offered special UMB discounts. Students can also access the information by logging into SURFS.
   
4. Log in using your TEMPORARY password. 
   
   
5. Follow the instructions in your Account Registration Letter to change the temporary password to the one you chose in step 2.

-- Your account must be activated with your new password within 30 days of the date of your UMnet Account Registration Letter.

ELECTRONIC MAIL ON UMnet

Your UMnet account provides you with an e-mail address in the form

your-UMnet-userID@umaryland.edu

and a mailbox on UMnet. Your account includes 100 MB of storage. 75MB for mail folders and additional 25MB for other files (WebDisk) to store on the server.

You can access your UMnet mailbox in a variety of ways, including:

• Graphical mailers which run on your PC, such as Outlook 2000, 2002, 2003; Outlook Express 5, 6; Eudora 6; Netscape 6.2, 7.1
• Open Webmail, which is accessible from the campus home page (http://www.umaryland.edu)
• UMnet Webmail, which is accessible from the campus home page (http://www.umaryland.edu)

Instructions for using Open Webmail and several graphical mail programs are on the web page UMnet Instructions Provided by ASC. If you need further assistance with configuring your e-mail program, contact the ASC Help Desk (410-706-HELP) for more details.

You may also set up your UMnet account to forward all mail to another e-mail address. However, you will still need to remember your UMnet user ID and password in order to use the online databases from anywhere outside the HS/HSL itself.

Authorized University administrators will use your UMnet e-mail address to distribute important announcements. In addition, if you are a student or medical resident, you have been - at the request of your school's administration - subscribed to an e-mail distribution list specific to your graduating class or program. Therefore it is important that you check your UMnet mailbox regularly or forward your UMnet mail to some other e-mail address that you do check regularly. For mail forwarding instructions, please see Mail Forwarding on UMnet, on the web page UMnet Instructions Provided by ASC.

Blackboard

Most online courses and online course content are accessed through the Blackboard system.  To access Blackboard,  go to http://www.umaryland.edu/cits/students  and click on the appropriate Blackboard link.

Dentistry, Graduate, Medical Research and Technology, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy and Social Work Students
Click on the link for 'Campus Blackboard'.  Your Userid will be your UMet ID.  Your initial password will be your Student ID number including the '@' sign or your Social Security Number without dashes.

Law School Students
Click on the link for 'Law Blackboard'.  Your username and password are initially set by the Information Technology Department at the School of Law.  You may contact them at blackboard@law.umaryland.edu to find out your username and password or go to http://www.law.umaryland.edu/dept/it/blackboard.asp

UMnet AND CAMPUS NETWORK USAGE POLICIES

In accepting your UMnet account, you agree to abide by the rules and guidelines that govern network usage at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. It is important that you read and understand the University of Maryland, Baltimore Responsible Computing Rules of Use as well as the Usage Guidelines and Policies for UMnet Accounts. You can find these documents on the web page UMnet Instructions Provided by ASC.

UMnet ASSISTANCE

Additional information about UMnet, including policies, password security, e-mail, and network connectivity, visit the ASC Help Desk, located online at http://www.umaryland.edu/helpdesk/

If you do not find the information you are looking for, please contact us:

• Phone: 410-706-HELP (weekdays 8:00 am - 5:00 pm)
• E-mail: help@umaryland.edu
• In person: Visit ASC Help Desk in Room LL06 , located in the lower level of the library.
• Fax: 410-706-4191

ASC Help Desk is eager to assist with questions about UMnet, as well as other supported Enterprise Applications. Call the ASC Help Desk 410-706-4537 or send email to help@umaryland.edu.