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NIU Passwords

Network password

Your initial network password is temporary. Change it to a permanent one at password.niu.edu. If you get Page Not Found, clear your browser's cache. How to Clear Your Browser's Cache

Student passwords expire every 365 days. Faculty/staff passwords expire every 130 days. 

Passwords are used by students, faculty and staff to access NIU resources:

  • E-mail for students and faculty/staff
  • MyNIU
  • Blackboard
  • computer labs
  • Novell servers and drives (for example, the H: drive)
  • WebCRMA
  • dialing in to NIU's Internet service from off campus
  • FTP access to Novell user volumes

Workstation password

See your LANadmin for your initial workstation password and instructions for changing it.

Voice Mail Password

Voice mail passwords do not expire.