At IU, how do I request a departmental or group account?

Note: IU's VPN is intended for individual computing accounts only. Group and departmental accounts cannot access the VPN. See Why can't I make a VPN connection through an IU group or departmental account?

Before a group or department can obtain technology accounts at IU, a faculty or staff member must sponsor the account. To request a departmental or group account username, faculty and staff should follow the directions below:

1. Go to the Account Management Service at: https://itaccounts.iu.edu/
2. Select Manage my IU computing accounts.
   
   
3. You might see a page asking you to log into the Central Authentication Service; if so, enter your Network ID. If not, skip to the next step.
   
   
4. Click request new group username.
   
   
5. Enter and re-enter the group username you want in the first two fields; in the "Display name:" field, enter the full name of your group. Select the campus and department associated with the group, and enter a brief description of the group's purpose.
   
   
6. Click Submit.

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