IU account types and abilities

	Network ID	Group account	Affiliate account	Network Access	Conference	IU Guest
General purpose	IU account for faculty, staff, students, Affiliates, and others. This account allows provisioning of other accounts listed below and to the side.	Sponsored account by faculty and staff to be used for departmental or shared use	Contractors and vendors, sponsored by faculty and staff, for longer-term use	Temporary account for visitors to IU. Wireless access only.	Temporary account for STC computer and printer use at IU, sponsored by faculty or staff. Fees may apply; IU account number required.	Temporary account in the CAS database only. Will only be used for CAS-application access, namely Oncourse and OneStart.
Default accounts	Network ID, ADS, Kerberos	Network ID, ADS, Kerberos	Network ID, ADS, Kerberos	ADS	ADS	CAS Guest Account
Has an IU email account?	Imail, Umail, Exchange, or Cyrus	Cyrus or Exchange	Cyrus or Exchange	No	No	No
Has an ADS account?	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (not in Domain Users)	Yes	No
Has a Kerberos account?	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Optional	No
Additional accounts	What computing accounts are available at IU?	What computing accounts are available at IU?	What computing accounts are available at IU?	No	No	No
Bulk generation?	No	No	No	Yes (note below)	Yes	No
Wireless and Internet access	Wireless/wired and Internet access with registered MAC address. IU VPN recommended for wireless and required for some IU sites.	Wired Internet access with registered MAC address. Limited wireless Internet access with registered MAC address.	Wireless/wired and Internet access with registered MAC address. IU VPN recommended for wireless and required for some IU sites.	Wireless access only. No MAC registration required.^*	No MAC registration required for "guest wireless" access to Internet. Campus housing access to IU Network requires MAC registration through Get Connected process.	No wireless or wired Internet access.
IU VPN access?	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Time limit	None	None	None	Default of four 4 days; can take up to three weeks^**	Established upon request	None
AMS access?	Yes	Yes, via owner Network ID	Yes, via owner/sponsor Network ID	No	No	Yes, via IU Guest link
Provisioning site	AMS User	AMS User	AMS User	IU Network Access	AMS User	AMS IU Guest
Main Knowledge Base document	What is an IU Network ID? What computing accounts are available at IU?	Managing your IU group or departmental accounts	Information about sponsored computing accounts for IU affiliates	At IUB and IUPUI, what is a Network Access account, and how do I get one?	At IU, how do I request accounts for conference participants?	At IU, what is a Guest account?
Recommendations	All IU faculty, staff, students, Affiliates, and others will and must have one of these accounts.	Shared group accounts should be used only for a shared email mailbox. To manage servers and resources, group accounts should be made for each individual who needs access. This allows admins to not use their own Network ID but to still allow for accountability. Must be sponsored by IU faculty or staff.	Long-term contractor or vendor use that cannot be fulfilled with Network Access account	Visiting teachers, vendors, and other professionals will need these to log into wireless for presentations and projects. Must be sponsored by IU faculty or staff. Multiple Network Access accounts may be requested at one time via the request web page.	Conference attendees working with the Student Technology Center (STC) group will need these accounts to use the STC workstations and managed printers. A faculty or staff member will sponsor these and provide an IU account number for the applicable fees. Note: Sponsors must keep records of all conference account users. In the case of a security or policy violation, the sponsor must be able to supply identity and contact information for the user of the offending account at the time of the incident, and must assist in problem resolution.	Incoming students or others needing access to Oncourse and OneStart sites will need this type of account. Any other visitors should use Network Access or conference accounts.

^* Wired access is also available in the University Place Hotel.

^** Longer times can be arranged if needed. The user should work with the Support Center or local support provider for more information.

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