Learning Environments Student IT Support

Accounts and Passwords

Creating Accounts or Changing Passwords for your Email or Computer Accounts

Activation of email and computer accounts as well as password changes for these accounts can be accomplished on the web at:

http://accounts.unimelb.edu.au

You will need to have your student card with you when you activate accounts or change passwords.

From here :

Individual addresses are given to all email account holders.

Students are given an email address, in the format below:

For more information on activating or accessing web email refer to the URLs and/or print a copy from:

 

 

Step 1 - Accessing the Accounts System

  
   

Creating your Email Account

To obtain an email account, you have to prove who you are, using your enrolment details - we don't want anyone except you to be able to get an email account under your name!

Open a Web browser (Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer) and go to:
http://accounts.unimelb.edu.au/

Click on the Student button

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Step 2 - User Validation

 
   

Fill-in the form as explained below and then click on the Student button.

(Note : Up-to-date instructions will appear on the Webpage)

Name

Enter your full name as it appears on your student card.

Student No

Enter your student number; numeric component only.

Date of Birth

You must enter your date of birth in the format: day-month-year.

For example, if you were born on 5th June 1975, you would enter 5-jun-1975.

Postcode (Permanent)

This can be found on your enrolment record.

Overseas students should not enter a postcode unless you have provided the University with an Australian address when you applied to attend this university.

Library BarCode

Enter the number under the barcode on your student card.

Do not put in any spaces - just the numbers.
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Step 3 - Selecting Your Account

 
   

A screen similar to the following image will be displayed. Note that some students (for example those studying in the Faculty of Education) will have more than one account listed.

It is most important at this stage that you note your username and keep it somewhere safe.

You do not need to remember the Host (the computer on which your email will be stored), the Group (whether you are an undergraduate or postgraduate student) or the Description (what type of account this is).


To create the email account, click in the box next to your username and then click on the Create button.

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Step 4 - Setting Your Password

  
   

You will now be asked to specify a password. You should select a good, secure password that is difficult to guess.

You should protect your password in the same manner as you would the PIN for your ATM card. Remember that it is against University rules and regulations to disclose your password to anyone else.

When you enter your password, it will appear on the screen as dots or asterisks, so that no one can see your password. You have to enter your password twice, as a safeguard against typing errors.

The password generation page is shown on the right.

Click on the OK button. Provided you have entered a password that satisfies the criteria listed on the screen your new password will be activated.

If you make a typing error or try to enter a password that does not satisfy University requirements, you will get an error message explaining the problem. You will then be given an opportunity to enter a new password.

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Step 5 - Closing the Browser Window

  
   

Once you have successfully entered a suitable password, the following screen should be displayed indicating that your email account is now active.

You have now created your University of Melbourne Email account! As indicated on the form, for security reasons, please close the browser program before leaving your computer.

If an error message is displayed on this screen contact the staff at Student IT Helpdesk for assistance.

 

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