Guest Accounts
Overview
Guest Accounts are temporary accounts provided to University guests, which allow access to various resources for various lengths of time, depending on the use case.
Covers
Temporary access to various resources such as the campus Wireless network, VPN, Engineering computer labs, department-specific resources, etc.
Features
Engineering IT will offer guidance on how faculty, staff, and students can create temporary accounts for their guests or will create guest accounts as necessary, depending on the use case. As well, if the user or a guest has difficulty using the guest accounts, they can contact Engineering IT for further assistance.
Available To
College of Engineering faculty, staff, or events, and guests.
Service Hours
Requests will receive a response within one business day, Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, excluding University holidays.
Support Contacts
Email: engrit-help@illinois.edu
Phone: 217-333-1313
Cost
No cost.
Service Terms
Users agree to the following terms:
- A guest account may be disabled if a guest's computer becomes infected with a virus or if a guest violates the Campus Acceptable Use Policy or Terms of Use.
Related Services
Subscribers to this service may be interested in these additional services:
- Sponsoring individuals or departments can create short-term guest accounts for access to the IllinoisNet_Guest wireless network: https://answers.uillinois.edu/page.php?id=90280
- If working off campus and a secure connection to the campus network is needed, use the campus Virtual Private Network (VPN) system to connect: https://help.uillinois.edu/TDClient/42/UIUC/Requests/ServiceDet?ID=167
- For information about guest logins for Engineering instructional (EWS) computer labs see: https://answers.uillinois.edu/85859
- For information about long-term affiliate NetIDs see: https://answers.uillinois.edu/illinois/128347