Quick Summary of Services For Students

Your UW NetID is your personal identification giving you access to UW networking and computing services. If you are a student at the UW and have not already received your UW NetID, you can create your own.

Always take care to protect your password!

Use the Manage Your UW NetID Services site to forward your email, turn on a vacation message, check on how much storage space you are using, add new services and much more.

Keep an eye on your use of storage space by checking the Your Usage of UW Central Storage Space page regularly.

MyUW is your personal Web page, giving you convenient access to the UW information you use most in a way that you can personalize to meet your own needs. In MyUW you can register for classes with Student Personal Services, send and receive email with WebPine, and much more.

When you get your UW NetID, you also get an email address that consists of your UW NetID followed by "@u.washington.edu". By default, email sent to that address will go to your UW Email InBox on the UW's central email system.

You can access and work with your UW email from any networked computer available to you. You can use Web browsers, email client programs, or terminal session programs to see your email.

If you prefer to receive your UW email on some email service provider other than the UW central email systems, you can set email forwarding by going to the Manage Your UW NetID Services site.

The UW maintains an online directory for all its faculty, staff, and students. You can update your own directory information by entering MyUW and going to Student Personal Services.

The Student Technology Fee that you paid along with your tuition helps provide and support many of the computing and networking services you have available to you here at the UW.

You do not need to have your own computer, although it can be helpful. Computer labs are available for student use. If you plan to buy a computer, choose one that is fast and has plenty of memory, large amounts of disk space, and a large monitor.

The UW Internet Connectivity Kit (UWICK), available on CD-ROM at the University Bookstore or by download from the UWICK pages in the Software Guide, provides all the email, terminal session, Web browser, and file transfer software you need to securely connect to and use UW computing and networking services. The kit also includes virus protection software.

Wireless connectivity is available in many locations on the UW campuses. More locations are being added every month.

Security is a very important concern here at the UW. Protect your password, keep your software up-to-date, and use virus protection software.

Because of the danger an infected computer poses to other UW computers, all computers connecting to UW networks, whether by modem, DSL or cable, wireless, or campus network, should be well managed. Infected computers may be blocked from using UW networks.

You can create and publish your own Web page on UW Web servers.

The Catalyst Toolkit gives you simple step-by-step interfaces to create your own Web site, do online surveys, and more, all without knowing any HTML.

Free Workshops can get you quickly started on using your computer and its software for word processing, graphics, videos, web publishing, and much more.

Additional for-fee training in using computers is available through the UW Computer Training program.

Extensive resources supporting your education are available through the UW's Student Guide.

Please take time to learn the rules for proper use of UW resources.

Keep in mind that UW policy and federal law (including the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, DMCA) require that all national and international copyrights be respected. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary action or termination of access to UW service.