Log in to your Catalyst Web Tools Account
The Catalyst Web Tools login process begins with a "where are you from" (WAYF) page. Members of the UW community can choose to log in with a UW NetID and those outside the UW can log in using a ProtectNetwork ID.
Log in with your UW NetID
To log in to your Catalyst Web Tools account using a UW NetID, follow these steps:
- Go to the LST Web site at http://uw.edu/lst.
- Click Web Tools Login at the top of the page. You will move to the "Catalyst Tools Login" page (see image at top).
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Select UW NetID and click
Next. You will move to the UW NetID
Weblogin page (shown in step 4).
Before clicking Next on the Catalyst Tools Login page, you have the option to select "Remember my choice on this computer" to bypass this page on future visits. If you later want to return to this page to select a different identity provider, remove the cookies from your Web browser.
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On the UW NetID Weblogin page, enter your UW
NetID and password. Click Log in. You
will move to your Catalyst Web Tools account page.
Log in with your ProtectNetwork ID
To log in to your Catalyst Web Tools account using a ProtectNetwork ID, follow these steps:
- Go to the LST Web site at http://uw.edu/lst.
- Click Web Tools Login at the top of the page. You will move to the "Catalyst Tools Login" page (see image at top).
- Select ProtectNetwork and click
Next. You will move to the ProtectNetwork
Weblogin page (shown in step 4).
Before clicking Next on the Catalyst Tools Login page, you have the option to select "Remember my choice on this computer" to bypass this page on future visits. If you later want to return to this page to select a different identity provider, remove the cookies from your Web browser.
- On the ProtectNetwork Weblogin page, enter your ProtectNetwork ID and password, then click Login. You will move to your Catalyst tools account page.

