ULID Services

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Overview of ULID accounts: All members of Illinois State University have a ULID account, which includes access to email, My.IllinoisState.edu, wireless, and more.
Overview of ULID account management: You can change your password and modify your ULID account settings through ULID Account Management on the Help Desk website.
How do I activate my ULID account?: Follow these instructions to activate your ULID account, which allows you to access email, My.IllinoisState.edu, Datastore, and Active Directory.
What is my University ID (UID) Number?: Your University ID Number is a unique number that identifies you at Illinois State University.
How long do I keep my ULID account after leaving the University?: When you leave Illinois State University, your ULID account will expire and you will eventually lose your account.
Can I change my ULID?: You can request to have your ULID changed if your legal name changes or if your ULID is offensive.
Setting up or removing an email nickname: You can set up a recognizable email nickname for your regular ULID email address.
Changing ownership of a ULID guest account: Only the owner of a ULID guest account may submit a request to change its ownership.

How do I change my ULID password?: You are required to change your password every 60 days and can do so even if your password is expired.
Help! My password isn't working!: If you forget your password or have problems logging in, you can recover your account by providing information about yourself and answering your security questions.
Modify your security questions for account recovery: Your security questions allow you to recover your account in the event that you forget your password or have problems signing in.

Overview of Datastore: Your personal share on Datastore is used to store personal files and to host a personal web page.
Understanding your personal share on Datastore: Your personal share on Datastore allows you to privately store files as well as host a personal web page.
Understanding the STV250 folder on Datastore: The STV250 folder on the Datastore server is used by English classes at Illinois State University.
What is my disk quota on Datastore?: Your disk quota tells you how much disk space you have on the Datastore server.
Map network drives to Datastore in Windows: This article describes how to map network drives to Datastore in Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8.
Map network drives to Datastore in Mac OS X: Follow these directions to map network drives to Datastore in Mac OS X.

Overview of personal blogs: Your personal blog can be used to share opinions, photos, videos, and more.
What is my disk quota for my personal blog?: Your disk quota tells you how much disk space you have on the personal blogs server.
How to add a post to your personal blog: Follow these instructions to add a post to your personal blog.
How to edit a post on your personal blog: Follow these instructions to edit one of the posts on your personal blog.
How to embed audio/video on your personal blog from another website: You can add embedded audio and video hosted on a media streaming website like YouTube to your personal blog at Illinois State University.
How to embed audio/video on your personal blog from the media streaming server: You can add embedded audio and video stored on the campus media streaming server to your personal blog at Illinois State University.
How to add an image to a post on your personal blog: You can add an image like a photo, graphic, etc. to a post on your personal blog.
How to allow comments on posts to your personal blog: You can allow your visitors to comment on your personal blog's posts.
How to change the title and tagline of your personal blog: Your personal blog starts with a default title and tagline. You can change these as you see fit.
Understanding tags and categories on your personal blog: Adding tags and categories to posts on your personal blog helps your visitors find related posts.
How to delete files from your personal blog: Follow these instructions to delete files from your personal blog.
Adding a user as an administrator, editor, author, etc. to your personal blog: Adding a user to your personal blog allows you to grant that person permission to make changes and add new posts to your personal blog.
How to post on someone else's personal blog as an administrator, editor, author, etc.: If someone adds you to his or her personal blog as an administrator, editor, author, etc., you can post to that blog.
Deleting a user (administrator, editor, author, etc.) from your personal blog: You can remove a user's access to your personal blog when you no longer want that person to have access.
Exporting your personal blog to XML: Illinois State University blogs can be exported to XML files.
Importing to personal blog from WordPress, LiveJournal, or Blogger: After being exported to an XML file, content from several blogging sites can be imported to your personal blog.