gNID – How to request a temporary guest account

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Last updated: Apr 01, 2019 by James Elder (Unlicensed)
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What is a gNID?

A temporary guest account (gNID). Allows colleges and departments to provide university guests with authenticated wired/wireless campus network access.

Requesting gNIDs

  1. Requsting gNIDS has a standard 2 business day turn around time.  It's best to request in lots that will support your units need for 30 days or more.
  2. gNIDs expire in 6 months if not used.  There is an expire data in small print at the bottom of each gNID page.
  3. When requesting gNIDs you will need to supply the following info:
    1. How many gNID(s) are needed? 
    2. What will the gNID(s) be used for? (other is the best response)
    3. What do the gNID(s) need to connect to? (Student Computer Lab is appropriate for lab use)
    4. Number of days (180 max) gNID(s) should be active (if you have one day classes, list "1".  For classes that meet Monday and Wednesday for two weeks, you would answer 10 days.


Providing gNIDs for use

  1. Issue one account per guest.
  2. Verify identity.  For classes with students that don't have UNIDs, the class role is acceptable.  For one off access, like a single user that is logging in for a proctored test from another higher ed institute, a drivers license is typical identity verification.
  3. Record what gNID was provided to what person in the gNID log provided by UIT.
  4. Store the records for 6 months.


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