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As of November 13th, 2006

GatorLink is a individual's computer identity at the University of Florida. Every applicant, student, faculty and staff member is expected to have a GatorLink ID.

A GatorLink account provides a username@ufl.edu e-mail address. Official university communications are sent to students at this email address. GatorLink also offers access to a variety of campus computing services at no cost, in addition to fee-based services. GatorLink services include a free email inbox, free webspace and a a monthly dialup quota at a minimal cost. Many campus services require a GatorLink signon, including ISIS, WebCT, computer labs and network connections, print services, online training and the download of university-licensed software. Refer to the Current Account Eligibility and Expiration practices for more information.

Currently employed faculty and staff, enrolled students and certain affiliate groups including the UF Athletic Association, Shands employees and UF Foundation are eligible for GatorLink accounts. Affiliates (includes applicants) do not get a free mailbox, charged dialup quota services or free web space, but they do get the email forwarding capability (to a separate email address of their own) and may qualify to use web-based systems that authenticate using GatorLink username and password.

To use GatorLink, you must agree to abide by the policies stated in the Policies for Use of GatorLink and in the UF Acceptable Use Policy.

Your GatorLink username and password

Before you create your GatorLink ID, you will need to choose a username. This will be your name on the Internet as well as part of your email address. It is not your password. It may be up to sixteen characters in length, it must begin with a letter, and consist of letters and numbers and it may contain one period. For example, your GatorLink ID could be first.lastname@ufl.edu. We recommend that you choose an ID appropriate for both personal and professional use.

You will also need to specify a password. Your GatorLink password is a security measure used to ensure that only you can access your records and UF job-related data.

Your GatorLink password must be at least eight characters long and contain a combination of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and punctuation (three of those four elements). See Tips for Creating a Strong Password to help you devise a strong password.

You are assigned one of five password policy levels (P1-P5) that determines how often you must change your password, its length and other requirements. To see your policy level, signon to myUFL, click My Account, then Change My Password. The first screen will display your policy level. You can also view the specifics of the GatorLink Password Policy.

Where to create your account

At computer labs - You can create your account at an account creation station in any one of the CIRCA computer labs: CSE 211, Architecture 118, Weil 408, Bryan 232 or Norman G514. Call the Help Desk at (352)392-4357 for current lab hours.

In person - The UF Computing Help Desk in HUB 120 can help you create your GatorLink ID. Please bring your UF Gator 1 card.