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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 web space and a monthly dialup quota at a minimal charge. Many campus services require a GatorLink signon, including ISIS, WebCT, computer lab and network connections, print services, online training and the download of university-licensed software.

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. Refer to the Current Account Eligibility and Expiration practices for more information.

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 account, 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 a period. For example, your GatorLink ID could be first.lastname@ufl.edu. The username is often chosen to be part of your name. We recommend that you choose a username appropriate for both personal and professional use.

You will also need to specify a password. Your password should be something only you know. It must be at least 8 letters or numbers and cannot be a common word or part of your username or name. If you have your account created in HUB 132, you will be given an initial password which you must change at myUFL in order to use any service. You are assigned one of five password policy levels (P1-P5) that determines how often you must change your password, its length and other 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.

We recommend that you set up a "Password Hint" under the 'My Account' menu in myUFL, which allows you to reset your password online even if you have forgotten the current or expired password. When your password expires, GatorLink dialup and email stop working until you change your password. As long as you remember the expired password, you can type it and your new choice of password in the change your password screens.

How 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 CIRCA Lab hotline at 392-9321 for current lab hours.

In person - The UF Computing Help Desk in HUB 132 can help you create your GatorLink ID. Please bring your UF Gator 1 card.