Ohio University

OHIO faculty and staff can sponsor guest accounts for university visitors:

Short term network - individual | Medium term network - group & individual | Long term OHIO account | Zane State  

Short term network - individual

WHO: Sponsored individuals who need network access for 9 days or less
WHAT: Wired and wireless network access
HOW LONG: 3 days, renewable 2 times for a total of 9 days
HOW MANY: Up to 5 guests per faculty/staff sponsor

HOW TO APPLY: Individual network guest accounts can be created online by the sponsoring OHIO faculty/staff member:

• Create/Manage individual network guest accounts
  

• • OHIO faculty/staff login required.

  • Management link (above) is only accessible from on-camps.  If you need to sponsor a guest or manage existing guest accounts from off-campus, please use the VPN.
    

Medium term network - group & individual

WHO: Large groups, or sponsored individuals who need network access for longer than 9 days
WHAT: Wired and wireless network access
HOW LONG: Up to 31 days, renewable once for a total of up to 62 days
HOW MANY: Up to 100 groups per faculty/staff sponsor.  Each group may contain from 1 to 1000 individuals.

HOW TO APPLY: Medium-term group network accounts can be created online by the sponsoring OHIO faculty/staff member:

• Create/Manage group network guest accounts (OHIO faculty/staff login required)

• • OHIO faculty/staff login required.

  • Management link (above) is only accessible from on-camps.  If you need to sponsor a guest or manage existing guest accounts from off-campus, please use the VPN.

Long term OHIO account

WHO: Long term guests, including employees who are not paid through the university's Payroll Department
WHAT: Privileges can include network access, library access, Exchange email, Blackboard, CommonSpot, and other academic/administrative services as appropriate
HOW LONG: Up to 1 year, regularly renewable.  Renewal notices are not sent automatically.  It is the responsibility of the guest and sponsor to keep track of the account expiration date.
HOW MANY: Variable

HOW TO APPLY: Long term OHIO accounts can be requested online by the sponsoring OHIO faculty/staff member:

• Request long term, extended access guest account (OHIO faculty/staff login required)

Zane State wireless

WHO: Zane State students who need access to the wireless network
WHAT: Wireless access on the Zane State campus

HOW TO APPLY: Contact the Zane State Helpdesk at 740-588-1327 to request an account.