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Your ITC domain account is used to provide authentication for virtual machine control, VPN access, and many other critical services. It is important that you set a secure password on this account. These instructions can be used to change your password.
Your ITC domain (campus.ihitc.net) account is used to provide authentication for virtual machine control, VPN access, and many other critical services. It is important that you set a secure password on this account. These instructions can be used to change your password.


=Prerequisites=
=Prerequisites=
* You must have an active ITC domain account which you know the password for (contact your instructor for more information)
* You must have an active ITC (campus.ihitc.net) domain account for which you know the password (contact your instructor for more information)
* You must either be directly connected to ITCnet from a computer in a lab or have a working VPN connection to ITCnet
* You must either be directly connected to campus.ihitc.net from a computer in a lab or have a working VPN connection to campus.ihitc.net
* Your new password must meet the complexity and length requirements
* Your new password must meet the complexity and length requirements


=Password Change=
=Web Based Password Change=
# Use the a remote desktop protocol (RDP) client to connect to the vamt.campus.ihitc.net server
A video demontstation of this process is available [https://youtu.be/u4vbZb4UQIc here.]
#* NOTE: Be sure to set the correct domain when connecting (e.g. use username@campus.ihitc.net for the username)
# Use a web browser to connect to http://pwdchange.campus.ihitc.net
#* NOTE: If you are on a Windows system you can use the built in Microsoft Terminal Services RDP client by opening a Run dialog box and running "mstsc.exe" or finding "Remote Desktop Connection" in your programs list or start menu.
#* NOTE: This site is only accessible from the ITC network either on campus or over a VPN connection
# Send a Ctrl-Alt-Del to the VAMT server by pressing Ctrl-Alt-End on your keyboard
# Fill out the form on the site with your username, current password, and desired new password.
# Select the "Change a password..." option and follow the prompts to change your password
# Submit the form, ensure the message on the top of the page indicates your password was successfully changed. If there are any errors it is most likely an incorrectly typed username or current password.
# Select Start -> Log off to close your connection the the VAMT server
# End your VPN session. If you hesitate to close your VPN session, you will be disconnected soon because the old password is no longer valid for our VPN
# Start a new VPN session using your new password and ensure it is working.

Latest revision as of 03:11, 5 February 2021

Your ITC domain (campus.ihitc.net) account is used to provide authentication for virtual machine control, VPN access, and many other critical services. It is important that you set a secure password on this account. These instructions can be used to change your password.

Prerequisites

  • You must have an active ITC (campus.ihitc.net) domain account for which you know the password (contact your instructor for more information)
  • You must either be directly connected to campus.ihitc.net from a computer in a lab or have a working VPN connection to campus.ihitc.net
  • Your new password must meet the complexity and length requirements

Web Based Password Change

A video demontstation of this process is available here.

  1. Use a web browser to connect to http://pwdchange.campus.ihitc.net
    • NOTE: This site is only accessible from the ITC network either on campus or over a VPN connection
  2. Fill out the form on the site with your username, current password, and desired new password.
  3. Submit the form, ensure the message on the top of the page indicates your password was successfully changed. If there are any errors it is most likely an incorrectly typed username or current password.
  4. End your VPN session. If you hesitate to close your VPN session, you will be disconnected soon because the old password is no longer valid for our VPN
  5. Start a new VPN session using your new password and ensure it is working.
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