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Your Iowa State Network-ID (Net-ID) is your electronic identity for as long as you are at ISU.Your Net-ID will be:
- Your key to access many electronic services.
- Your email address (netid@iastate.edu).
- How your friends and colleagues will communicate with you on the computer.
- On your resume.
Don't choose something you will regret!
Your Net-ID is 3 to 8 characters long and consists of lowercase letters (and optionally numeric digits).
No two people may have the same Net-ID at ISU.
A good choice is something like:
- Your first initial followed by (up to the first 7 letters of) your last name. For example: "John Q. Average" might choose a Net-ID of "javerage".
- Your first two initials followed by (up to the first 6 letters of) your last name. For example: "John Q. Public" might choose a Net-ID of "jqpublic"
- Your first and last name together if they are 8 characters or less. For example: "Jane Q. Doe" might choose a Net-ID of "janedoe" (or "janeqdoe")..