No matter who you are — a student, faculty member, staff employee, alumni, or other affiliate — everyone at the University of Nevada, Reno needs a NetID to access critical resources of the University. Your NetID (with password) is your personal identification for using the University's online resources. A NetID is required of everyone who plans to use online computing services. (Note: Your NetID username and password are independent of any University email accounts.)
Because IT recognizes the importance of having a single sign-on method, more and more resources will use the NetID in the future.
For example, students need a NetID username and password to:
Employees need a NetID for much the same reasons, such as to:
