Many services provided by KU Information Technology require an account (username and password) to use the service. The KU Online ID gives you access to most online services. Following are links to the online registration pages or form downloads needed to request these accounts. Most accounts are available for the KU community (students, staff, and faculty) but a few are restricted as noted.

Questions about creating personal or departmental accounts should be directed to the IT Customer Service Center at 864-8080 or itcsc@ku.edu.

Get Your KU Online ID

The KU Online ID is your key to access many online services at KU including Enroll & Pay, Kyou portal, email, Blackboard, Library electronic resources, and many others.

• Create a KU Online ID
  Create your KU Online ID if you have do not already have one. More info...

Add Online Services to an existing KU Online ID

• Add Online Services to an existing KU Online ID
  Sign up for an Exchange email account and/or personal web space. For new students, some services are not available until after you have enrolled. Email and personal web storage services are not available until you are enrolled/employed. More info...

Review or modify settings for your current online services

• Manage Passwords
  Change your password for your KU Online ID (email, Blackboard, Kyou portal, etc.). Passwords may be changed any time but you must change your password twice a year (fall and spring semester). KU Password Policy.
• Manage Aliases
  Create, change, or delete personal @ku.edu aliases.
• Manage Exchange Accounts
  Set the "From" address, change your registered email address or set the forwarding address from your KU Exchange account to a non-KU email account.
• Manage Online Personal Information
  Find out where your online personal information comes from and how to change it.
• View Directory Listing
  View your information listing as it should appear in People Search and in the Exchange Address Book.

Other Available Accounts

Email Accounts

• Departmental Email Accounts may be requested by downloading and completing the Email Account Request Form. More information.
• Departmental Resource Account is used for rooms or equipment scheduling. Account my be requested by downloading and completing the Resource Account Request Form.
• ListProc Accounts can be created for email discussion lists for both KU and non-KU participants. More info...

Research Accounts

• Research accounts on the Instruction and Research Server (IRES) are available for KU faculty and researchers who need access to statistical software and CPU-intensive numerical processing. To request an account download and complete the account request form. More info...

Web Hosting Accounts

• Accounts are available for personal, departmental and student organization web space. More info... Approved departments may also be eligible for database services.

Streaming Media Server

• Merlin is a server available to researchers, faculty and staff to distribute audio or video files. To request an account download and complete the account request form. More info...