Accessing Computing Services at UCSD

Find out how to use Academic Computing Services (ACS) tools to set up e-mail accounts, connect to the UCSD network, or create your own Web site.

• Set up an account.

  

  • If you're a new UCSD undergraduate student, an account has been set up for you. At your college orientation, you'll receive an Enrollment Appointment Notice that includes your:
    • Account name
    • Password
    • E-mail server host name

    Note: If you didn't get an Enrollment Appointment Notice, use the Account Lookup Tool to access your account information.

    If you're a new UCSD graduate student, contact your department.

  • Review the ACS Acceptable Use Policy.
  • If you need to create a new account, register with ACS.

• Read your e-mail.

  • Read your e-mail.

• Personalize your account.

  • Change your password
  • Forward your UCSD e-mail
  • Set up an e-mail filter (Spam filter)
  • Set up an e-mail utility (Outlook or Eudora)
  • Manage your e-mail account
  • To create an e-mail alias, contact acs-help@ucsd.edu
  • Find out if you can upgrade your basic account to an Open Computing Environment (OCE) account

• Set up a printing account (optional).

  • If you need to print at a campus computer lab, set up a printing account online or visit the ACS Help Desk located on the first floor of AP&M (map)

• Create a Web site.

  • Set up your own Web site

• Access your WebCT class web site.

  • Find out if your class has a WebCT Web site

• If you live on campus, connect to the UCSD network.

  • Connect your computer
  • Register your connection

• Access resources from off campus.

  • Set up a proxy server to view library resources
  • Send e-mail from a non-UCSD Internet service provider (ISP)

Need more information? Contact Academic Computing Services, (858) 534-3227.