New Employee Orientation

The NetID is an identifier made up of 2 alpha and 5 numeric characters using the conventionaNNaNNN (example: a12e345).

To Claim your NetID:

1. Go to Claim/Recover Your NetID and follow the prompts to retrieve your NetID.

To set your NetID password:

1. Go to http://password.montana.edu. 
2. Read instructions to set up new user profile in Self-Service Password Portal.
3. Proceed to Password Portal to set NetID password.

What do I use my NetID for?

Your NetID is used to access most services at MSU.  For a complete list of services visit the IDs and Services page and/or IT Services for Faculty and Staff.

MyInfo is part of MSU's administration information system and is the online location where employees go to enter and receive payroll information, update personal information, select insurance, get class info, etc.  

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To log into MyInfo: 

1. Go to http://www.montana.edu/myinfo and click the Log into MyInfo link. You can always find the link by going to montana.edu and clicking the Faculty & Staff link on the top banner.
   
2. Enter your NetID and password.
3. If you do not know your NetID, click Claim/Reclaim NetID.
4. Follow prompts to set security ID verification profile and then set password.
   
5. Click the Personal Information tab -> View IDs. 
   Your MSU ID and NetID will be listed here.

All MSU faculty and staff members are automatically provisioned an Office 365 mailbox.  Email addresses are in the form of [email protected] More information about Office 365 email...

Outlook is the supported email client on campus. There is also a web client referred to as Outlook Web or OWA that can be accessed anywhere you have an internet connection.

To log into Office 365 Outlook Web:

1. Go to http://www.montana.edu/office365/owa/  and click the blue login button.
2. Enter your [email protected] for username and NetID password (as set in step II above).
3. Set language and time. 
4. Send a test email to your supervisor. 

Safe Computing

Hackers and cyber evil-doers target individual computers to use as entry points to the university network. A compromised network puts all of MSU's research and the personal identification information of students, faculty and staff at risk. Keeping your computer safe is the first line of defense to protect everyone.

For more information visit http://www.montana.edu/uit/safecomputing/.

Be a good data steward

Understand MSU's different data classifications and store your data in the appropriate location. Refer to the Data Storage Security Grid for more information.

Emergency Alerts

Enroll in the MSU Alert notification system to receive critical information in the event of an emergency.  

 

Services available to MSU employees

Visit the IT Services for Faculty and Staff page to familiarize yourself with additional resources including Office 365, Box Cloud Storage, Webex, and more.