purple bar
TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES LIBRARY HELP PAGES
Claim Network Username & Password
purple bar
LIBRARY HOME
 
CATALOG
 
DATABASES
 
CONTACT US
 
HELP INDEX
  EVALUATE HELP PAGES

  1. Open a new window or print this page so you can read the instructions as you work.


  2. Go to Dick Smith Library's home page.


  3. Click the "Connect from Home" link.


  4. Choose the "Claim" link from the line "Claim your Tarleton NTNET username or Change your password."
  1. This screen will appear.
    Type your University ID.

    If you do not know your University ID, go to https://www.tarleton.edu/UIDLookup to get instructions for looking it up.


  2. Type your date of birth (mm/dd/yyyy).


  3. Click Submit.
claim password  screen
TOP
  1. Look carefully at the screen that appears. Your username and a temporary password will appear in green. Note: Your username is in all capital letters, but you can use either upper or lower case letters when using it to log in.

  1. Your temporary password only lasts two days, so go ahead and change it.

    Click the word "here" in the message about changing your password to quickly access the change password interface.

    Also, your password expires periodically. Check your Tarleton WebMail account (http://online.tarleton.edu:81/) for notices from Information Resources about password expiration dates.
password claim screen 2

  1. This screen will appear.

    Carefully follow the directions on the screen. Note the help links on the right side of the screen and use them as needed.


  2. Choose a password you can remember.

    Your password is case sensitive, so be careful when using capital letters.
change password screen

  1. If your password has been successfully changed, this screen will appear.

    If you get an error message, return to the "Change your Computer Access Password" page.

    Reread the directions, and try again.

    If you continue having trouble, contact Information Resources (254-968-9885).
change password screen 2

  1. To check that your username and password work, go to WebMail.
TOP
  1. The WebMail screen will appear.

    Type your assigned username and the new password you created in the appropriate spaces.


  2. Click Log In.

    Your WebMail "New Mail" folder will open, so you can tend to your email.
webmail login screen

  1. Check your Tarleton WebMail account on a regular basis. Otherwise, you will miss campus announcements, as well as notification about your password's expiration date.
TOP

purple bar
URLs for links on this page:
  • Change Password form - https://www.tarleton.edu/scripts/changepw/changepw.exe
  • Connect from Home - http://www.tarleton.edu/~library/connectinghome.html
  • Dick Smith Library home page - http://www.tarleton.edu/~library
  • University ID lookup page - https://www.tarleton.edu/scripts/changepw/UIDLookup.asp
  • User Claim form - https://www.tarleton.edu/scripts/changepw/userclaim.exe
  • WebMail login page - http://online.tarleton.edu:81/

purple bar
Dick Smith Library, 254-968-9249 - Box T-0450 Stephenville, TX 76402
Library Hours - Suggestions - Tarleton State University - Updated 10/2006