The PC LAN

What is the PC LAN?

The PC LAN (an acronym for Personal Computer Local Area Network) keeps track of users through the use of accounts. Students, faculty, and staff of UCF are automatically set up with a PC LAN account, which consists of a username and a password that you are issued. The PC LAN gives you access to various programs vital during your stay at UCF. However, before you can use any of the software available, you must first login to the PC LAN.

UserID & Password

Throughout campus, there are three different ways to login to the PC LAN: NT, Macintosh, and DOS. However, your userID and password are the same for all three.

UserID Your userID consists of your three initials and the last five digits of your student ID number. Use your name and student ID number as it appears on your UCF records.	Password Your password consists of the first four digits of your student ID number followed by your birth month and your birth day, each as two digits. This is your default password.
Example userID and password Name: Joe P. Student DOB: February 1 Student ID #: 123-45-6789 userID: jps56789 password: 12340201

Note: You must change your password the first time you log on to your account on any system. If you change your password on one system, this does not change your password on another system. You will be required to change your password every two months.

Windows NT Login

Step 1 - Sitting Down When you sit down at a Windows NT workstation you will see either Figure 1 or Figure 2 on your screen. If Figure 2 is on your screen, then go directly to Step 2. If Figure 1 is on your screen, follow the boxΓs instructions and press the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys simultaneously. DonΓt worry; this wonΓt re-boot the computer.	Figure 1
Step 2 - Login In The login box you will see will look similar to Figure 2 on the right. You will need your UserID and password from above. First, type in your userID in the Name box. Next, use your mouse to click on the down arrow next to the Context box. Scroll through the choices and select your context according to the information in Table 1. If your first name begins with... Then choose this context a-d a-d.student.ucf e-j e-j.student.ucf k-p k-p.student.ucf q-z q-z.student.ucf Table 1	Figure 2
After selecting your context, enter your password in the Password box. For security purposes, each character you type in the password box will appear as asterisks, such as in Figure 3 so that no one can see your password. Type carefully. If you think you mistyped one or more characters, use the Backspace key to completely erase what you have typed and then re-type your password. After you have typed your password, click on the OK button or press the Enter key. If you have incorrectly entered your userID, context, or password, you will get an error message saying "The system could not log you into the network...". If you get this error message, click on the OK button and then start again at Step 2.	Figure 3

Macintosh Login

The Macintosh USERIDs and PASSWORDs are the same as the PC LAN and always will be.

The Netware Log in screen will asks you for:

1. USERID: type in your USERID, then press the tab key
2. PASSWD: type in your PASSWD, then with the mouse, click on Login

DOS Login

1. When the computer first boots, it will be at the F:\> prompt.
2. Type ucflogin fmlnnnnn , where fmlnnnnn is your computer userid.
3. Type in your password. If this is your first time logging into your account or your password has expired, you will be prompted to change your password. If you do not change your password, you will be logged out of your account. You must change your password to be able to use your account. When you change your password, you only change it for the system you are on, not all the systems you have an account on.
4. Once you have successfully logged in, you will be in your temporary area directory, drive T:\.