Students

On October 9th, new and improved web resources and services were made available. Specifically, all students who have attended the college within the last 18 months received a new college email account and access to the OCCC wireless network. Additionally, access to MineOnline, the wireless network, and your newly assigned email account are now linked together. You only have to remember one username (ID) and password for all three services.

To use these new services will require a new username (ID) and password! If you need additional information or clarification please call 682-7509.

Username (ID)

Your username (ID) will be based upon your first name, middle initial, and last name stored within the college's Student Information System. Let's look at an example:

Jane A. Doe would be given an ID of jane.a.doe. This ID would be a combination of her first name (FN), middle initial (MI) and last name (LN) separated by a ".". If Jane did not have a middle initial, her user ID would be jane.doe. If you want to know what your user ID is, click here. Of course, there will be situations in which more than one person will have the same first name, middle initial, and last name, but the number of these should be minimal. When this does occur, a unique number will be placed at the end of the original name. If there was a second Jane A. Doe, the ID for the second Jane might be jane.a.doe02.

Password

The initial password will be set to the last 6 digits of your social security number. You are strongly encouraged to change this password as soon as possible. Documentation regarding this can be found by clicking here. The only way to change your password is through your new email account.

Email System Specifications

Q. Who will receive an account?

A. All active students within the past 18 months

Q. What will be the name of the email account at OCCC?

A. The email server address will change from po.occc.edu to email.occc.edu to be consistent with the new college domain name.  Jane A. Doe's email address would therefore be jane.a.doe@email.occc.edu

Q. How much storage will I have?

A. Students will be provided with 20MB of storage

Wireless network

The College has implemented a college-wide WI-FI network. To use this network, users will be required to signon using their new integrated username and password. The public WI-FI network name is OCCC. This is the network that a user will find if they scan for a WI-FI network on college property. Use of the WI-FI network is governed under the "Student Acceptable use Policy for OCCC Wireless Network". All first time users will be required to accept the terms of this agreement before being granted access to the WI-FI network.

General questions

Q. What is my user ID?

A. Click here to determine your user ID.

Q. What is my password?

A. Click here for an explanation.

Q. Where do I change my password?

A. Documentation regarding this can be found by clicking here. This will change the password for MineOnline, email and the WI-FI network all at the same time.

Q. What do I do if I forget my password?

A. Click here and fill out a short form. Your password will be changed within 24 working hours after submission.

Q. What do I do if I am having a problem?

A. Call 405-682-7509.

Q. What will I need to know to access these services?

A. You will need to know your user ID (sometimes called the username) and password.

Q. How do I request a user ID and password?

A. You don't need to make a request. The college will assign it to you.

Q. Can I ask for a specific user ID?

A. No

Q. How will this new email account be used by the college?

A. This account will be one of the primary means of communication between the college, students, and faculty. Using email is a more efficient and economical mode of communication. Your student records will be updated to show that this will be the default account for communication with you.

Q. I prefer using one of my other email accounts. Can I ask the administration to use it instead?

A. No. The college will only use the college assigned email account. A user can choose to forward all emails to a different account, but we do not encourage this. Instructions may be found here.

Q. What will happen to the college email account that I already have on the other student/adjunct email system?

A. If you created a college email account previously, you can continue to use that account until Wednesday, December 20, 2006. As of January 1, 2007, you will be required to use the new email account for all official college communication; your old account will not be available.

Q. Will my instructors have access to my email address?
A. Yes

Q. Can I continue to access MineOnline using my old user ID?

A. No. Effective October 9, 2006 only the new MineOnline user ID and password will work.