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Using WebBoard UIS
VI. Changing your WebBoard Password
You should change your password the first time you log in to WebBoard. This is especially important because all the students in a course are assigned a temporary group password. Changing your password will prevent anyone from masquerading as you online, posting rude or obscene messages, or committing other offending acts in your name. Remember to keep your password private--it's best to keep it in your head÷don't write it down in your notebook or share it with your friends.
Pick a password that has at least five characters and try to include numbers as well as letters. This makes it more difficult to guess. Try not to use obvious personal information like your birthday or license plate number, the name of your hometown or pet. Also, don't use any word found in the dictionary.
To change your password, follow these steps:
- Open your Profile by clicking on the More button.
- Click on the My Profile link.
- Scroll down the profile page to the Password field.
- Type your new password; press the <TAB> key to advance to the second password field, then type the new password again.
- Click on the Save button at the bottom of the profile page.
- Next, click on the Refresh button in the menubar. WebBoard then report "Authorization failed. Retry?"--this is because your password has changed.
- Click the Ok or Continue button, then reenter your login name and your new password.
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Written content provided by Jolee West and the Sloan Center for Asynchronous Learning Environments .
