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Sponsored Accounts

Sponsored Accounts are accounts issued to guests in order to have access to the Oberlin College network. All Oberlin College account holders - faculty, staff, and students - have the ability to create sponsored accounts.

A Sponsored Account essentially has Internet access only (it is not designed to be an email account for a visitor) and the holder using a personal computer attached to the College's network will need to reauthenticate to the network daily by launching a web browser and following the stated instructions. It will be the responsibility of the Oberlin College account holder who creates the sponsored account to vouch for the identity of the person who is to use the account and to ensure that individual's compliance with the Oberlin College Policy for the Acceptable Use of Information Technology Resources.

Creating a Sponsored Account

Oberlin College account holders - faculty, staff, and students - must authenticate via a secure web page using their own ObieID (email) account information. They will then have the ability to see their existing sponsored accounts, as well as to create and delete accounts.

The web page for creating accounts is available to ON-CAMPUS users and off-campus VPN users, and will time-out after 15 minutes of inactivity. A person can create up to six (6) Sponsored Accounts, each of which will remain active for up to five (5) days. The guest Sponsored Account will be generated automatically and will be available for use as soon as it has been created by the sponsor.

Here are step-by-step instructions on setting up a sponsored account.

Increased Capabilities

There may be cases for which the sponsored person needs the account to last longer than 5 days (e.g., a visiting faculty member), or the Oberlin sponsor needs to create more than 6 accounts at one time. To increase the number of sponsored accounts one can create, or the maximum number of days for any specific sponsored account, Oberlin College personnel should send an email request, stating the requirement for the increase, to cit@oberlin.edu.

Sponsored Account Passwords

The Oberlin College sponsor who creates the account will determine the password and it cannot be changed. If a password has been forgotten or needs to be changed, the account will need to be deleted and reissued. A password must have at least 6 characters, must use only letters and numbers, and must have at least one uppercase letter and at least one lowercase letter.

Account Expiration

After expiration, Sponsored Accounts will be automatically deleted at set times. The account will appear usable until deletion.

Here are some frequently asked questions regarding sponsored accounts.