How to Activate Your UCInetID

Follow the steps below to activate your UCInetID: 1. Go to activate.uci.edu and click on “Faculty, Staff, Contingent Workers and Students”.

2. Fill out your UCI student ID number and Date of Birth under Step 1: a. Find your UCI student ID number through your DCE account. b. Do not include the first two zeros in the student ID number section. i. (Example: ID Number 00123456, only enter 123456). c. Do not answer “Last 4 digits of Social Security”.

3. Create a strong password under Step 2: a. The password must have: 8 characters and one or more numbers (not at the beginning or end of the password). b. Recommendation: Write your password somewhere so that you do not forget it!

4. Choose a security question and answer under Step 3: a. Recommendation: Write your security question and answer somewhere so that you do not forget them.

5. Read the UCI Computer & Network Use Policy and click on “Yes, I Agree. Activate my UCInetID” under Step 4:

6. Your UCInetID is now activated!

b. Recommendation: Write your UCInetID down so that you do not forget it. c. Your UCInetID may look like these: i. Example name: Peter Anteater → Example UCInetID: panteat1 ii. Example name: Benjamin H. Franklin → Example UCInetID: bhfrankl

If you have any issues activating your UCInetID, please contact the Student Life & Activities office at activities@ce.uci.edu or (949) 824-8530.

REMEMBER your UCInetID and Password! Write it down!