NetID Management

These self-help tools allow for management of your NetID, as well as other NetID services.

Students, faculty, staff members, retirees, faculty emeriti, and certain guests each use a NetID. Your valid NetID and password allows access to TU’s computing services.

TU faculty and staff use Duo multi-factor authentication (MFA). By spring 2025, everyone with a TU NetID will be required to authenticate using Duo when accessing TU systems. Students and retirees can opt in now using the "Enroll/manage Duo devices" option below. Learn more at towson.edu/duoproject.

manage your netID 

Activate NetID

Activate a new NetID (first time users only).

Retrieve NetID Username

Retrieve a forgotten NetID username. 

Need Help? Contact the OTS Technology Support Desk

Other Faculty/Staff NetID Tools 

Self-Help Resources

Access these how-to articles and other technology self-help resources in the TechHelp Knowledge Base. Some articles require a TU login to view.

Activate and Manage a NetID

Walk through how to activate a new NetID and see steps to set up security questions and recovery info (first time). Learn how to change display name or update security questions.

Reset a NetID Password

Learn how to reset a forgotten or expired password with a one-time passcode or how to reset a forgotten or expired password with existing security questions. See how to change a password before it expires. 

Manage Duo

See how to enroll Duo devices, generate Duo bypass codes or request Duo hardware tokens.

Request an additional NetID (Faculty/Staff)

See how to request a Server Admin or Student Test NetID or request/manage a Guest NetID. 

Tools for Campus IT Staff

For Server Admin NetID holders and campus IT staff: