Initially your password has a specific format for both on- and off-campus students. On-campus students are required to change their password after logging on to a Fisher computer for the first time, or via the web. Off-campus/online students will have to change their password via the web. Your network password will expire every 365 days.
On-Campus:
1. Log onto a campus computer
a. Network Account User Name (used for email, Brightspace, logging in to Fisher computers)
Your Three initials, a zero, and the last 4 digits of your SJF ID # (often referred to as the @number)
- If you have no middle name, your user name will start with your first and last initials
b. Old Password - (first time log on)
- If you have registered a preferred name with Fisher, use the first letter of your PREFERRED NAME instead of your FIRST NAME
The first letter of your FIRST NAME (lower case) +
The character "!" +
The first letter of your LAST NAME (lower case) +
The character "$" +
The first 2 digits of the last 4 numbers of your SJF ID # +
The character " # " +
The last 2 digits of the last 4 numbers of your SJF ID #
The character " * " +
The 2 digits of your birth month
c. Within the Log on Message dialog box, required to change your password at first log on, click on OK.
d. Network Account Password Requirements; when prompted to change your password follow the criteria below:
- Password is at least 12 characters long.
- Password contains characters from at least three of the following categories:
- English uppercase characters (A - Z)
- English lowercase characters (a - z)
- Numeric digits (0 - 9)
- Non-alphanumeric (for example: !, $, #, or %)
- Password does not contain three or more consecutive characters from the user's account name
From the Web:
Go to the Network Account Password Change page to change your initial SJF password and enter the following information.
a. Network Account User Name (email, Brightspace, logging in to Fisher computers)
Your Three initials (or two initials, if you have no middle name), a zero, and the last 4 digits of your SJF ID # (often referred to as the @number)
b. Old Password - (first time log on)
- If you have registered a preferred name with Fisher, use the first letter of your PREFERRED NAME instead of your FIRST NAME
The first letter of your FIRST NAME (lower case) +
The character "!" +
The first letter of your LAST NAME (lower case) +
The character "$" +
The first 2 digits of the last 4 numbers of your SJF ID # +
The character " # " +
The last 2 digits of the last 4 numbers of your SJF ID #
The character " * " +
The 2 digits of your birth month
c. New Password - criteria below
- Password is at least 12 characters long.
- Password contains characters from at least three of the following categories:
- English uppercase characters (A - Z)
- English lowercase characters (a - z)
- Numeric digits (0 - 9)
- Non-alphanumeric (for example: !, $, #, or %)
- Password does not contain three or more consecutive characters from the user's account name
All passwords can be reset online. - visit the Reset Password help topic for information.