Please contact the NIU Information Technology Services (ITS) HelpDesk for help and assistance in login and password difficulties, forgotten passwords or Z-ID numbers, and for specific questions concerning access procedures.
Sign In using your AccountID/Z-ID & Password. Your AccountID/Z-ID was assigned to you when you were admitted to NIU. An example looks like z954321.
Your Password
Your initial password is your date of birth in YYYYMMDD format. For example, 19820509 would be the initial password for a birth date of May 9, 1982. This is a temporary password. You need to change this password to a permanent password at www.password.niu.edu.