Unity is a campus-wide computing system that is used by NC State University students for a number of services, including email and calendaring, access to web-based services, access to computing resources such as computing labs, and authentication to a number of university applications and services. Engineering Online courses require Eos or Unity accounts/IDs in order to access the secured Online Course Materials. These accounts are created automatically within seven business days once students are registered in a course. The cost of the account to access online software and course materials is already included in your tuition payment.

What is my Unity ID and password?

Your Unity ID
Your Unity ID is automatically generated and is based upon your first and middle intitial and the first six letters of your last name (all lowercase). A typical login generally consists of a student’s first and middle initial and the first six letters of the last name. For individuals who have a common last name (Smith, Jones, Johnson, etc.), the computer may have given a number to add to the end of the ID. For example, John F. Smith may have the ID jfsmith5 if there are already 4 John F. Smiths in the system. If you cannot successfully log into the system, please contact the NC State Help Desk at help@ncsu.edu or 919-515-HELP[4357]. Your UnityID will remain the same throughout the time you are affiliated with NC State and should not be shared with others.

Previously enrolled students will continue to use their old network ID. You can also send an email to help@ncsu.edu if you continue to have problems accessing the network.

Your Password
NCSU has implemented a new account system which will rely on the Campus ID Number to identify Unity account holders. Beginning October 13, 2004 all new accounts created in the Unity system will have an initial password that consists of the last four digits of the Campus ID number plus the month and day (mmdd) of the account holder' birthday. Additionally, this new password will serve as the default system password to be used whenever an account password needs to be reset by a system administrator.

For example, if a new student's Campus ID is 000001234 and his or her birthday is July 28, the initial and default Unity password will be 12340728. The new password will also be assigned to existing Unity accounts that have never been used.

For your account security, your password must remain private. After you have successfully logged into the campus network, it is imperative that you change your password at http://www.ncsu.edu/password . You should change it the first time you log on to your account and at least once a semester. If you need assistance with your password, you must contact the NC State Help Desk at help@ncsu.edu or 919-515-HELP[4357].

NCSU has recommended minimum specifications for computers that are generally used for courses. Those specifications can be found here: http://oit.ncsu.edu/computer-specs/#recommend

Engineering Online recommends that your computer meets or exceeds the following minimum specifications below. A computer with greater capability (processor speed, RAM, internet bandwidth, disk capacity) will be more likely to properly display the video content of Engineering Online courses.

Windows:

• Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2003, or Windows Vista
• Intel-compatible 1 GHz processor
• 512 MB RAM
• 60 GB hard drive with 1 GB free space available
• Video display at 1024 x 768 or greater
• Sound output and speakers
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later, Firefox 2.0 or later, or Google Chrome 1.0
• Windows Media Player 9.0 or later
• Real One Player Basic (required for certain courses)
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Broadband Internet connection (256 Kbps or more)

Mac OS X:

• Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later
• G4 processor
• 512 MB RAM
• 60 GB hard drive with 1 GB free space available
• Video display at 1024 x 768 or greater
• Sound output and speakers
• Safari 2.0.4 (or later) or Firefox 2.0 (or later)
• Silverlight  (viewers may be prompted to install this when first viewing a presentation)
• Real One Player Basic (required for certain courses)
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Broadband Internet connection (256 Kbps or more)
• NOTE:  The Flip4Mac plug-in causes problems when viewing Mediasite presentations and should be disabled.

Linux:

• Playback of Mediasite presentations on Linux is accomplished via the Moonlight Project, an open source implementation of Microsoft Silverlight. For more installation on the installation and configuration of Moonlight, please visit http://www.go-mono.com/moonlight/. The compatible operating systems and browsers are listed on this page.
• Microsoft Media Pack for Moonlight
• Adobe Reader for Unix
• Broadband Internet connection (256 Kbps or more)

Students enrolled in the Engineering Online program should download the following free software. Click on the link(s) below to download.

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PowerPoint Viewer 97 (2003 Release) 2.72 MB