IAS Computing: Sponsored Accounts

All active IAS scholars and staff have the ability to sponsor network access for their family or associates who might need access to authenticated campus IT services.  

Creating A Sponsored Account

1. Log in to UpdateMe
2. Locate the Sponsored Accounts tile, and click Register Accounts
3. On the Sponsored Accounts page, click Add an Account
4. On the Add a Sponsored Account page, please provide the following information for the person you are sponsoring:
   1. A valid email address
   2. Last Name
   3. First Name
   4. Their relationship to you
5. Click the Add button
6. To complete the account setup, an email is sent to the "sponsoree" at the address provided in Step 4

You can repeat this process to create additional sponsored accounts.  

What Sponsored Accounts Provide

Sponsored Accounts provide access to the following services:

• Eduroam wireless network
• Authenticated sections of the IAS.edu website
• IAS Library resources
• OpenVPN
• Appointment scheduling via Appointments Plus (*)
• Zoom
• Ability to register additional devices on the IAS member housing network (e.g. game consoles, audio speakers, etc.)

When logging in, please make sure to use **username**@ias.edu as your login username.

Please note that sponsored accounts do not come with email.

All sponsored account access will expire when the sponsor's access expires.

(*) If you wish to receive confirmation emails from Appointments Plus, enter an email address under Account Settings while logged in to Appointments Plus.

Does the sponsored person want to receive IAS-related email announcements?

If the person you are sponsoring wishes to receive communications sent to the IAS community, please email Joshua Horowitz at campus-life@ias.edu to request their addition to the IAS Partners mailing list. Be sure to include the person's name and email address in your request.