NWU Login IDs and Passwords
Don’t get locked out—understand which account to use and how to keep it secure with MFA.
Click here to set up your NWU email address.
🔐Primary Account Username and Password (CAS Systems)
- Used for: Library Services, eFundi, Microsoft 365, Wi-Fi Copilot, Outlook, Teams, OneDrive
Username:
- Use your NWU email address: studentnumber@mynwu.ac.za (Students) or name.surname@nwu.ac.za (Staff).
- New students: Steps to set up your NWU email address. (Email setup becomes available 48 hours after your final offer is accepted. If you have any trouble setting up your NWU email address, phone +27 (0)18 299 2700.)
Password:
- First-year students: identitynumber@Nwu, or the password you set when your password expired.
- Click here to reset your password, or get a new password if you have forgotten yours.
- Your password expires after three months. Please change your password before this time.
- Read more about password management at the NWU.
Your password must follow these rules:
- At least 8 characters
- At least one uppercase/capital letter
- At least one lowercase/small letter
- At least one numerical character/number
- At least one special character eg. !@#$%^, NOT spaces or asterisks (*)
- Cannot reuse your last 5 passwords
Incorrect Login:
- Incorrect login = no access to M365 apps
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Automatically Unblock: This typically occurs within an hour after the risk.
MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication)
Help:
- FAQ's
- Contact IT services if the problem persists.
eFundi
- Username: studentnumber
- Password: identitynumber@Nwu, or the password you set when your password expired.
🔐Student Portal Username and Password
- Used for: Registration, grades, academic records
Username:
- studentnumber@mysis-nwu.ac.za (Registered Students)
- How to log in
- This non-expiring username and password will be sent to your primary account.
Password:
- New students: Use the password you received in the email sent to your primary account.
- Follow this procedure to change your Student Engagement Portal password.
Incorrect Login:
- Incorrect login = you won’t see your academic info
- To solve any issues with this username or password, submit an IT support request to the Student IT Helpdesk. You can also track the status of your requests. (Student Helpdesk guide.)
- You can also go to the Student Walk-in Service for assistance.
MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication)
How to Access Library Services
Library Database Access - Registered NWU Students and Staff
NOTE!
- You must be a registered student/staff member of the North-West University to access library databases.
- Click here for a complete list of our user categories and services.
On-campus access
- Access is given automatically via IP authentication.
- Some e-journals are individual subscriptions that do not work via IP authentication and require a unique password, e.g. LexisNexis. Please contact your faculty librarian if you are not authenticated via CAS.
Off-campus access
- North-West University staff and students log in with their CAS username and password (primary account).
- Steps:
- Click on the database of your choice.
- Click on the NWU Students and Staff dropdown and the link in the dropdown:
- Enter your CAS username and password:
- Click here
- to reset your password
- If you forgot your password
- If you do not have a CAS username and password, call the T&L Technologies Helpdesk at +27 (0)18 285 5930 (Monday - Friday: 08:00 - 16:45), and ask them to help you set up your CAS username and password. You can also log a T&L Helpdesk request.
- Read more about Password Management.
- Some e-journals are individual subscriptions that do not work via IP authentication and require a unique password, e.g. LexisNexis. Please contact your faculty librarian if you are not authenticated via CAS.
Library Database Access - Non-Affiliated Users, e.g. prospective M and PhD students
IMPORTANT!
THIS REGISTRATION IS NOT FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE REGISTERED AT NWU UNIVERSITY AND HAVE A UNIVERSITY NUMBER.
- External users, e.g. prospective M and PhD students not registered with the University, can arrange for access to our databases via our Circulation Services Department at an additional fee.
- Not all external user categories have access to databases, e.g., alumni. Click here for a complete list of our user categories and services.
- You will receive a username and password via email from the library once you have registered at the Library. Please complete this form if you did not receive your username and email upon registration.
- Example of the login screen:
Access to your Library Patron Record on WorldCat Discovery
- From your Patron Record on WorldCat Discovery, you can access the following services:
- checked out items - see your current loans and renew them if possible
- overdue items and charges - details of fines issued by the library
- requested items - items you requested on hold, intercampus requests and Interlibrary Loans.
- restrictions and messages. For full details of restrictions and messages, inquire at your nearest Circulation Services desk.
- borrowing history
- search activity
- saved searches
- saved items and saved lists
- profile information - to view your contact information
- North-West University staff and students log in with their CAS username and password (primary account).
Click here- to reset your password
- if you forgot your password
- or contact the T&L Technologies Helpdesk at (+27 (0)18 285 5930) to create one. They are available on weekdays from 08:00 - 16:45.
- External users use the username and password provided by Circulation Services.
- When using a public computer, please remember to sign out to keep your searches and personal details private when you have finished using your Library Record account.
Access to Library eReserve Material and EndNote - Registered NWU Students and Staff
- North-West University staff and students log in with their CAS username and password (primary account) to access material placed on eReserves and to download EndNote.
- Click here
- to reset your password (Video on how to reset your password.)
- if you forgot your password
- or contact the T&L Technologies Helpdesk at (+27(0)18 285 5930) to create one. They are available on weekdays from 08:00 - 16:45.