Gateway - Activating your NetID Account

Overview

Your NetID is your username needed to access many university resources such as Texas A&M Gmail, the Howdy Portal, and Open Access Lab computers. Your NetID will also be part of your Texas A&M Gmail email address, which will have the format your_NetID@tamu.edu and your_NetID@email.tamu.edu.

“Activating” your NetID is the same as creating your NetID. This means that prior to activating your NetID, you do not have a NetID.
   

Activating/Creating your NetID

The following information is needed to set up your NetID account:

• Your Universal Identification Number (UIN) – a 9-digit identifier (xxx00xxxx) sent to applicants in an email from the Admissions Office. If you cannot locate your UIN, please contact the Admissions Office by calling (979) 845-1060 or emailing them at admissions@tamu.edu.

• Your Date of Birth – This will be the official date of birth entered on your application to Texas A&M. If this does not match your actual date of birth, please contact the Admissions Office immediately to update your records. Your date of birth must be entered into the respective fields following the format (MM/DD/YYYY). For example, if your date of birth is November 23rd, 1973, then you will input your birthday as "11/23/1973".

To activate your NetID:

1. Open a web browser and go to the Aggie Account Gateway: http://gateway.tamu.edu. 
         
   NOTE: If you are logged in to an Open Access Lab computer using the “Account Help” account, you may use the Guest Browser located in the Start menu.

2. Click Claim Your NetID and not the "Log In" button. 
        
   
      
3. Enter your Universal Identification Number (UIN) and your DOB. Click LOGIN. If you receive error “The account is already activated," then your NetID has already been activated. If you do not remember or do not know your NetID, please contact Help Desk Central at (979) 845-8300 with your UIN to recover your login credentials.
      
4. On the next screen, carefully read the information about the requirements for your NetID username and password, then enter what you want your NetID and your password to be. Click Submit when finished. 
   
   NOTE: Your NetID can not be longer than 20 characters in length. 
   
   
       

NOTE: After creating your NetID, you should be able to access the Applicant Information System, which allows you to track your application status, after approximately 15 minutes. Access to the Howdy Portal will be unavailable for the first 24 hours.

If you experience any problems logging in after creating your NetID, contact Help Desk Central at (979) 845-8300.