Overview
It is important to note that when a NetID is changed, it changes the @tamu.edu email address as well as the login credentials for various websites and may affect user profiles for certain services. After changing your NetID, some websites may be unavailable for 24 hours to allow for the NetID change to take effect.
If you are interested in simply changing your email address, you may simply set up an email alias. When emails are sent to an alias, they are forwarded to the existing mailbox. In this way, you continue to log in to all services using your existing NetID and experience the same benefits of changing your "email address". An email alias can be set up by following steps 1-4 below.
If you experience trouble that may be a result of changing your NetID, please contact Help Desk Central at 979.845.8300 and be sure to let the technician know that you recently changed your NetID.
Instructions
1. Log into gateway.tamu.edu/email-settings
2. Select Change or Add Email
3. Select Add a New Email Address
4. Type in desired NetID and select Add
5. You should should see a green confirmation notifying you of the successful change
6. Go to services.tamu.edu/netid-change and log in your old NetID
7. Select the desired NetID from the drop-down menu under New NetID
8. Where it prompts for you to change your password, you can use the same one you have currently as long as it has not expired.
9. Select Save
If you have any further questions, email helpdesk@tamu.edu or call us at (979) 845-8300.