Guest Accounts

Guest Account Creation Process

1. Go to the Factory Website: https://factory.minnesota.edu/ and click on Factory Login to log in with your starid and password.
2. Click on Guest Accounts.
3. Select the campus you are creating the guest account for.
4. Enter the full name of the person you are creating the guest account for.
   1. Example: JohnDoe (Best if no space, prevents confusion for user).
5. Enter a password - (follow the requirements next to the password field).
6. Enter in a Printing Worktag if the user is needing to print.
   1. The supervisor or dept would supply this information after agreeing that they are willing to use there budget for printing for that guest.  It can be done but should be rare.
7. Accounts should be set to expire the next day. If a user is on campus for that day, don't leave the default of 10 days.
8. Description field should be filled out with information about the user and purpose for the guest account.  Can have contact information in case we need to get a hold of the user.
9. Click Add User and you will come to a screen with the user and pass.  You can print this off if you need to provide this to the end user.