Students Accounts 

Student computer accounts have the following name conventions. For example:

All students use ONE account username and ONE password for all EdUHK network services. Their accounts are created using information provided by the Registry and no application is needed. Network and email accounts for students are created automatically right after they got their EdU Card.

For UNIX account, one can apply through here, which is available at Staff > Office Automation > Computer Accounts.

Account Passwords

Your initial account password to both the EdUHK network account and the Google account is the first 6 digits of your EdUHK student number plus the last 4 digits of the HKID number (including the check digit) or the last 4 digits of the Chinese Mainland ID (中國內地身分証號碼) for Chinese Mainland students/ passport number for overseas students.

* ID No. refers to HKID or Chinese Mainland ID or Passport No.

** Students who have both an HKID and a Chinese Mainland ID, the system will use the HKID number to set the initial password.

For security reasons, users are recommended to change their initial passwords when they get their accounts and thereafter change them regularly. It is the University’s policy that users change their account passwords every year. To change your passwords, please go to The Portal. For more details, please refer to the Password Policy.

Note: All EdUHK computer accounts will be terminated when one ceases to be a student at EdUHK, and all associated data will be deleted. Please visit Computer Accounts (For Student) and FAQ: How can I change the network account password? for details.

Disk Quota 

Different network services allow users to save files or emails on our servers. Information saved on the servers can be accessed through network-connected PC. To ensure a fair use of our resources, there are storage quotas for different network services as shown in the following table for each kind of computer accounts.

Disk space on the network are precious computer resources. Users must check and remove any obsolete files or emails regularly. If there are legitimate reasons for increasing the disk quota, please complete the Additional Disk Quota Application Form.

* The student email service, i.e. Google Workspace for Education, is provided by Google.

Print Quota 

Each student is given a complimentary print quota of HK$120 at the beginning of the academic year. The complimentary print quota is not designed to meet all printing needs but to save the hassles and time that students queue to buy print quota together in Sep. Students can use the stored value for black & white (b/w) and color laser printing through the network printers in the computer rooms. The cost for each page is specified in the table below:

If needed, students can buy additional non-refundable quota using the Octopus Payment Machines (OPM) on campus or through the Online Payment Portal (OPP). No refund will be given for unused balance.

If you want to check your print quota balance, please click here (access via SSL VPN while off campus)!

Security

Expiry of Accounts

Warning: All computer accounts will normally be terminated when you ceased to be a member of the University. All data files, including email messages (except students' email messages), will be deleted. It is the users' responsibilities to backup their own data prior to the termination of their accounts.