Repeated lockouts of UW-Stout account (faculty and staff)

Faculty and staff who are repeatedly getting locked out of their account due to seven failed attempts, may have a mobile device connected to eduroam with an old password.

The most common cause of repeated lockouts is a saved, old password on a mobile device connecting to the eduroam wireless network.

Users who are experiencing repeated lockouts are encouraged to "forget," or disconnect from, eduroam on all mobile devices (phones, iPads, etc.) and reconnect using their current password.

Forget eduroam
 To forget eduroam on an iOS device  To forget eduroam on an Android device
  1.  Settings (Gear)
  2. Wi-Fi
  3. Tap eduroam
  4. Tap Forget This Network
  5. Click Forget when prompted to forget eduroam
  6. Reconnect if desired
  1.  Open Android Settings app
  2. Tap Wi-Fi
  3. Tap eduroam
  4. Tap Forget
  5. Reconnect if desired


If lockouts continue, please contact the Technology Helpdesk for further investigation.

Locked accounts can be unlocked at password.uwstout.edu.

The lockout policy applies an automatic screen saver lock on all computers that remain idle for longer than 30 minutes. Utilizing presentation settings can prevent the screen saver lock while presenting. [Link for document 78207 is unavailable at this time] . Apple computers automatically recognize many software applications in presentation mode and in most cases respond without user intervention. Please contact the Technology Helpdesk with questions.

Lockout policies are as a result of UW System Administrative Procedure 1030.A, Information Security.

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Keywords:
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Doc ID:
79781
Owned by:
Seth C. in UW Stout
KnowledgeBase
Created:
2018-01-31
Updated:
2023-09-12
Sites:
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