SYSTEM LOGIN

Student Login Instructions
Enter your OWL ID which begins with 918. Next, enter your temporary PIN, which is your birth date. Enter your date of birth using numbers in MMDDYY order, with no hyphens.

Your date of birth is a temporary PIN for your first login only. The Web Information System will prompt you to change your temporary PIN from your birth date to a new PIN during your first login. Be sure to choose a new PIN that is easy for you to remember, but hard for others to guess. Next time you log in, use your new PIN. You may change your PIN at any time using the Change PIN menu item in the Personal Information menu.

Immediately following your first time login, you will be prompted to answer three new Security Questions. Choose a question and answer no one else could easily guess. If you forget your PIN, you can click the button labeled "Forgot PIN?" and then answer a security question as an emergency login. You will be prompted to change your PIN and you will use the new PIN the next time you log in.

Choosing a PIN

• Do not use your birth date again.
• Use at least six characters, that contains at least one numeric value.
• You may use alphabetic (A-Z), numeric (0-9), and/or special characters.
• Figure out a way to always remember your PIN. For your security, OIT will not tell anyone your PIN.
• The PIN doesn’t change each term like the Advisor PIN. It only changes when you decide to change it.

Choosing a Security Question and Answer

• You will be prompted to answer three of the five security questions that are now already in the system. Choose a Security Question that requires a short answer unique to you. In the future, you must be able to enter the answer exactly in order to use the emergency login function successfully.
• Choose your Security Question so the Answer is easy for you to remember (i.e. a one-word answer) but others could not guess it.
• The Security Answer is limited to thirty characters but a much shorter answer is highly recommended.
• The Registrar's staff does not have access to your Security Question or Answer. If you can't recall your PIN or your Security Answer, you must follow the instructions in the Login problems section below.
• The Security Question and Answer don't change until you decide to change them. Go to the Personal Information Menu and select Change Security Question to change the Security Question and Answer.

Login problems
As a security measure, OIT will not release a PIN. If you experience problems logging in, bring a picture ID to the OIT Registrar's Office in Klamath Falls, or to the Metro or Capital Center in Portland. If you are unable to appear in person, you may submit a written, faxed or telephone request. The written or faxed request should include your Student ID, your date of birth, your signature, and a copy of a legible photo ID. You may fax your request to (541) 885-1274 in Klamath Falls, or (503) 786-5040 in Portland. To request a PIN reset by phone, call the Klamath Falls Registrar's Office at (541) 885-1305 or the Portland Office at (503) 821-1250. OIT staff will reset your PIN to your date of birth in MMDDYY order.

Repeated login attempts
The Web Information System will disable your PIN after any combination of five failed attempts to login using an incorrect PIN and/or an incorrect answer to the Security Question. This is to protect each user's security and privacy. If your PIN is disabled, you can request that it be re-enabled by email to registra@oit.edu or call (541) 885-1305.