How to Setup your Email Account

How to Activate & Sign into your UMD Email

Overview:

All current UMD faculty and staff are granted access to a UMD Google Mail (Gmail) account.

Students are assigned a Terpmail (Gmail) account. Student accounts are created and activated automatically when students register for classes, and their Directory ID is established.

To activate your university Directory ID, go to the University of Maryland Directory and click Activate Account.

please contact the IT Service Desk at 301.405.1500 if you have problems activating your account

University of Maryland Directory Weblink

https://identity.umd.edu/

Staff UMD Email accounts are created when all HR paperwork has been completed.
It may take up to 48 hours for an email account to be provisioned after the initial activation of a Directory ID. Your email account will be yourdirectoryID@umd.edu.
To set your passphrase, click the Set Passphrase option on the University of Maryland Directory webpage and create a passphrase for your account.

Sign in to your UMD Gmail account

Go to Gmail. Click Sign In.
Enter your UMD email address (DirectoryID@umd.edu) when prompted. Click Next.
Select Organizational Google Workspace Account if prompted.
You will be directed to the Central Authentication Service (CAS).
Login and authenticate your identity with multi-factor authentication when prompted. Your Gmail Inbox will open.