COMPUTING AND TECHNOLOGY SERVICES

Account information for new students

• Student computer accounts
• Step 1: Look up your username and Banner ID
• Step 2: Activate your accounts by changing your passwords
• Accessing your accounts for the first time
• Change or reset your network password
• Access your ANGEL account
• Access your Banner account
• Reset your Banner PIN
• Access campus computers
• Access your Degree Navigator account
• Access your Student Gmail account
• Reset your Student Gmail password 

Student computer accounts

As a Buffalo State student, you will access a number of accounts to perform various functions and get important information. Most of these accounts are accessible from the Buffalo State homepage. Here is a brief description of these accounts:

Step 1: Look up your username and Banner ID

To access your accounts, the first step is to find your Buffalo State username and Banner ID. You can look up your username and/or Banner ID online by following the steps below:

1. Go to http://www.buffalostate.edu/, click MYBUFFSTATE and select Students.
2. Under Technology on the left side click Username/Banner ID Lookup.
3. Click the link that corresponds to what you are looking for.

Step 2: Activate your accounts by changing your passwords

With the exception of Degree Navigator, you are required to create a new password before you can login. The chart below summarizes the username/ID and default password/PIN associated with each account:

Please Note Campus network, ANGEL and Linux accounts are connected! In other words, when you change your network password, this changes your password for campus computers, ANGEL and Linux. Changing your network password will not change your Banner PIN, your Degree Navigator password or your Student Gmail password.

Accessing your accounts for the first time

The instructions below assume that you are accessing your accounts for the first time. If you have already accessed your accounts and changed your default password/PIN, but are having trouble logging in, please contact the Computing Help Desk at 878-HELP (4357) for assistance.

Change or reset your network password

• To change a known network password visit this page: https://chngpwd.buffalostate.edu/
• To reset a forgotten network password visit this page: http://buffalostate.edu/cts/networkreset.xml

Access your ANGEL account

You must follow the steps above ("Change or reset your network password")  BEFORE accessing your ANGEL account. Follow these steps:

1. Go to www.buffalostate.edu, click MYBUFFSTATE and select Students.
2. In the Toolbox on the left side click ANGEL.
3. In the Username box, enter your Buffalo State username.
4. In the Password box, enter your network password, and click Log On.

Important Note for New Students: You will NOT have access to ANGEL until you are officially registered for courses in Banner. Once you register, or are block registered, your ANGEL account will be ready to use within one business day.

Access your Banner account

The first time you login to Banner you will be prompted to change your PIN. Follow these steps:

1. Go to www.buffalostate.edu, click MYBUFFSTATE and select Students.
2. In the Toolbox on the left side click Banner.
3. Click Self-Service Banner in the center of the page. 
4. When the new window opens click Log in to Banner.
5. In the User ID box, enter your Banner ID. 
6. In the PIN box, enter your date of birth in MMDDYY format, and click Login.
7. When prompted to change your Banner PIN, enter your date of birth again in the Re-enter Old PIN box.
8. Type your new PIN in both the New PIN and Re-enter new PIN boxes, click Login.  
9. Enter a Security Question and Answer when prompted. The question should be something that only you know the answer to, and the answer should be short.

Please Note Your new Banner PIN must be exactly six letters/numbers long, and is case sensitive.

Reset your Banner PIN

If you forget your Banner PIN, you can create a new PIN by following these steps:

1. Go to www.buffalostate.edu, click MYBUFFSTATE and select Students.
2. In the Toolbox on the left side click Banner.
3. Click Self-Service Banner in the center of the page. 
4. When the new window opens click Log in to Banner.
5. In the User ID box, enter your Banner ID.
6. Leave the PIN box blank and click Forget PIN?. 
7. Enter the answer to your Security Question in the Answer box, and click Submit Answer.
8. When prompted to reset your Banner PIN, enter your new PIN in both the New PIN and Re-enter new PIN boxes, and click Reset PIN.

Please Note Your new Banner PIN must be exactly six letters/numbers long, and is case sensitive.

Access campus computers

You must follow the steps above ("Reset your network password") BEFORE logging into a campus computer. Your network password is used to access the campus network and ANGEL, and other resources like the wireless and residence hall (ResNet) networks.

Access your Degree Navigator account

1. Go to www.buffalostate.edu, click MYBUFFSTATE and select Students.
2. In the Toolbox on the left side click Degree Navigator.
3. Click Logon, and enter your Buffalo State username in lowercase in the User Name box.
4. In the Password box, enter the first six digits of your Social Security number, and click Login.

Please Note Your Degree Navigator password CANNOT be changed. You will always use the first six numbers of your Social Security number to login. E-mail audit@buffalostate.edu or see your Academic Advisor if you have questions about the information found in Degree Navigator.

Access your Student Gmail account

Visit this page to learn how to activate your Student Gmail password: http://buffalostate.edu/cts/gmailactivate.xml

Reset your Student Gmail password

Visit this page to learn how to reset your Student Gmail password: http://buffalostate.edu/cts/gmailreset.xml