The WSU AccessID is a unique identification code. It is your key to accessing computing services and resources at Wayne State — such as WSU Pipeline and the Blackboard Learning System.
No one (other than you) can use your AccessID unless you tell someone your password.
If you don't know your WSU AccessID, you'll find it on your WSU OneCard (the WSU picture ID). The AccessID is the two-letter, four-digit code (e.g., xy6789). You also can find your AccessID by searching for your name in WSU's Online Directory. If you can't find it in either of those places, contact the C&IT Help Desk by phone (313) 577-4778 or using the Contact Us form.
WSU Pipeline, at pipeline.wayne.edu, is the one-stop location for most of your online computing needs at Wayne State. You'll use it to view class schedules, register for classes, check grades, apply for financial aid, get to AccessID e-mail, and much more.
In order to login to Pipeline, you need an active WSU AccessID, a computer with Internet access, and a recent version of a Web browser that supports Internet standards, such as Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Safari (see the C&IT Help Desk list of supported software for browser software).
Blackboard is the Web-based course management system that Wayne State uses for classwork and for communications between students and faculty. All courses in Blackboard are password protected. To use Blackboard, you need your WSU AccessID and password.
You can get to Blackboard from WSU Pipeline or by going directly to blackboard.wayne.edu to log in.
WSU provides its students with an e-mail account with 30MB of storage and the ability to send and receive attachments that are up to 30MB in size. The e-mail address is in the form accessid@wayne.edu (e.g., xy6789@wayne.edu). You can work with your e-mail on the Web from WSU Pipeline or WSU WebMail, or you can download it and use e-mail software.
It's important that you use your WSU E-mail or set it so e-mail sent to it forwards to your preferred e-mail address because your instructors may use your WSU E-mail address if they need to contact you. Another reason to use your WSU E-mail is that you have a listing in the WSU Online Directory that includes your name and e-mail address. Your friends may find you there and send you e-mail.
Also, when setting up your e-mail, don't forget to set your name so messages coming from you have an identity.
Look in the WSU Online Directory, Wayne State's electronic phone book. The directory has two main components:
*Students not wanting to be listed in the WSU Online Directory can
have their listings removed by filling out a Release
of Directory Information 
form.
C&IT provides WSU students with two places to obtain software and support for it:
For information regarding computer purchases, see our hardware page. It has links to recommendations for desktop and laptop computers along with other computer hardware. It also has suggestions on where you can get special student prices.
Don't have your own computer? Use one of the many that are available at WSU. There are computers for use in all of the Wayne State libraries, in computer labs run by many academic departments on campus, and at the Oakland Center or Wayne County Center. For a comprehensive list of computer labs on and off campus, including information on who can use them, see Computer Labs at Wayne State.
Currently, the WSU Wireless network is available in several locations on the WSU main campus, including parts of the Student Center, Scott Hall, and the Welcome Center. See wireless@wayne for details.
The DeRoy Extended Study Center in the Adamany Undergraduate Library provides some walk-in support for people using computers and computing resources in the WSU Libraries.
For any other computer support, contact the C&IT Help Desk by phone at (313) 577-4778 or by e-mail using our contact us form.
