UCB & CalNet Access
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UCB & CalNet Access
LBNL and UC Berkeley have in place a system to grant UCB Credentials (Cal 1 ID Cards and Calnet Usernames and Passwords) to LBNL Postdocs and employees who need to utilize UCB resources. UCB classifies LBNL Postdocs and Employees as "Contingent Workers", and your CalNet ID is good for one year and must be renewed annually. UCB DOES NOT send out expiration notices to contingent workers, so it is up to you to remember to renew your account every year.
Note: This project is unrelated to library access. If you had a CalNet ID through the university and transferred to LBNL, you will still have all the services you had previously, including library access. LBNL Postdocs and other employees may apply for status as UCB affiliates by completing the forms online.
Visit the UCB Affiliate Resources main page for a detailed step-by-step process of an Affiliate/Volunteer Appointment.
Please reach out to your faculty supervisor regarding affiliation with UC Berkeley. Complete the UCB Affiliate Form and a ServiceHub Case that needs to be sent to UC Berkeley HR. For postdoc/scientist affiliation, enter job title: CWR0017. For visiting student researcher, enter job title: CWR005.
What if I already have, or had, a Non-Student CalNet Affiliate ID number from UCB?
You just need to check the box "Transfer of Appointment" on the application and include your Non-Student CalNet ID number.
UCB charges us $25 each time they print an ID. This will be recharged to the Project ID you provide at signup. If you lose your card and need a new one, you will be recharged again. The charge is subject to modest escalation by UCB. LBNL recovers only the exact fee charged by UCB to us.
Why do it this way instead of letting the UCB Department enter my information?
If you have your application processed through LBL, you will be eligible for a Cal 1 Card. If your application is processed through a UCB Department as an affiliate, you will not be eligible for a Cal 1 Card. In addition, those processed through LBL can be easily renewed through the LBL helpdesk, and any Calnet Password issues can also be managed by the helpdesk. In the future, LBL entered individuals may be eligible for other specially negotiated services.
In the case of postdocs, you must have a faculty sponsor on campus. This person can be a joint-appointed LBNL/UCB faculty member. The sponsor need not be your day-to-day supervisor, just someone with whom you work. You can use the UCB Directory at berkeley.edu to ensure that the person is a current staff member.
If you are applying as an LBNL employee (non-postdoc), you can name either a UCB staff or faculty member or an LBNL colleague who is already a UCB guest. Everyone must have a sponsor.
Actually, we don't need to know, but UCB does. California provides additional funding for UCB for postdocs working in certain kinds of space. We provide this data back to UCB, and they use it for that purpose (so it's very important that you give us the correct information).
What if I forgot my Calnet Username/Password?
To reset your username/password, either contact the LBL Helpdesk or go in person to the UCB Account Services Desk next to the Cal 1 Card Office.
Is my LBNL LDAP Username/Password the same as my Calnet Username Password?
No, emphatically not!!! In fact, when you signed up, you swore you wouldn't use the same password for both, remember? Keep your two identities separate to minimize the chance of a cyber security problem.
I have my Calnet Username/Password, what can I do with it?
You can use it to login into the UCB wireless network AirBears, and to login to other UCB resources you have been given access to. It is also used for Internet access from U.C Village.