Coupon for Employees
This text shows you how to redeem your coupon code as an employee of the RWTH.
Employees are staff (e.g. lecturers, federal service volunteers, student assistants, etc.) who have an employment contract with the department of Human Resources 8.0. As a result, employees will receive their ConnectMe coupon from the department by email.
Beware: Coupons can be redeemed the following day at the earliest. They also cannot be redeemed more than six weeks before the start of the employment contract. |
After redeeming your Coupon, it can take up to 2 days until all your accounts are set up and your personal data has been synchronised with the databank of the Human Resources Department.
Only after completion you will gain the status "employee" and the use of its associated services.
- Redeeming the Coupon-Code for Employees
- Option 1: Login with your user name
- Option 2: Register a new account
- Your Accounts
People that have an employment contract with the University Hospital UKA receive their coupons by applying for the RWTH-services in the IT-Service-Portal of the UKA. |
Redeeming the Coupon Code for Employees
As employee of the RWTH Aachen University you can register yourself in the Identity Management. If you have already registered previously, you should instead link your status "employee" with your existing account.
This manual describes the procedures. A coupon code is required for both the registration and linkage of your data. It can be found in the letter you received from the Human Resources Department. If you do not have the coupon code, please contact the Human Resources Department.
Please redeem the coupon using the following page: http://www.rwth-aachen.de/connectMe/
There are two options here: Login with your username (if you already have an account) (option 1) or register (option 2).
Advice: If you are not certain whether you already have a username (format: ab123456) or not, please contact the IT-ServiceDesk or use the IdM PasswordReset. You will already have a username if you were previously a student or employee at RWTH Aachen University or used the Single Sign-On to access courses (e.g. language courses, preparatory courses). |
Option 1: Login with your user name
Please enter your username and your password.
Confirm User Name
Please confirm your username shown in bold (in this example nn123456).
Process completed & your credentials
You have registered successfully in the Identity Management. The status employee will soon be connected to your account.
Option 2: Register a new account
As user of the services of RWTH Aachen University you are obliged to obey the rules of the network code of conduct. Please agree to the network code of conduct and enter an e-mail address. This e-mail address will be used as your contact e-mail address from now on. You can change your contact e-mail address in the Selfservice at any time.
Enter Verification Code
A verification code will be sent to your new registered contact e-mail address.
Example of an e-mail with a verification code:
Dear Mr. Newton, you receive this e-mail because you specified this address while using "ConnectMe - Employees" of RWTH Aachen University. Your verification code is: 54AB9C Please enter this verification code in "ConnectMe - Employees". Kind regards Your IT Center, RWTH Aachen University |
Process completed & your credentials
You have registered successfully in the Identity Management. The status employee will soon connected to your data. Your access data consist of your username and password.
Note down your username and password carefully as these will not be shown again! In the event that you forget your login data, you can use the password reset tool.
Please treat your access data confidentially and do not pass them to a third party. The procedure was completed.
"Your Accounts" lists all accounts that will be setup for you. After completion you will be informed via mail at your contact-mail-address and are able to set passwords for thiose accounts. This can take up to 2 days.
E-mail example:
Hello, the following accounts are available for the username nn123456: - RWTH Single Sign-On - WLAN/VPN Please set passwords for these accounts using the Selfservice: https://www.rwth-aachen.de/selfservice You received your Selfservice (Login using RWTH Single Sign On) credentials during your first ConnectMe registration. If you need assistance, do not hesitate to contact the IT-ServiceDesk. Kind regards Your IT Center, RWTH Aachen University |
Close the process by clicking "finish".
Please treat your access data confidentially and do not pass them to the third party. The procedure has been completed.
