U of I Box, claiming an account at the Cloud Dashboard site
Newly-hired faculty or staff members first need to claim their U of I Box account before they can sign in at box.illinois.edu, or use the Box Drive app on their university computers. Though used less often by staff, Google Apps @ Illinois is also available and can be activated here, but it does not necessarily need to be claimed unless a particular unit or team decides to utilize Google apps in their workflow.
- In a browser, navigate to https://cloud-dashboard.illinois.edu and choose the radial button next to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
- Follow on-screen instructions to sign in with your campus email and password, and complete 2FA/MFA steps.
- The picture below is how the Cloud Dashboard should look after clicking the On button for "U of I Box."
When first navigating to this page, before claiming either the U of I Box account, or Google Apps @ Illinois, their statuses will be Off and red.
- After turning on U of I Box, be patient a few moments while the command is processed. After a few seconds, its status will show as green and "On."
- After the status is on, it is best to utilize Logout option at the top/right of the page, instead of only closing the browser tab.
Please note:
- The main focus of this page is the activation of one's U of I Box account. The only difference in the process for activating the Google Apps @ Illinois is there will be a large end user agreement pop-up window to acknowledge before completing the process.
- Ignore the Office 365 line as it is not configurable by individuals visiting this page.
If you have questions or concerns about these steps, please reach out to the IT Partners @ Gies Help Desk by emailing helpdesk@business.illinois.edu or by calling 217-244-0812.