Applying for ECCS usage rights

If you wish to use ECCS, you must obtain the “ECCS usage rights” in advance.

Once you have obtained the right, you can use ECCS with your UTokyo Account’s common ID (10-digit) and password.

The services that require the ECCS usage rights

You need to obtain the ECCS usage rights to use the following services.

• ECCS terminals (Mac environment, Windows environment)
• ECCS WebDAV environment
• ECCS Remote Access environment
• ECCS Printing
• ECCS Portal

Please note that although ECCS Cloud Email is named “ECCS”, you do not need to obtain ECCS usage rights. Several services are provided by the Campus-wide Computing Research Division of the Information Technology Center, such as UTOL, which are the same as ECCS. Still, you do not need to obtain ECCS usage rights to use these either.

Obtaining the ECCS usage rights

Anyone with a UTokyo Account, including students and academic and administrative staff, can apply for the ECCS usage rights.

Please follow the procedure below to apply.

1. Please open the ECCS Application Menu from the link below. ECCS Application Menu
2. Unless you have already signed in to your UTokyo Account, the UTokyo Account sign-in screen will appear, so please sign in.
3. Click “Request Create” in the left menu.
4. Please apply for the ECCS usage rights as follows, depending on whether you are a student or an academic and administrative staff.
   • If you are a student
     1. Click on the “ECCS application(for students)” link.
     2. Confirm the details of your application and click the “Submit” button.
     3. As your application details will be displayed again, confirm them and click the “Submit” button again.
   • If you are an academic and administrative staff
     1. Click on “ECCS Application Form”.
     2. Enter the necessary details and click on the “Submit” button.
     3. As your application details will be displayed, confirm them and click the “Submit” button.
5. You will be granted the ECCS usage rights immediately after completing the application.

However, the following services will take some time to become available.

• Windows environment on ECCS terminals: Available 15 minutes after obtaining the ECCS usage rights.
• WebDAV environment: Available the morning after the ECCS usage rights are acquired.

Checking if you have the ECCS usage rights

You can check whether you have ECCS usage rights using the following procedure from the ECCS User Menu.

1. Please open the ECCS User Menu from the link below. ECCS User Menu
2. Unless you have already signed in to your UTokyo Account, the UTokyo Account sign-in screen will appear, so please sign in.
3. Click “ECCS Account Information” in the left menu.
4. Whether or not you have ECCS usage rights, and if you have ECCS usage rights, the date of acquisition is displayed.

Revocation of ECCS usage rights

ECCS usage rights will be revoked in the following cases.

• If you leave the University of Tokyo
  • Since ECCS usage rights are linked to your UTokyo Account, if your UTokyo Account is revoked due to leaving the university, your ECCS usage rights will also be automatically revoked.
• If you apply for the deletion of your ECCS usage rights

If your ECCS usage rights is revoked, you will no longer be able to use the ECCS services for which you need the usage right. In particular, you will no longer be able to access files saved in the WebDAV environment, so please take the necessary measures, such as backing up your data, before your ECCS usage rights is revoked.

In addition, according to the Terms of Service of Educational Campus-wide Computing System, the University of Tokyo, the ECCS usage period is set to the end of the fiscal year in which you start using it. Still, if your UTokyo Account is valid, your ECCS usage rights will be automatically renewed.

Deleting your ECCS usage rights

If you no longer need your ECCS usage rights, you can delete them using the following procedure. Deleting your usage right will prevent you from logging in to ECCS terminals, etc., and will also delete any saved data. You can reapply for a usage right after deleting it. However, any data that has been deleted cannot be restored.

1. Please log into the ECCS Application Menu. ECCS Application Menu
2. Unless you have already signed in to your UTokyo Account, the UTokyo Account sign-in screen will appear, so please sign in.
3. Click “Request Create” in the left menu.
4. Select “Application for the Deletion of ECCS Account”.
5. Set the ECCS expiration date and click the “Submit” button.
6. As your application details will be displayed, confirm them and click the “Submit” button.