The department at one time had its own computer accounts for network resources, but it is not almost completely obsolete. Almost all systems now use your campus NetID for authentication. The only system which continues to use the old departmental account is the Chemistry VPN portal, and we are working with the Network Services team at DoIT to transition it to NetID, as well. If you need to access the Chemistry VPN portal, visit https://password.chem.wisc.edu/ to set your password. If you are setting the password for the first time, or have forgotten the old one, you can use the Email tab, and enter your Chemistry username (for convenience, usually the same as your NetID) to get an email with a reset link.