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Email Account Setup
Activating your MetNet e-mail account
- Go to https://www.metnet.edu/initiate
- Read the MetNet e-mail policy.
- Only if you click "I Agree", will you be allowed to continue to initialize your account. You will then be forwarded to the e-mail Account Set-Up page.
- If you click on "I disagree, your account will not be initialized.
- Enter the following information to activate your account:
- your tech id number (found in your admission letter or on your tech ID card)
- your college "Dakota County Technical College"
- a password (which must be six to eight characters in length and contain a mixture of letters and numbers)
- Then click Submit
- You will be given a username example: jone0012
your e-mail address will be: username@metnet.edu. Please record this. - Next click Continue to Destination. Next please fill out the security question then submit.
- You may need to log in after 15 minutes if the MetNet server is busy, otherwise your e-mail Box should be the next page that comes up.
Logging into your MetNet e-mail account
- Log into http://www.MetNet.edu
- Under e-mail Services click on e-mail Login and enter your Username and Password
- To read a message, click on the subject line of the message. You can read, delete, forward, reply to or just leave the message as is.
- For more information on how to use WebMail Pro e-mail go to http://www.metnet.edu/email/usersguide.html
Forwarding your MetNet e-mail to another e-mail address
Your MetNet e-mail Account will be the e-mail on your record with DCTC. We will use this address to send important information to you as a student. If you have another email address you can set your MetNet address up to forward to that account.
- After logging into your MetNet e-mail account click on "Set Account Options" on the left-hand column.
- Click on the Forward e-mail link
- Scroll to the bottom of the Internet Options page and click the option to Set e-mail Forwarding to add another email
- Enter the your alternative email address to have your MetNet e-mail sent
- Click Submit
If you have questions please feel free to email online@dctc.edu or call the Instructional Technology Center at 651-423-8657.