How do faculty and staff setup an email alias?

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Remember, you can only have one email alias so choose wisely.

Browse to ninernet.charlotte.edu
Click Manage Account and login
Click Add an email alias? in the Account Information section
Type the email alias that you want into the Email Alias field and click Submit
Please keep the following in mind when selecting an email alias...
- An email alias must be longer than 8 characters or contain a dot (.) AND be in all lowercase
- Your new alias will become the address that your emails will come from and others can send to
- Once an alias is set, it cannot be changed
- You will be presented with some common email alias suggestions like:
  - firstname.lastname@uncc.edu
  - lastname.firstname@uncc.edu
  - firstinitial.lastname@uncc.edu
- If there are no suggestions, you can try including your middle initial
- Your new alias may take up to 24 hours to process
You will be prompted to confirm the email alias you entered is correct and what you want
Click Submit to Confirm your email alias
The email alias you created will now display in the Account Information section on the NinerNET website for password and account management