Prism accounts are available for all students enrolled in Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science major courses. Students who are registered to service courses that use the lab facilities are also eligible to obtain Prism accounts.

In order to obtain a Prism account, you will use the Activ8 web application. You must have a Passport York account prior to obtaining a Prism account. Your Passport York account username will be your Prism username.

There are several ways to obtain a Prism account:

• On the Internet: Point your web browser to http://www.eecs.yorku.ca/activ8
• In person, in LAS1006 or LAS1004: Enter 'activ8' as the login name, hit enter for password.
• In person, in LAS1002: Enter 'activ8' both as the login name and password.

If you forget or wish to change your password, use the Activ8 system. Before logging in, you must show the lab monitor an identification including photo ID. You will then be able to visit http://www.eecs.yorku.ca/activ8 to reset your account password as explained above.