About Your User ID & User Profile

AQS User ID 2 AQS Architecture Different systems… different user accounts AQS Application “Forms & Reports” EPA Firewall AQS User AQS Database EPA CDX EPA CDX Dashboard Exchange Network Node 1 st Q 2012 Will incorporate AQS Autoloader project

AQS User ID 3 AQS, CDX, Exchange Network AQS database oasext.epa.gov/aqs File transfers to AQS must be handled externally Via CDX CDX account is requested for all new AQS users Call CDX Help Desk to complete registration Via CDX Dashboard (EN-compliant), starting Q AQS users will be seamlessly routed through CDX Dashboard AQS and CDX user IDs will change AQS will be first name initial + last name (“JSMITH”) CDX will be address Via the Exchange Network using XML by end of 2013

AQS User ID 4 Why move from CDX to Exchange Network? ECOS (Environmental Council of States) resolution Goals of Exchange Network: Standardize file transfer formats to EPA Use XML “Autoloading” of files into AQS is a side result AQS Load only AQS Load & Stat CR only AQS Load, Stat CR, & Post

AQS User ID 5 Logging on to AQS Username = 3-character ID obtained with registration Password = your selected password Database= “AQSPROD” For this training class, see your notebook for the login information: Username: “TXX” Password: Database: “AQSQA”

AQS User ID 6 Logging on to AQS – security pop-ups Pop-up warning: Latest Java versions also display this warning: Choose “No” or the menu bars in AQS will be blocked

AQS User ID 7 Account management Change password every 90 days (For AQS & CDX) You receive an automated reminder You can change your passwords in AQS at any time After 180 days of inactivity, your user account is locked You receive an automated reminder If your account is locked, you must call the EPA Helpdesk to have it unlocked After 365 days of inactivity, your user account is removed You receive an automated reminder You must go through the user registration process

AQS User ID 8 Password Rules Must be between characters Must contain at least 1 uppercase, 1 lowercase and 1 number Must not BEGIN or END with a number Must be changed every 90 days At least three characters or character positions of the new password must differ from the old “ Novemb3r” could be changed to “Decemb3r” “Fido1smydog” could be changed to “mydog1sFido” NOT Allowed: Special characters (eg, Your first or last name Any common word found in a dictionary Your 3-digit AQS username (in forward or reverse order) The letters “AQS” The word “password” Password or account problems? Call the EPA Call Center at

AQS User ID 9 Where to Change Your AQS Password Step 1: Select “Admin”  “Security” from the Main Menu Step 2: Fill in the “New Password” & “Confirm Password Fields Step 3: Click “OK”

AQS User ID 10 Synchronize Your CDX Password Step 1: Enter “Old” CDX Password Step 2: Click “Synchronize CDX”

AQS User ID 11 About Your User Profile Cannot change Agency Code User ID User Type AQS Contact Status Indicator Tribal user setting Determines how you see AQS Site IDs Keep address current! Tribal User “ON” TT Tribal User “OFF”

AQS User ID 12 Put it into practice: Exercise 1.2