Logging into the Portals

The portals can be accessed by three types of accounts:

• IMS Login Service - An account provided by IMS for users who are not employees of IMS or the NIH.
• NIH Login - An account provided by the NIH for NIH employees.
• IMS Employees - IMS Network account provided for IMS employees.

Note:  A few portals use other types of login service, but they work the same way as described on this page. 

Portal users do not have portal-specific usernames and passwords; a single account with one username and password managed in the respective login service can be used to access multiple portals.

When users are registered to a portal, they receive instructions to create and/or link their login service account to the portal (see User Registration FAQs for more information).

To log in to a portal, users must first select the service provider associated with their accounts.

Logging into a Site

Users are directed to the login screen where the username and password are entered.

IMS Login Screen for Non-Employees

NIH Employee Login Screen

IMS Employee Login Screen

Users' permissions are determined by the groups to which they are assigned within a portal.