After receiving your Texas A&M Engineering issued device, please use the following steps in order to log in to the device with your TAMU account for the first time.

Setting up the device on campus

1. Press on the power button to turn on the laptop

2. Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete on the keyboard to unlock the screen

   

3. Click on the OK icon to accept the Texas A&M Engineering policy screen

   

4. Click on the Internet icon at the bottom right hand corner

   

   1. Select TAMU_Wifi and click Connect

      1. Log in with your NetID and password to connect to the Wi-Fi

         

5. Sign in to Other user with your NetID and password to successfully log in to your device using your TAMU account

Setting up the device off campus

1. Press on the power button to turn on the laptop

2. Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete on the keyboard to unlock the screen

   

3. Click on the OK icon to accept the Texas A&M Engineering policy screen

   

4. Click on the Internet icon at the bottom right hand corner

   

   1. Select your applicable Wi-Fi network and click Connect

      

5. After connecting to a Wi-Fi network, click on the Network sign-in icon at the bottom right hand corner

   

6. On the following pop up window, click Connect

   1. VPN Ready to connect. connect.tamu.edu

7. Enter your TAMU credentials in the following pop up box and click OK

   1. Group tunnel_all_traffic

   2. Username netid

   3. Password password

      

8. Accept the DUO push notification on your mobile device to authenticate and successfully connect to Cisco VPN

9. Sign in to Other user with your NetID and password to successfully log in to your device using your TAMU account