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.
These steps will only need to be completed once upon the first initial login to the device.
Setting up the device
Press on the power button to turn on the laptop
Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete on the keyboard to unlock the screen
Click on the OK icon to accept the Texas A&M Engineering policy screen
Click on the Internet icon at the bottom right hand corner
If you are on campus, select TAMU_Wifi and click Connect
Log in with your NetID and password to connect to the Wi-Fi
If you are not on campus, select your applicable Wi-Fi network and click Connect
If you are on campus, you may proceed to Log on to the device. You do not require connection to VPN.
Connect to VPN
After connecting to a Wi-Fi network, click on the Network sign-in icon at the bottom right hand corner
On the following pop up window, click Connect
VPN Ready to connect.
connect.tamu.edu
Enter your TAMU credentials in the following pop up box and click OK
Group tunnel_all_traffic
Username
netid
Password
password
Accept the DUO push notification on your mobile device to authenticate and successfully connect to Cisco VPN
Log on to the device
Sign in to Other user with your NetID and password to successfully log in to your device using your TAMU account