Login to Engineering Issued Device

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.

Logging into a Windows 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

   

Logging into a Windows 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

   

First Login on a Mac

You will need to connect to the network for first login. An Ethernet connection is required on campus and preferred if you are off campus.

1. If you are off campus and do not have an Ethernet connection available, you will need to first connect to a non-enterprise wifi network

   1. Most home networks and mobile hotspots will work

2. Start by clicking the Wifi symbol in the top right-hand corner of the screen and connect to your wifi network

   1. If you need help turning on a hotspot from your mobile device, you can find instructions here

3. 

   Once you are connected to the network, log in using your email address

   

4. Put in your password

   

5. JAMF will create a local account using this password. Put in the same password again

   

6. Click the check box and then Done to accept the Terms and Conditions

   

7. Configure the next options to your preference

   

Local Login on a Mac

After first login, you can log in using the local login option. This will skip the second password prompt that happens on first login.

1. Click the Local Login option at the bottom of the screen

   

2. Enter your NetID and password, then click Log In

   

   1. If this is your first log in using the new method, you may be prompted to sign in using your email address and password to tie your local and cloud accounts together. Only sign in here if you are logged into your local account