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Activating your MyMCLA Account (MyMCLA Portal, Email, Canvas, BlazerNet, Lab Access)
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===New Account Setup===
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Welcome to MCLA! This guide will help you set up your MCLA account, so you can log in to all of MCLA's systems, including your classes, WiFi, and more. (Check out this [https://youtu.be/0L9I3J0Tajo TechTip video] that walks you through this process.)
  
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'''To setup your MyMCLA account''', you are required to '''claim your account by activating it''' using a link located in Self-Service Banner. Follow these steps to activate:
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===What You Will Need:===
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*'''Your MCLA User ID'''. This is your unique ID, which looks like '''A00001234'''. New students receive this in their acceptance materials; new staff or faculty receive it from Human Resources. ''If you don't know your MCLA User ID, contact the Registrar at 413-662-5216 or registrar@mcla.edu.''
  
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*1. Go to http://techhelp.mcla.edu/banner
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*'''A laptop / desktop with a web browser.''' (We '''don't recommend''' using a mobile device for the setup process.) ''If you encounter an error at any step, we can help! Just contact the Tech Help Desk at 413-662-5276 or helpdesk@mcla.edu.''
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*2. Login using your Self Service Banner account ([[Logging into Self-Service Banner for the first time|Banner Login Instructions]])
 
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*3. Click the ''''Claim Your MyMCLA Account'''' link located on the main menu of Banner.
 
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*4. Follow the account claim procedure and obtain the one-time password that is automatically generated.
 
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*5. Confirm activation is complete by logging into https://sso.mcla.edu with your one time password. A prompt will appear that will ask you to set a new password. The new password you choose should have a combination of numbers as well as letters.
 
  
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=== Step 1: Create Your Banner PIN. ===
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*1. '''Go to''' https://techhelp.mcla.edu/banner.
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*2. '''Enter''' your MCLA User ID, plus your temporary PIN.''The PIN is your birthday as a 6-digit number (MMDDYY): for example, if your birthday is June 15, 2007, your temporary PIN is 061507.''
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*3. Immediately '''create''' a new (permanent) PIN, to replace the temporary PIN.''FYI, this new PIN is not your password: you'll create that later.''
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*4. '''Click''' the "Change PIN" button, which will bring you to the next step...
  
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If you have already setup your MyMCLA account, but have '''forgotten your MyMCLA password''' then follow these steps:
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=== Step 2: Create Your Password. ===
  
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*1. Go to http://techhelp.mcla.edu/banner
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*1. On the Main Menu page, '''select''' the 1st item, "Set Up Your MCLA account".
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*2. Login using your Self Service Banner account ([[Logging into Self-Service Banner for the first time|Banner Login Instructions]])
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*2. On the Welcome screen, click the blue button "Continue to set up the account for (your MCLA User ID)".
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*3. Click the ''''Reset Your MyMCLA Account Password'''' link located on the main menu of Banner.
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*3. '''Click through''' the process, which gives you important information about using MCLA systems.
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*4. Set a new password which should be a combination of numbers as well as letters.
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*4. At the end of the process, '''copy''' the temporary (one-time use) password.
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*5. Confirm the password has been reset by logging into http://sso.mcla.edu with your reset MyMCLA password.
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*5. '''Go to''' https://portal.mcla.edu/.''This is the main login page for all your MCLA access!''
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*6. '''Enter''' your MCLA User ID, and '''paste''' the temporary password you just copied.
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*7. Immediately '''create''' a new (permanent) password, to replace the temporary password. ''Strong passwords are important for security! Refer to the [[MCLA Account Password Complexity Requirements|MCLA Account password complexity requirements here]].''
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=== Step 3: Log In to MCLA Portal. ===
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'''Log in at''' https://portal.mcla.edu/ with your MCLA User ID and new password. When you see your personalized MCLA Portal page (as in the screenshot below), you've finished! You'll log in to your Portal for all your MCLA online access.
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[[image:Portal-josephine-student.png]]
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==Related Account Management Links==
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*[[Reset a Lost MCLA Account Password]] - Instructions on what to do if you have setup your account but have forgotten your password.
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*[https://sts.mcla.edu/adfs/portal/updatepassword Change Your Password] - You can use this tool to change your current MCLA password. '''NOTE: When entering your username, append @mcla.edu at the end of it. (Example:A10001000@mcla.edu)'''
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*[https://account.activedirectory.windowsazure.com/passwordreset/Register.aspx Change Your Self-Service Password Reset Information] - Use this tool to change information that has been recorded to help reset your MCLA password.
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*[[How do I reset my Banner PIN?|Resetting your Self-Service Banner PIN]]

Latest revision as of 17:56, 13 July 2021

New Account Setup

Welcome to MCLA! This guide will help you set up your MCLA account, so you can log in to all of MCLA's systems, including your classes, WiFi, and more. (Check out this TechTip video that walks you through this process.)

What You Will Need:

  • Your MCLA User ID. This is your unique ID, which looks like A00001234. New students receive this in their acceptance materials; new staff or faculty receive it from Human Resources. If you don't know your MCLA User ID, contact the Registrar at 413-662-5216 or registrar@mcla.edu.
  • A laptop / desktop with a web browser. (We don't recommend using a mobile device for the setup process.) If you encounter an error at any step, we can help! Just contact the Tech Help Desk at 413-662-5276 or helpdesk@mcla.edu.

Step 1: Create Your Banner PIN.

  • 1. Go to https://techhelp.mcla.edu/banner.
  • 2. Enter your MCLA User ID, plus your temporary PIN.The PIN is your birthday as a 6-digit number (MMDDYY): for example, if your birthday is June 15, 2007, your temporary PIN is 061507.
  • 3. Immediately create a new (permanent) PIN, to replace the temporary PIN.FYI, this new PIN is not your password: you'll create that later.
  • 4. Click the "Change PIN" button, which will bring you to the next step...

Step 2: Create Your Password.

  • 1. On the Main Menu page, select the 1st item, "Set Up Your MCLA account".
  • 2. On the Welcome screen, click the blue button "Continue to set up the account for (your MCLA User ID)".
  • 3. Click through the process, which gives you important information about using MCLA systems.
  • 4. At the end of the process, copy the temporary (one-time use) password.
  • 5. Go to https://portal.mcla.edu/.This is the main login page for all your MCLA access!
  • 6. Enter your MCLA User ID, and paste the temporary password you just copied.
  • 7. Immediately create a new (permanent) password, to replace the temporary password. Strong passwords are important for security! Refer to the MCLA Account password complexity requirements here.

Step 3: Log In to MCLA Portal.

Log in at https://portal.mcla.edu/ with your MCLA User ID and new password. When you see your personalized MCLA Portal page (as in the screenshot below), you've finished! You'll log in to your Portal for all your MCLA online access.

Portal-josephine-student.png

Related Account Management Links

  • Change Your Password - You can use this tool to change your current MCLA password. NOTE: When entering your username, append @mcla.edu at the end of it. (Example:A10001000@mcla.edu)
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