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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.''

**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.''

*1.'''Go to ''' https://techhelp.mcla.edu/banner.*2. '''Enter ''' your MCLA USer 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...

*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! Read some tips Refer to create a strong the [MCLA Account Password Complexity Requirements|MCLA Account passwordcomplexity requirements here].

'''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.