What should I do on my university Mac when logging in for the first time?

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Follow the below instructions if you are logging into a university Mac computer for the first time - either when receiving a new computer or after it has been reimaged.

Setup Password

You should have received a temporary password from the IT professional helping you with your new or reimaged Mac computer. Make sure to have that password before proceeding. Additionally, you must be connected to the University network (hard wired, eduroam or VPN) for the Apple Enterprise Connect application to work.

  1. Turn your Mac computer on
  2. At the first login screen, enter your NinerNET username (if the username field is blank) and the temporary password provided to you by the IT professional helping you.  Hit the Return key
  3. Click Accept on the University Computing Guidelines screen
  4. The NinerNet password sync tool will launch.  Enter your NinerNET username and password and click the Sign In button
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  5. Clicking Sign In will then present you with a dialog box to sync your Mac computer with your NinerNet password. Enter the password provided to you by the IT professional helping you and click Sync Password:

     
  6. A Password in sync box will open - click OK
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