IT Account Activation - Off-campus
These instructions are for students activating their IT account who are: off-campus
If you are on-campus using a university laptop/computer, please see the IT Account Activation - On Campus instructions. If you are using your own device on Campus (BYOD) please see the On-campus with your own device instructions.
Before you start
- You must have successfully completed the online registration process.
- You need access to the internet.
Instructions
| 1 | Open a web browser and go to: https://apps.cumbria.ac.uk/AccountActivation/. |
| 2 | If a Security Alert box appears, just select OK. An Activate your account screen appears and asks you to read and agree to the university's terms and conditions of using the IT network - you can not progress unless you agree. |
| 3 | You will then be asked if you are a student or a member of staff |
| 4 | On the next screen, in the Student Number field, type your student number. Just type the number up to the first slash (/). Don’t include /1 or /2 in the number. In the Date of Birth fields, enter your date of birth in the format shown. Select a memorable question and enter the answer in the box shown. Select Submit. |
| 5 | You will then be asked to enter a passsword of your choice. Please read the text about how your password should be formatted. |
| 6 | The final screen displays your username and your email address, please record these somewhere safe so you don't forget them. They are not sent to you. |
| 7 |
To access all our resources off campus including - File storage area - Printing - Blackboard - Pebblepad, - Library EResources and more Open a web browser and navigate to hub.cumbria.ac.uk - everything you need as a student is located in there, sign in using your email address that you were provided with at account activation (it is in the format of s1234567@uni.cumbria.ac.uk) |