IT Account Activation - On-campus
These instructions are for students who are using a University of Cumbria computer/laptop to activate their IT Account. For all other locations and devices, use the IT Account Activation - Off Campus instructions.
Before you start
- You must have successfully completed the online registration process.
Instructions
| 1 | When you start a university computer or laptop, a box appears asking for a username and password. Enter newstudent as the username and Welcome1 as the password. Select OK and a web browser will open. |
| 2 | The browser should start automatically, if not open a web browser and type https://apps.cumbria.ac.uk/AccountActivation/. |
| 3 | 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. |
| 4 | You will then be asked if you are a student or a member of staff |
| 5 | 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. |
| 6 | You will then be asked to enter a passsword of your choice. Please read the text about how your password should be formatted. |
| 7 | 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. |
| 8 |
You can log on to a university device using your student number as your user name and password you set up at account activation. If you are using your own device going forward, you you will need to use your university email address which you were provided with at account activation. (it is in the format of s1234567@uni.cumbria.ac.uk)
To access all our resources including
open a web browser and navigate to hub.cumbria.ac.uk - everything you need as a student is located in there |