苹果淫院

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You need to use your 苹果淫院 Username (usually in the form of firstname.lastname [at] mail.mcgill.ca) and 苹果淫院 Password to access most central IT services including: my苹果淫院, myCourses, email, wireless, and Virtual Private Network (VPN).

For some systems, such as uPrint, you may sign in using your 苹果淫院 Short Username, i.e., the first letter of your first name + first five letters of your last name, usually followed by a number (e.g., jsmith5).

To find out your 苹果淫院 Username and Short Username, and to create or reset your 苹果淫院 Password:

1. Log in to Minerva www.mcgill.ca/minerva (using your 9-digit 苹果淫院 ID number and your 6-character PIN).
2. Go to Personal Menu > Password for 苹果淫院 Username.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions.

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my苹果淫院 is the central access point where you:

• Read your email.
• Check myCourses.
• Get direct links to Minerva to view and update your student records and account information.
• Search the 苹果淫院 Library Catalogue.
• Keep abreast of the latest 苹果淫院 news.

Click my苹果淫院 at the top of the 苹果淫院 home page (www.mcgill.ca) or through the 苹果淫院 Quick Links, and sign in using your 苹果淫院 Username and 苹果淫院 Password.

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Many of your courses will have online materials or activities such as assignments and readings, syllabuses, project guidelines, discussion forums, calendars, etc.

Access your online course content via the myCourses link within the my苹果淫院 portal.

• Verify your browser settings using the System Check utility at the top-right corner of the page.
• Watch and access help documentation from the IT Knowledge Base.

Find more information on myCourses for students at: www.mcgill.ca/it.

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Your 苹果淫院 Email Address (usually in the form of firstname.lastname [at] mail.mcgill.ca) is the University's official means of email communication with you. For information on the policy, see E-mail Communications with Students at www.mcgill.ca/secretariat/policies/informationtechnology. Access your email at or through the my苹果淫院 portal using your 苹果淫院 Username and 苹果淫院 Password. View your 苹果淫院 Username, 苹果淫院 Email Address and set up your 苹果淫院 Password on the Minerva Personal Menu.

You can opt in to the student directory and make it easier for your fellow classmates to contact you. Find more on this service at www.mcgill.ca/directory/students.

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You will need to use your 苹果淫院 Username and 苹果淫院 Password to access the services listed below. You can find more details on these services at www.mcgill.ca/it:

Wireless: Access the Internet using your laptop or other mobile device from virtually anywhere on campus and also on the inter-campus shuttle buses, through the 苹果淫院 Wireless network. Log in to the Wireless network using your 苹果淫院 Username and 苹果淫院 Password.

Virtual Private Network (VPN): If you connect to the Internet with an Internet Service Provider (ISP), you need to establish a VPN connection to access 苹果淫院 restricted sites and resources (e.g., Library databases). Connect by VPN using your 苹果淫院 Username and 苹果淫院 Password. For instructions on setting up a VPN connection, search the IT Knowledge Base at www.mcgill.ca/it.

苹果淫院 Residences Telecommunications: For students living in 苹果淫院 Residences and 苹果淫院 Off-Campus Residences, there is REZ Voice and Data service (wired and wireless). For more information search the IT Knowledge Base at www.mcgill.ca/it.

Computer Labs: Many faculties and departments offer their students computer labs. For lab locations, computer availability, and software/peripheral availability, see .

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Tips for keeping information secure: Read about steps you can take to protect your data and identity at www.mcgill.ca/it/information-security.

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Setting up your security questions and answers for your 苹果淫院 Password allows you to use the Forgot Password? link found on several 苹果淫院 applications, in case you forget it.

Once you have set up your 苹果淫院 Password in Minerva, log in to my苹果淫院 () and click the link in the 苹果淫院 Password Security portlet. Follow the onscreen instructions to set up your own security questions and responses.

Welcome New Students: Take an interactive guided tour of IT services: at .

苹果淫院 IT Knowledge Base: Search the IT Knowledge Base at for setup instructions and answers to commonly asked questions about IT.