Setting up your college IT Account.

All staff and students have a Bradford College IT account to enable access to many of the services we provide.

You will need your college IT account for many things in the college including Moodle, Microsoft Teams, College Email and Wi-Fi access.

All users (staff and students) should set up their accounts to enable them to recover access should they forget their passwords. Additionally new students will need to change their default passwords by 8th October 2020 or they will be locked out of their accounts until they have changed their password.

Staff will receive details of their accounts during their staff induction process.

Student IT accounts have their student ID number as their username and start with an initial password constructed from your first initial (in lower case), your date of birth in 6 digits, and your last initial (in lower case).

Examples:

Sue Jones, born 12 May 1990 has a default password of s120590j
Jo bloggs, born 23 April 1995 has a default password of j230495b

To update access manager and change your password (by no later than 8th October), you need to visit https://accessmanager.bradfordcollege.ac.uk), or scan the QR code below:

Scan the QR code or follow the address above and access the “My Access Manager details” option.

My Access Manager Details

Enter your username (student ID or staff login) and current or activation password for students, usual password for staff.

You will be asked to provide answers to a few questions which will be used later to help you recover your access should you forget your password. It is important that whatever you put in here is something you will remember.

Once you have provided answers to the security questions, access the “padlock” icon to change your password (New students must change their passwords before 8th October)

Congratulations! You have now completed the setup of your IT account and can access many services with your new username and password.

Protected: Using the College IT network

About Access Manager

Forgotten passwords is a common factor in I.T whether for work or personal use. Find out how our adoption of Access Manager helps.

I.T Services is pleased to introduce an application which allows staff and students to manage their own password reset requests. The application is called Access Manager and is an online tool designed to work over the World Wide Web.

This means if you need to reset your password you can do so at your convenience without the need to contact I.T support, provided users have made the necessary initial configurations.

You can visit Access Manager by visiting https://accessmanager.bradfordcollege.ac.uk/ at any time.

We recommend that you periodically review your details to ensure they’re still correct and accurate, in case you need to gain access to your College I.T account if you forget your password.

New students with limited or no physical access to College

If you need to change your initial activation password, you can do so using Access Manager without the need to physically come to Bradford College. This may be particularly useful for our distance learners.

Students: Logging into the IT network

This post provides information for College I.T users logging in for the first time.

Returning students

Your College IT login details remain the same as before. If you’ve forgotten your password, please refer to this post on resetting it.

Please ensure your information is correct on Access Manager so you can reset your IT password later if required.

New students

Your 8-digit unique student/learner ID number is printed on your College ID card. It is also your College IT username and forms part of your College e-mail address.

Activating your new student I.T. account with your initial password

When you first enrol at College, you’ll be given an activation password which you will need to change when you first log in.

Once you’ve changed your password, you’ll have access to other learning resources at Bradford College such as Moodle.

Activating your account off-campus

If you don’t have a College IT device, you can change your password by logging in to Access Manager using your activation password.

Activating your account on-campus

If you are physically present at Bradford College you can follow the steps below or watch our video guide to logging on for the first time (Note: this guide assumes you’re using a Windows device such as a PC or laptop.)

Step 1

Press any key on the keyboard for a login prompt.
Then enter your 8-digit student ID number as your username.

Step 2

Enter your activation password. You will then be prompted to choose a new password.

Step 3

Visit Access Manager to review your IT security questions in case you forget your password and need to reset it.

How to get more help

If you need help accessing your IT account, please get in touch. We’re here to help.

If you did not receive your initial activation password at Induction, please use the following guide to work out your password.

Your initial password is 8 characters which are a combination of:

the first letter of your first name
followed by your date of birth (a zero added in front of any numbers below 10)
followed by the first letter of your surname.

Here is an example for a student called Jane Doe:

The first letter is (lowercase) j taken from the first name
Jane’s date of birth is 2nd December 1991, we turn this into = 021291 (putting a zero in front of the 2 and notincluding the 1st two digits from a year)
Jane’s surname is Doe, so the first letter would be = d

In this example, the password that must be entered is j021291d

Changing/resetting your College IT password

Information on how to change or reset your I.T account password for staff and students.

New staff and students

If you’re new to the College and after your very first login, you need to set a new password. Set your answers to security questions to reset your password in case you forget it using Access Manager at accessmanager.bradfordcollege.ac.uk.

Existing staff and students

If you would like to change your password at any point using one of two options.

Use Access Manager to change your password
Using a College Windows PC/laptop, simply log on and press CTRL and ALT and DEL together then select the option to change your password.

You can change your IT password at any time, particularly if it’s about to expire (you’ll be notified before that happens).

Staff passwords & working remotely

If you work off campus a lot or do work from home, setting up your Access Manager account is extremely important and saves disappointment when contacting IT Services for a password change without knowing your PIN number.

Forgotten IT password

You can reset your password using Access Manager providing you’ve previously set it up with your security questions and answers.

If you’ve never set up Access Manager and don’t know your password:

Staff should contact the Staff IT Service Desk (you will need your IT PIN or authorisation from your line manager).
Students should approach the Student IT Service Desk with your student I.D. card. If you’re a student and you’re unable to approach the Student IT Service Desk on campus, please contact your tutor who should verify your request and pass it on to IT Services.

Introducing your College IT account

When you join the College as a member of staff or as a student, the College provides you with an I.T. account. In order to use most College I.T. devices, you’ll need to log in using this account.

In line with College IT Acceptable Use policies, you must use the username and password the College has provided you to access applications and devices, which include desktop PC’s, laptops or tablets. Your username and password are your user credentials and it’s your responsibility to keep these details safe.

On occasion, you’re asked for log-in credentials to access different applications. The application normally advises you which credentials you need to supply (sometimes applications have their own log-in credentials which are not your College IT username and password). For help with credentials on such applications, please speak to the administrative team for that system.

Students: how to log in

See our dedicated post for students on how to log in, especially if you’re new to the college.

Changing your College IT password

We’ve written a post dedicated to help you manage and change your College IT password. Please note this will not cover systems/applications which do not use your I.T credentials.

Staff changing your passwords & working remotely

Accessing Moodle Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)

For Bradford College staff and students, Moodle VLE uses the same username and password as your College IT account. There are no specific login credentials dedicated to Moodle for college staff and students.

For new students, you’ll need to change your first password before you can access Moodle. Visit how to log in for details.

You can also view more information about Moodle VLE on the Bradford College Moodle blog.

Uses for your Bradford College IT account

Take advantage of the following resources using your College IT account:

Log in to PCs, Macs and other devices such as tablets and laptops
Connect to College WiFi networks
Access your e-mail @bradfordcollege.ac.uk
Office 365 for students, which includes 1TB file storage and online apps such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and more (we’re working on this for staff too!).
Online research and resources via Library Services