Changing Passwords on a Macintosh Computer
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Outlined below is password information specific to the Macintosh environment. For general information about passwords, please visit the Password FAQs section.
Step 1: Changing Your Network/Email Password
• Open your choice of Safari or Firefox
• Go to http://www.csusm.edu/password/
• Enter your username and current password
• Click “Continue to change your password” to proceed
You should see something like this:
• Wait about 5 minutes before accessing your webmail, webct, etc.
Step 2: Changing System’s Login Password
• Open “System Preferences”
• Click on “Accounts”
• Click on “Change Password”
• Changing the password:
• Enter your previous password with which you used to log into the laptop in the ”Old Password” field.
• Then enter your new password and verify it.
• The “Password Hint” field should contain a hint that will help you to remember what the password is. This will be prompted to you after three attempts.
Step 3: Change Saved Email Passwords
If you are using either Entourage or Apple Mail and have the system save your password, you will need to reset those as well. Below, follow the instructions corresponding to either of the program you are using for your email.
3a: Apple Mail – resetting password:
• Open Apple Mail
• From the top-menu bar, click on “Mail”, and select “Preferences…”
• Select the “Accounts” tab.
• Select your account, and change the password field.
• Close that window, click “Save” to apply the changes, and restart Mail to test the newly inserted password.
3b: Entourage – resetting password:
• Open Microsoft Entourage
• From the top-menu bar, click on “Entourage”, and select “Account Settings”
• Double-click on your account
• Under “Account Settings” tab:
• Change the Password field with your new password.
• Click “OK”
• Quit Entourage, and re-open Entourage.
If you are still having issues obtaining your email, contact the Helpdesk (or call x4790) for further instructions.
Step 4: Change Secure Wireless (CSUSM) Login Password
• Open “System Preferences” from the Apple Logo in the upper left-hand corner.
• Select “Network”
• Highlight “Airport”, you should see something like this:
• Click on the “Advanced…” button
• Click on the “802.1X” tab, your window should look this:
• In the “Password” field, enter your new password.
• Click “OK” once you are done.
• Click “Apply”
• Click “Turn AirPort Off”, then click it again to turn it on.
• If done successfully, you will get the Status “Authenticated”.
If you are still having issues connecting to the wireless, contact the Helpdesk (or call x4790) for further assistance.
