Activating Your UWSP Account

Activating your UWSP account is a two-step process at UWSP that provides you with access to UWSP systems and services, and helps you prevent lockouts to campus resources.

Step 1: Activate your account as soon as possible to gain access to the UWSP network, important systems, and services.

Step 2: Set up Microsoft Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)within 30-days of account activation to prevent being locked out of UWSP resources.

Multi-factor authentication is enforced for all UWSP employees. Multi-factor authentication will be enforced for all students, retired faculty, volunteers, and other affiliated accounts starting November 2021.(See Campus Announcements this Fall).

Step 1: Activate Your UWSP Account

 Employees - Activate your account

Activate your account as soon as you receive your logon name.

You will receive your logon name from your Department Information Manager (DIM) once they have entered your personnel data.

Click here to learn about using your username (also know as your User Principal Name) to log into UWSP resources and your email address formats. 

Your UWSP account can be activated from any computer with internet access.

Click Here To Activate Your UWSP Account

 

 Students - Activate your account

Activate your account as soon as you are admitted to UWSP. 

You will receive your UWSP username and create an account password during the activation process.

Click here to learn about using your username (also know as your User Principal Name) to log into UWSP resources and your email address formats.

Your UWSP account can be activated from any computer with internet access.

Click Here To Activate Your UWSP Account


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Step 2: Set up Multi-factor authentication


Once you have activated your UWSP account, go to our Microsoft Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) page to set up multi-factor authentication on your devices, and for additional important information. The use of MFA secondary authentication is required whenever accessing secure UWSP resources.

When does MFA need to be set up on my devices?

  • Multi-factor authentication is enforced for all UWSP employees 30-days after account activation. 
  • Multi-factor authentication will be enforced for all students, retired faculty, volunteers, and other affiliated accounts starting November 2021 (See Campus Announcements this Fall).

Need help or have questions about account activation or setting up multi-factor authentication on your devices?

Contact the Service Desk!