| Note: This article applies to workstations in teaching spaces running Deakin Desktop for Windows. To log into a staff Deakin Desktop for Windows computer, see: Logging into a Deakin Desktop for Windows teaching space computer. |
Logging in to Deakin Desktop for Windows
With Deakin Desktop for Windows, you no longer use your short Deakin username (e.g. jdoe) to log into managed Windows computers. Instead, your Windows account name is based on your primary email address.
If your primary email address is an @deakin.edu.au address, you use the first part of your email address, without the @deakin.edu.au suffix. There are a few different examples of how your primary email address may be constructed:
- First name . Last name i.e. Jane.Doe
- First letter of First name . Last Name i.e. J.Doe
- First name . First letter of Last name i.e. Jane.D
If your primary email address is an @deakinco.com address, you must enter your full email address, including the @deakinco.com suffix.
- Enter your email-based account name.
- @deakin.edu.au : just the part before "@deakin.edu.au." e.g. jane.doe
- @deakinco.com : enter your full email. e.g. jane.doe@deakinco.com
- Enter your password.
- After entering your account name and password, you are prompted to complete Duo multi-factor authentication (MFA).
This prompt has a very short timeout. If you do not respond to the prompt quickly, the computer will return to the logon screen with no error message.