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Changing Your Password on Campus

Your default password is Capecod01. Because this information is somewhat public it is important to change your password to keep other people from accessing your email and files. If you are logging on to the system for the first time, you will be prompted to change your password as soon as you log in and will not be able to proceed until you make that change.

You may change your system password at any time. It is a good idea to change your password periodically and you should always change your password if you suspect somebody else may have gained access to your account.

Press <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Delete> to bring up the Windows Security Screen and select Change Password, which is the button on the bottom left hand side of the box to bring up the Change Password dialog box. Note, if this is your first time logging onto windows, you will not have to perform this step, as the Change Password dialog box will appear automatically.

The dialog box will display your username in the User name field and "CCCC" in the Log on to field. In the Old password field, delete anything that may appear in the box (there will likely be a series of asterisks) and type your old password. When typing, you will not see the actual characters you type, but will see asterisks for each keystroke.

In the New Password box, type your new password. When typing, you will not see the actual characters you typed, but will see asterisks for each keystroke. Comply with the following rules when creating your password:

All passwords must be at least 8 characters in length.
Passwords must not have been used in 4 previous passwords.
Passwords cannot be changed more than once in a single day.
Passwords must not contain the individual's name or account name.
Passwords must contain at least (3) of the following (4) character groups:

English uppercase characters (A through Z)
English lowercase characters (a through z)
Numerals (0 through 9)
Non-alphabetic characters (such as !, $, #, %)

In the Confirm New Password box, re-type your password exactly as you typed it in the previous box. When typing, you will not see the actual characters you typed, but will see asterisks for each keystroke. If the passwords you typed in the New Password and Confirm New Password fields do not match exactly, you will be prompted to start the process over again.

Click OK. If you were successful, you will receive notification that your password has been changed.

If you forget your system password, go to the Help Desk in Open Lab, Room 116, Lyndon P. Lorusso Applied Technology Center.or call 4004. Although they are not able to look up forgotten passwords, they do have the ability to reset passwords. They will reset your password to capecod and you will be forced to change your password to something new during your next logon.

Changing Your Password Off Campus.

If you are forced to change your password off campus do the following:

If you are having further problems, please call the help desk at 508-362-2131 x4004

Go to http://mail.capecod.edu
When pop-up box comes up, type in your LoginID in the user name line and then your password in the password line. If this is the first time you have logged in use Capecod01
The Internet Service Manager screen then appears.
On the LoginID, type in your LoginID (e.g. jsmith)
On the Old password line, type in your old password. If this is the first time you have logged in use Capecod1
On the New password line, type in the new password using the following rules:
- All passwords must be at least 8 characters in length.
- Passwords must not have been used in 4 previous passwords.
- Passwords cannot be changed more than once in a single day.
- Passwords must not contain the individuals name or account name.
- Passwords must contain at least (3) of the following (4) character groups:
  1. English uppercase characters (A through Z)
  2. English lowercase characters (a through z)
  3. Numerals (0 through 9)
  4. Non-alphabetic characters (such as !, $, #, %)
On the Confirm new password line, retype the new password
Click OK
Password successfully changed will appear and a link back to log on screen.