Changing your Avila College Password

 

Your Avila College password is synchronised so that you are able to log in to all relevant devices and applications using the one username and password.

This process is for changing your password on your Macbook (this will be the case for most Staff and Students)

If you are a Windows user please scroll to the bottom of this page

 

Macbook Users

Step 1

Click on the triangle in the top right of your screen (it may have a different number before the letter “d” or there may be no number at all).

 

 

If it prompts you to log in, please enter your Avila College Username and Password.

For Staff

For Students

Step 2

Once signed in, click on the icon to get the following drop down menu; then select Change Password

 

Step 3

 

 

 

 

Click in the Current Password field and enter your current password

Press the Tab key (or click into the New Password field) and enter a new password

Press the Tab key (or click into the Verify field) and enter the new password again

Click on Change Password

 

Step 4

After a minute you should see the following pop-up. Click on OK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This will update the following with your new password:

  • Macbook
  • Wifi
  • Email
  • SIMON

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Windows Users

Step 1

Press Ctl-Alt-Del

You will see the following screen:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click on “Change a password”

Step 2

Ensure your login name (first initial and surname) follows the “AVILA-ADMIN\” text

Enter your current password in the Old password field

Press the Tab key and enter your new password in the New password field

Press the Tab key and confirm your new password in the Confirm password field

Click on the right arrow

Step 3

This will update the following with your new password:

  • Computer login
  • Wifi
  • Email
  • SIMON
  • Synergetic