Activate Sign-On System

Onboarding

After Validating your personal email, you’ll get a message with your SMC Account Information on your personal email.  If you can’t find the message, search for the keywords “Setup your SMC Account” and look for an email from Admissions.

Once you locate the email, take a note of your SMC email and your temporary password, then click on the Setup Your SMC Account button

First Time Sign-on

You’ll get prompted for a sign in account.  Type your full SMC email address and click next.
Note: verify the college branding on the site along with the Microsoft Domain

Then type your SMC account temporary password:

If no phone number was registered, you’ll get a prompt to provide additional information and register an Authentication Method:

Go to Step 3 below

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If you previously registered your phone number with your college application, you will be prompted to send a message to your phone via Text or Call:

When Selecting Text you will be sent a code to you phone as a text message.  If selecting Call, you will get a voice call at the registered phone number. 

Go to Step 4 below

Authenticator App setup

Next you’ll get prompted for an Authentication option:

MICROSOFT AUTHENTICATOR APP SETUP

1. Microsoft Authenticator is the default and most secure option. Follow the prompts to set it up.   You’ll need to first install the Microsoft Authenticator app on your smart phone:
2. On your phone, install the “Microsoft Authenticator” app:
   
   
3. Once installed, switch back to Authentication webpage prompt and click next:
   
   
4. On your phone select the Scan QR button:
   

   and  Scan the QR code on the webpage

5. You may get asked to type the code on webpage on the App on your phone.  Follow the prompts
   

6. You’ll get a message once the Microsoft Authenticator has been added.
   

Phone Authentication setup

PHONE AUTHENTICATION SETUP

1. If you wish to setup Authentication via phone, click on Set up a different way to sign in
   
2. Select Phone
   
3. Type your phone number and select either the Text a code or the Call option, the Next
   
4. If you select Text a code, a temporary code will be messaged to your phone:
   
5. If you select Call, you’ll receive a phone call
   
6. You’ll get a final message once phone authentication has been added.
   

You’ll get prompted to update your password.   Type the temporary password you were sent on Step 1, and choose a new password:

On the Stay signed in prompt, select Yes if this your personal device, select No if it’s a public device.

Once signed in read and accept the SMC Student Terms of Use

Once Signed in you can manage your account Authentication methods and change your password

Your account can now be used to log in to Corsair Connect
www.smc.edu/isis

or check your SMC Student Email
https://mail.google.com/a/student.smc.edu

Don't receive OTP - Device changed, No access to email or phone
Contact StudentITHelp@smc.edu or Call the Helpdesk at 310-434-3111.