Southern New Hampshire University

Changing your Password

Updated on

Disclaimer: Information contained in this article may not be relevant to all employees. Please be aware that images and depictions are provided as a reference and may not represent the exact experience.

The information contained in this article is specific to employees changing their password from home or another remote location. If you are changing your password on-site please refer to this article

All employees must reset their password after logging into their SNHU computer for the first time.

Before continuing please ensure you have completed Setting up MFA

Password Requirements

Your password must be at least 12 characters long and meet these requirements. It must contain at least 3 options that are required. 

Required Not Allowed
Uppercase Letter Names Nicknames
Lowercase Letter Dictionary Words Consecutive Characters
Number Repeating Alphabetic or Numeric Character
Special Character Common Keyboard Sequences
Windows Users

 

  1. Double click the Cisco AnyConnect icon on your desktop to open
  2. The URL remote.snhu.edu should be pre-populated. If not populated, enter the URL into the box before connecting
  3. Click Connect. If there is an update, the app may update at this time.
  4. Once connected, you will see a green check mark on the lock and a countdown below. This a countdown until automatically disconnecting. You may reconnect when disconnected
  5. To change your password, press CTRL, ALT, DELETE (DEL) on your keyboard
  6. Select Change a password
  7. Confirm your username is correct, then type your current password
  8. Type your new password
  9. Confirm your password by typing your new password once more
  10. Click the arrow to submit. If unsuccessful, make sure you are connected to the VPN and check your password meets the above requirements.
  11. If successful, you will see “your password has been successfully changed.”
Mac Users
  1. Locate the JAMF logo on the top bar and click on it
  2. Select "Change password"
  3. Enter your email address
  4. Click "Next"
  5. Select "Work or School Account"
  6. Enter your temporary password
  7. Select "Sign in"
  8. Enter your temporary password again in the Old Password field
  9. Enter your new password and then enter it again to confirm
  10. Select "Submit"
  11. When prompted to sync your password, enter the temporary password
  12. Select "Ok"

You have now successfully changed your password, now you will need to register your laptop with Azure AD.

  1. Search for Software Center in Spotlight Search or locate it in Finder
  2. Open it
  3. Search for "Register with Azure AD" within Software Center
  4. Select "Install" and follow the prompts to complete registration
  5. After navigating through the prompts it is possible for application to hang, if it appears stuck on the last screen for more then 5 minutes you can force quit it.
Previous Article Setting up Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Next Article Getting Started with Windows 11