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New Employee PC Laptop First Login

This guide is for new VPF employees who have registered for a Kerberos username and password and who were shipped a PC laptop. In order to log into your PC laptop for the first time, you must establish a Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection with MIT using the Palo Alto GlobalProtect VPN client. You only need to follow these steps the first time your login.

  1. Power on your PC laptop

  2. Wait for the Windows 10 Sign-in screen to appear

  3. Locate the two left most icons on the botton right of your laptop screen

  4. Click on the Internet icon and select your home wireless network

  5. Check Connect automatically and click Connect

  6. Enter the network security key and click Next

  7. Click on the Network sign-in icon

  8. Enter your GlobalProtect portal address if prompted: gpvpn.mit.edu

  9. Wait while Global Protect is connecting

  10. Enter your Kerberos credentials

  11. Complete your DUO two-factor authentication

  12. Wait until GlobalProtect says "Connected" and then click Back

  13. You will now be returned to the Windows 10 Sign-in screen

  14. You may now log in using your Kerberos username and password First login will take several minutes to complete depending on the speed of your network

  15. Once the login process is completed restart your computer and login again without choosing a wireless network or establishing a VPN connection.

You will need follow these instructions to establish a VPN connection in the future.