As a new employee, you may be provided with a work laptop. Depending on your work situation, you may either receive this laptop in-person at work, or you may receive it in the mail to your home.

Once you receive your laptop, follow the steps below to make sure it is set up properly for your work.

Step 1: Power up your computer

1. Plug in the power supply to the left-hand slide of the computer.
2. Press the Power button located on the top-right of your keyboard.
   

Step 2: Connect to WiFi

Visit this article for help with connecting to WiFi before signing in to your laptop.

Step 3: Connect to the company network (VPN)

Visit this article for help with connecting to VPN before signing in to your laptop.

Step 4: Sign in to your computer

1. Click on Other user in the bottom-left of the computer.
   
2. Enter your username (everything in your work email before the @ symbol) and your password. Visit this article if you need help resetting your password.
   
3. Press Enter.

Step 5: Set up your email

We use Microsoft Outlook for email. All employees will have the Outlook app already installed on their work laptop when you receive it. To set up your email, you will need to open the app on your laptop and sign in to your work account.

You can visit the following articles for more help with Outlook:

• Why we exclusively use Outlook for email
• What Outlook is and how to use it
• How to access your email through Outlook

You can also visit the Email & Calendar section in this Help Desk Portal for further information on Outlook and your email.

Step 6: Sign in to OneDrive

We use Microsoft OneDrive as the one place to store all your files and folders and easily share them with others when you need to. OneDrive will already be on your computer when you receive it. Once your have signed in to your laptop and set up your email, you will want to sign in to OneDrive and enable backup.

Important: You must enable OneDrive backup as this will keep your computer files safe! If your computer breaks and needs replacement, IT will be able to retrieve all or most your files, but only if you have OneDrive backup enabled.

Follow the steps below to do so.

1. Click on the ^ icon on the bottom-right of your computer to view more options.
   
2. Click on the OneDrive cloud icon.
   
3. You will get a notification that OneDrive isn't connected and a prompt to sign in. Click Sign in to continue.
   
4. You will be prompted to set up OneDrive. Enter your full work email address and press Sign In.
   
5. You will be notified as to where your OneDrive folder is on your computer so that you know where to store your files. Click Next.
   
6. You will be asked to manage folder backup to prevent you from losing your files. Make sure every option for backup is selected and click on Start backup.
   

Step 7: Sign in to Teams

We use Microsoft Teams as another channel for communication and teamwork in addition to email. Teams will already be available on your computer when you receive it. It may even automatically open once you have signed in to your laptop. Follow the steps below to sign in to Teams.

1. If Teams did not automatically launch, you can open it by finding it in the Windows menu (hit the Windows icon in the bottom-left corner of your computer), or in the bottom-right corner toolbar (you may need to click the ^ icon to find it there).
   
   
2. Enter your full work email address, then click Sign in.
   

Visit the Microsoft Teams section in this Help Desk Portal for more information on Teams.